JULY 02 / TODAY-IN-HISTORY 11 cases on file · 1951–2008
This Day in Paranormal History

July 2nd

11 documented paranormal events occurred on this day, spanning 1951 to 2008. Browse hauntings, UFO sightings, cryptid encounters, and unexplained phenomena recorded throughout history.

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CIA SECRET//NOFORN cable routing header on the Zimbabwe report.
UFO 2008

A Disc Over Harare Airport: The CIA's 2008 Flash Cable to the White House

Harare, Zimbabwe

A SECRET//NOFORN CIA cable, declassified in the June 2026 PURSUE release, reported an unidentified disc-shaped object — tracked 'possibly by both radar and optical means' — hovering over Harare International Airport in July 2008, with beams emanating from it before it shifted colors and shot upward.

Source document: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_8
UFO 1954

Bethurum Case (1954) — FBI Files (D34P9)

Cincinnati, Ohio

A cold war / blue book era case from Cincinnati, Ohio. On July 2, 1954, Thomas Eickhoff reported a lack of progress in arranging a nationally significant meeting for Truman Bethurum in Cincinnati, Ohio.

A still frame from the digitised 1952 film, Historical Film of Reported UFOs, Utah, released by the Department of War.
UFO 1952

Historical Film of Reported UFOs, Utah, July 2, 1952 — Department of War Video

Tremonton, Utah

This archival footage is a digitization of a 16mm print of Kodachrome color motion-picture film shot on a handheld Bell & Howell Auto Master camera near Tremonton, Utah, on July 2, 1952. U.S. Navy Chief Warrant Officer Delbert C.

A typed document with handwritten notes and dates about the Tremonton film.
UFO 1952

Project Blue Book File on Tremonton Film, Utah, July 2, 1952 — Department of War File

Tremonton, Utah

This document records the Project Blue Book investigation and subsequent assessments of an incident near Tremonton, Utah, on July 2, 1952. Project Blue Book was a 1952-1969 U.S. Air Force program to investigate the nature and origin of unidentified flying objects (UFOs).

Black-and-white photo of two men launching a cluster of pillow balloons.
UFO 1952

Project Blue Book Photo File Relating to Tremonton Film, Utah, July 2, 1952 — Department of War File

Tremonton, Utah

During its investigation of a July 1952 film of an incident reported near Tremonton, Utah, Project Blue Book examined whether the objects recorded on film might have been “pillow balloons.” Project Blue Book was a U.S. Air Force program active from 1952 to 1969 that investigated the nature and…

Artistic depiction of Tremonton UFO Film — metallic flying saucer with illuminated dome
UFO 1952

Tremonton UFO Film

Tremonton, Utah, USA

A Navy warrant officer filmed a group of bright objects maneuvering in the sky. The footage was analyzed by the Navy and Air Force with conflicting conclusions about its nature.