APRIL 08 / TODAY-IN-HISTORY 11 cases on file · 1949–2026
This Day in Paranormal History

April 8th

11 documented paranormal events occurred on this day, spanning 1949 to 2026. Browse hauntings, UFO sightings, cryptid encounters, and unexplained phenomena recorded throughout history.

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Disc-shaped craft hovering above tropical treeline at dusk
UFO 2026

Mexico's 2026 Congressional UAP Hearings

Mexico City, Mexico

Three years after the controversial Maussan presentation, Mexico's Chamber of Deputies convened a more sober second round of UAP hearings, calling military pilots, civilian researchers, and an FAM liaison to testify on aerial encounters in Mexican airspace.

Triangle of pale lights drifting above Welsh valley hills at night
UFO 1983

South Wales Mass UFO Sighting

South Wales, UK

Hundreds of residents across the South Wales valleys reported a slow-moving group of pale lights crossing the night sky over a forty-minute window, with descriptions consistent across communities separated by tens of miles.

Source document: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_9
UFO 1964

Socorro, New Mexico UFO Sighting (April 8, 1964) — FBI Files

Socorro, New Mexico

A cold war / blue book era case from Socorro, New Mexico. Following the initial sighting, Zamora radioed his observations to the New Mexico State Police and the Socorro County Undersheriff.

Source document: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_7
UFO 1953

Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico UFO Sighting (April 8, 1953) — FBI Files

Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico

U.S. investigators recorded an unidentified flying object sighting at Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico, involving a bright, rapidly moving object.

Source document: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_5
UFO 1950

Elmira, New York UFO Sighting (April 8, 1950) — FBI Files

Elmira, New York

FBI records detail a 1950 report from the Elmira Police Department regarding a disc-shaped unidentified object over New York.

Source document: 342_HS1-416511228_319.1 Flying Discs 1949
UFO 1949

Kodiak, Alaska UFO Sighting (April 8, 1949) — USAF Files

Kodiak, Alaska

A first saucer wave case from Kodiak, Alaska. On the night of April 8, 1949, Paul Herring observed a luminous, greenish-blue object crossing the sky above the U.