AUGUST 06 / TODAY-IN-HISTORY 18 cases on file · 1848–1997
This Day in Paranormal History

August 6th

18 documented paranormal events occurred on this day, spanning 1848 to 1997. Browse hauntings, UFO sightings, cryptid encounters, and unexplained phenomena recorded throughout history.

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Artistic depiction of Mexico City Airport UFO — mothership flanked by smaller escort craft
UFO 1997

Mexico City Airport UFO

Mexico City, Mexico

Hundreds of witnesses at Mexico City's international airport observed a silver disc hovering over the runway. The sighting was captured on video and caused brief disruption to air traffic.

Source document: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_10
UFO 1967

BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Dallas UFO Sighting (August 6, 1967) — FBI Files

BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Dallas, Texas

A cold war / blue book era case from BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Dallas, Texas. The informant's source claimed a UFO was detected by radar approximately 22,000 miles from Earth.

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

Fort Belvoir, Virginia UFO Sighting (August 6, 1952) — FBI Files

Fort Belvoir, Virginia

An Army physicist at Fort Belvoir created laboratory-based phenomena resembling flying saucers using ionized air molecules within a vacuum.

Source document: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_1
UFO 1947

Kenneth Arnold UFO Sighting, Hamilton Field, San Francisco (California, August 6, 1947)

Hamilton Field, San Francisco, California

A first saucer wave case from Hamilton Field, San Francisco, California. FBI agent Reynolds contacted Army Air Forces Intelligence regarding reports of a plane crash involving recovered flying saucers.

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

Maury Island, Washington UFO Sighting (August 6, 1947) — FBI Files

Maury Island, Washington

A first saucer wave case from Maury Island, Washington. While investigating Dahl's story, Joe Criemen reportedly witnessed a flying disc emerge from the clouds and behave similarly to the objects Dahl described.

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

Myrtle Creek, Oregon UFO Sighting (August 6, 1947) — FBI Files

Myrtle Creek, Oregon

In August 1947, a flight instructor and student reported observing a high-speed, glistening spherical object over Myrtle Creek, Oregon.

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