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.
Featured cases
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Every event recorded on this day
- 2026 UFO Mexico's 2026 Congressional UAP Hearings Mexico City, Mexico
- 1983 UFO South Wales Mass UFO Sighting South Wales, UK
- 1964 UFO Socorro, New Mexico UFO Sighting (April 8, 1964) — FBI Files Socorro, New Mexico
- 1953 UFO Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico UFO Sighting (April 8, 1953) — FBI Files Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico
- 1950 UFO Elmira, New York UFO Sighting (April 8, 1950) — FBI Files Elmira, New York
- 1950 UFO Elmira, NY UFO Sighting (April 8, 1950) — FBI Files Elmira, NY
- 1949 UFO Kodiak, Alaska UFO Sighting (April 8, 1949) — USAF Files Kodiak, Alaska
- 1949 UFO Kodiak, Alaska UFO Sighting (April 8, 1949) — USAF Files (D25P56) Kodiak, Alaska
- 1949 UFO Kodiak, Alaska UFO Sighting (April 8, 1949) — USAF Files (D25P56 v3) Kodiak, Alaska
- 1949 UFO Kodiak, Alaska UFO Sighting (April 8, 1949) — USAF Files (D25P56 var 3) Kodiak, Alaska
- 1949 UFO 1949 UAP Sighting — USAF Files (D25P53) Unknown location