MAY 04 / TODAY-IN-HISTORY 4 cases on file · 1950–1956
This Day in Paranormal History

May 4th

4 documented paranormal events occurred on this day, spanning 1950 to 1956. Browse hauntings, UFO sightings, cryptid encounters, and unexplained phenomena recorded throughout history.

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UFO 1956

Oxford, Pennsylvania UFO Sighting (May 4, 1956) — FBI Files (D34P139)

Oxford, Pennsylvania

A cold war / blue book era case from Oxford, Pennsylvania. On May 4, 1956, a man named Thomas Gambill reported observing a bright light traveling towards Baltimore at an approximate altitude of 2,000 feet.
Source document: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_SUB_A
UFO 1950

Devon, England UFO Sighting (May 4, 1950) — FBI Files

Devon, England

U.S. government investigators recorded a 1950 sighting in Devon, England, involving bright, silent objects traveling in formation across the night sky.
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