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.
Featured cases
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Every event recorded on this day
- 1954 UFO Ottawa, Canada UFO Sighting (August 1, 1954) — FBI Files Ottawa, Canada
- 1952 UFO Charleston, South Carolina UFO Sighting (August 1, 1952) — FBI Files Charleston, South Carolina
- 1952 UFO Fairmont, West Virginia UFO Sighting (August 1, 1952) — FBI Files Fairmont, West Virginia
- 1952 UFO Salem, Massachusetts UFO Sighting (August 1, 1952) — FBI Files Salem, Massachusetts
- 1949 UFO Portland, Oregon UFO Sighting (August 1, 1949) — USAF Files Portland, Oregon
- 1949 UFO Troutdale, Oregon UFO Sighting (August 1, 1949) — USAF Files Troutdale, Oregon
- 1947 UFO Kenneth Arnold UFO Sighting, Kelso, Washington (August 1, 1947) Kelso, Washington
- 1947 UFO Kelso, Washington UFO Sighting (August 1, 1947) — FBI Files (D3P10) Kelso, Washington
- 1947 UFO Kelso, Washington UFO Sighting (August 1, 1947) — FBI Files Kelso, Washington
- 1947 UFO Kelso, Washington UFO Sighting (August 1, 1947) — FBI Files (D3P31) Kelso, Washington
- 1947 UFO Kenneth Arnold UFO Sighting, Kelso, Washington (August 1, 1947 (Doc 3/P33)) Kelso, Washington
- 1947 UFO Kelso, Washington UFO Sighting (August 1, 1947) — FBI Files (D3P36) Kelso, Washington
- 1947 UFO Kelso, Washington UFO Sighting (August 1, 1947) — FBI Files (D3P40) Kelso, Washington
- 1947 UFO Kenneth Arnold UFO Sighting, Kelso, Washington / Tacoma (Washington, August 1, 1947) Kelso, Washington / Tacoma, Washington
- 1947 UFO Tacoma, Washington UFO Sighting (July 31 - August 1, 1947) — FBI Files Tacoma, Washington
- 1947 UFO Tacoma, Washington UFO Sighting (August 1, 1947) — FBI Files Tacoma, Washington
- 1947 UFO Kenneth Arnold UFO Sighting, Tacoma, Washington (August 1, 1947) Tacoma, Washington
- 1947 UFO 1947 UAP Sighting — FBI Files (D2P142) Unknown location
- 1947 UFO 1947 UAP Sighting — FBI Files (D3P45) Unknown location