AUGUST 01 / TODAY-IN-HISTORY 19 cases on file · 1947–1954
This Day in Paranormal History

August 1st

19 documented paranormal events occurred on this day, spanning 1947 to 1954. 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_8
UFO 1954

Ottawa, Canada UFO Sighting (August 1, 1954) — FBI Files

Ottawa, Canada

FBI records from August 1, 1954, detail an investigation into claims of extraterrestrial communication and incoming spacecraft over Ottawa, Canada.

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

Charleston, South Carolina UFO Sighting (August 1, 1952) — FBI Files

Charleston, South Carolina

An investigation into the August 1, 1952, unidentified object report in Charleston, South Carolina, as documented in declassified FBI files.

Source document: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_7
UFO 1952

Fairmont, West Virginia UFO Sighting (August 1, 1952) — FBI Files

Fairmont, West Virginia

An FBI file details a 1952 report from a Mrs. Haufe regarding flying disks observed in Fairmont, West Virginia.

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

Portland, Oregon UFO Sighting (August 1, 1949) — USAF Files

Portland, Oregon

US government investigators recorded a mid-air encounter involving a white light and unidentified aircraft near Portland, Oregon, on August 1, 1949.

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

Kenneth Arnold UFO Sighting, Kelso, Washington (August 1, 1947)

Kelso, Washington

A first saucer wave case from Kelso, Washington. On August 1, 1947, Captain Davidson and Lieutenant Brown crashed their plane near Kelso, Washington, while returning to Hamilton Field, California.

Source document: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_3
UFO 1947

Kelso, Washington UFO Sighting (August 1, 1947) — FBI Files (D3P10)

Kelso, Washington

A first saucer wave case from Kelso, Washington. On August 1, 1947, the Kelso Chief of Police reported seeing an aircraft fly low over the town and then crash and burn to the east around 0236 PST.

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