AUGUST 03 / TODAY-IN-HISTORY 12 cases on file · 1947–2023
This Day in Paranormal History

August 3rd

12 documented paranormal events occurred on this day, spanning 1947 to 2023. Browse hauntings, UFO sightings, cryptid encounters, and unexplained phenomena recorded throughout history.

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UFO 2023

D.C. Cook Nuclear Power Plant UFO Sighting (August 3, 2023) — AARO Records

D.C. Cook Nuclear Power Plant, Berrien County, Michigan

An AARO disclosure era case from D.C. Cook Nuclear Power Plant, Berrien County, Michigan. Security personnel at the D.

Artistic depiction of Rex Heflin UFO Photos — silver flying saucer with porthole windows
UFO 1965

Rex Heflin UFO Photos

Santa Ana, California, USA

A highway inspector took four Polaroid photos of a hat-shaped UFO near Santa Ana. The photos were confiscated by men claiming to be from NORAD, then mysteriously returned years later.

Artistic depiction of Rex Heflin UFO Photographs — chrome flying saucer with ringed underside
UFO 1965

Rex Heflin UFO Photographs

Santa Ana, California, USA

A highway department employee photographed a hat-shaped UFO from his work truck. The images were confiscated by mysterious visitors and remain among the most analyzed UFO photographs.

Source document: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_10
UFO 1965

Santa Ana, California UFO Sighting (August 3, 1965) — FBI Files

Santa Ana, California

A cold war / blue book era case from Santa Ana, California. Rex Heflin, a project inspector, took a photograph of a UFO near the Santa Ana freeway.

Artistic depiction of Rex Heflin Santa Ana Photographs — wide hammerhead-style saucer with engine ports
UFO 1965

The Rex Heflin Santa Ana Photographs

Santa Ana, California, USA

Highway inspector Rex Heflin captured four Polaroid photographs of a metallic, hat-shaped object from his work truck. The photos showed the craft hovering, and the final image captured a ring of smoke or vapor left behind. The original photos were confiscated by men claiming to be from NORAD and never returned.

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

Hackensack, New Jersey UFO Sighting (August 3, 1947) — FBI Files

Hackensack, New Jersey

A first saucer wave case from Hackensack, New Jersey. On August 3, 1947, Charles Casella Jr.