July 24th
9 documented paranormal events occurred on this day, spanning 1947 to 1984. Browse hauntings, UFO sightings, cryptid encounters, and unexplained phenomena recorded throughout history.
Featured cases
The Indian Point Nuclear Plant UFO Hover
Buchanan, New York, USA
A massive V-shaped craft, larger than a football field, hovered 300 feet above the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant while security guards watched helplessly. The object made no sound, remained for several minutes, then shot straight up and vanished. Guards were later warned by superiors to remain silent.
Miami, Florida UFO Sighting (July 24, 1959) — FBI Files
Miami, Florida
Declassified FBI documents reveal a 1959 unidentified object sighting in Miami, Florida, recorded during a period of heightened Cold War aerial surveillance.
1955 UAP Sighting — FBI Files
Unknown location
A correspondent named Catherine Aughen Baugh sent a letter claiming the existence of flying saucers and requested assistance from FBI agents to watch for them. She stated she had previously written to the President without receiving a response. The FBI determined she was in a dis
Carson Sink Sighting
Carson Sink, Nevada, USA
Two experienced Air Force pilots watched three bright UFOs outmaneuver their B-25 bomber over Nevada. Project Blue Book's own scientific consultant called it 'the best report in my files.'
Mountain Home, Idaho UFO Sighting (July 24, 1949) — USAF Files
Mountain Home, Idaho
In July 1949, an airport manager in Mountain Home, Idaho, reported seven delta-winged objects flying in a V formation near an Air Force Base.
Chiles-Whitted Encounter
Montgomery, Alabama, USA
Two airline pilots saw a cigar-shaped object with windows streak past their aircraft at tremendous speed. The early case influenced the Air Force's initial conclusion that UFOs might be extraterrestrial.
Every event recorded on this day
- 1984 UFO The Indian Point Nuclear Plant UFO Hover Buchanan, New York, USA
- 1959 UFO Miami, Florida UFO Sighting (July 24, 1959) — FBI Files Miami, Florida
- 1955 UFO 1955 UAP Sighting — FBI Files Unknown location
- 1952 UFO Carson Sink Sighting Carson Sink, Nevada, USA
- 1949 UFO Mountain Home, Idaho UFO Sighting (July 24, 1949) — USAF Files Mountain Home, Idaho
- 1948 UFO Chiles-Whitted Encounter Montgomery, Alabama, USA
- 1948 UFO Montgomery, Alabama UFO Sighting (July 24, 1948) — FBI Files Montgomery, Alabama
- 1948 UFO Montgomery, Alabama UFO Sighting (July 24, 1948) — FBI Files (D4P185) Montgomery, Alabama
- 1947 UFO Kenneth Arnold UFO Sighting, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (July 24, 1947) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma