July 20th
5 documented paranormal events occurred on this day, spanning 1947 to 2022. Browse hauntings, UFO sightings, cryptid encounters, and unexplained phenomena recorded throughout history.
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2022 UAP Sighting — AARO Records (D207P5)
Unknown location
The Deputy Secretary of Defense directed the establishment of the All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) as the successor to the UAPTF. AARO was granted broad authority to coordinate UAP efforts across the Department of Defense, the Intelligence Community, and other agencies
AFR 200-2, July 1962: The Air Force's Blue Book-Era UFO Regulation
Washington, D.C.
The 1962 edition of AFR 200-2, with its 1964 change and a local supplement: the rulebook that made base commanders UFO investigators, kept the press with one office and told staff to drive 'unidentifieds' down.
Los Angeles, California UFO Sighting (July 20, 1949) — FBI Files
Los Angeles, California
FBI records from July 1949 detail an investigation into a letter sent to Walter Winchell reporting a saucer-shaped object ascending over Los Angeles.
Stephenville, Newfoundland UAP Encounter, 1947 — USAAF Box 7 #55
Stephenville, Newfoundland
A 1947 U.S. Army Air Forces report documents a visual sighting of an unidentified object near Stephenville, Newfoundland, during the post-war saucer wave.
Washington UFO Sighting (July 20, 1947) — FBI Files
Washington, District of Columbia
On July 20, 1947, a radar operator in Washington, D.C., detected ten unidentified objects moving horizontally across radar screens.
Every event recorded on this day
- 2022 UFO 2022 UAP Sighting — AARO Records (D207P5) Unknown location
- 1962 UFO AFR 200-2, July 1962: The Air Force's Blue Book-Era UFO Regulation Washington, D.C.
- 1949 UFO Los Angeles, California UFO Sighting (July 20, 1949) — FBI Files Los Angeles, California
- 1947 UFO Stephenville, Newfoundland UAP Encounter, 1947 — USAAF Box 7 #55 Stephenville, Newfoundland
- 1947 UFO Washington UFO Sighting (July 20, 1947) — FBI Files Washington, District of Columbia