JULY 06 / TODAY-IN-HISTORY 14 cases on file · 1947–1952
This Day in Paranormal History

July 6th

14 documented paranormal events occurred on this day, spanning 1947 to 1952. Browse hauntings, UFO sightings, cryptid encounters, and unexplained phenomena recorded throughout history.

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Source document: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_6
UFO 1952

Stockheim, Germany UFO Sighting (July 6, 1952) — FBI Files

Stockheim, Germany

On July 6, 1952, an unidentified metallic object with a conning tower was observed taking off from a forest clearing in the Soviet zone of Germany.

Source document: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_7
UFO 1951

Lynchburg, Virginia UFO Sighting (July 6, 1951) — FBI Files

Lynchburg, Virginia

On July 6, 1951, George D. Fawcett observed a disc-like globe over Lynchburg College, an event documented in declassified FBI files.

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

Spokane, Washington UFO Sighting (July 6, 1949) — USAF Files

Spokane, Washington

U.S. government records detail a 1949 sighting of unidentified objects near Spokane, Washington, involving an estimated altitude of four thousand feet.

Source document: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_SUB_A
UFO 1947

Alexandria, Virginia UFO Sighting (July 6, 1947) — FBI Files

Alexandria, Virginia

An FBI-documented report from July 1947 describes a stationary, blazing disc observed over Alexandria, Virginia, during a period of intense aerial phenomena.

Source document: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_2
UFO 1947

Kenneth Arnold UFO Sighting, Boise, Idaho (July 6, 1947)

Boise, Idaho

David N. Johnson was tasked by the Statesman Newspapers to search for and photograph a flying disc. He flew missions with Kenneth Arnold and in a National Guard AT-6 aircraft over Washington, Idaho, Montana, and Oregon, but found nothing. He continue

Source document: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_1
UFO 1947

Gratton, Wisconsin UFO Sighting (July 6, 1947) — FBI Files

Gratton, Wisconsin

On July 6, 1947, a priest in Gratton, Wisconsin, reported discovering a warm, metallic disc containing unknown gadgets in his yard following strange noises.