July 16th
6 documented paranormal events occurred on this day, spanning 1945 to 1966. Browse hauntings, UFO sightings, cryptid encounters, and unexplained phenomena recorded throughout history.
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Cleburne, Texas UFO Sighting (July 16, 1966) — FBI Files
Cleburne, Texas
An FBI investigation into a 1966 report regarding a photograph of a small, silver-clad humanoid figure in Cleburne, Texas.
Van Nuys, California UFO Sighting (July 16, 1956) — FBI Files
Van Nuys, California
An FBI-documented 1956 incident in Van Nuys, California, details a spherical craft landing in a backyard and an encounter with extraterrestrial beings.
The Salem Coast Guard Photograph
Salem, Massachusetts, USA
Coast Guard photographer Shell R. Alpert captured four bright objects in V-formation through his window at the Coast Guard Air Station. The photograph was taken during the peak of the 1952 UFO wave and became one of the most widely published UFO images of the era.
Kenneth Arnold UFO Sighting, Boise, Idaho (July 16, 1947)
Boise, Idaho
FBI agents interviewed David N. Johnson, aviation editor of the Idaho Daily Statesman, regarding Kenneth Arnold's claim of seeing nine flying objects. Johnson stated he knew Arnold well and considered him credible. Johnson himself investigated the cl
Kenneth Arnold UFO Sighting, Boise, Idaho (July 16, 1947 (Doc 3/P135))
Boise, Idaho
A first saucer wave case from Boise, Idaho. Kenne nold was also among the first to report sightings of alleged flying discs.
Trinity Test UFO Sighting
Alamogordo, New Mexico, USA
The world's first nuclear detonation may have attracted observers. Some accounts suggest UFOs were seen monitoring the Trinity test that ushered in the atomic age.
Every event recorded on this day
- 1966 UFO Cleburne, Texas UFO Sighting (July 16, 1966) — FBI Files Cleburne, Texas
- 1956 UFO Van Nuys, California UFO Sighting (July 16, 1956) — FBI Files Van Nuys, California
- 1952 UFO The Salem Coast Guard Photograph Salem, Massachusetts, USA
- 1947 UFO Kenneth Arnold UFO Sighting, Boise, Idaho (July 16, 1947) Boise, Idaho
- 1947 UFO Kenneth Arnold UFO Sighting, Boise, Idaho (July 16, 1947 (Doc 3/P135)) Boise, Idaho
- 1945 UFO Trinity Test UFO Sighting Alamogordo, New Mexico, USA