August 22nd
7 documented paranormal events occurred on this day, spanning 1678 to 1969. Browse hauntings, UFO sightings, cryptid encounters, and unexplained phenomena recorded throughout history.
Featured cases
Jackson, Minnesota UFO Sighting (August 22, 1952) — FBI Files
Jackson, Minnesota
FBI records document a 1952 report from Jackson, Minnesota, involving a steady white light circling a farm and the discovery of shredded tin foil.
Seattle-Tacoma Airport UFO Sighting (August 22, 1949) — USAF Files
Seattle-Tacoma Airport, Washington
Two air traffic controllers observed an unidentified object resembling an F84 aircraft thirty miles west-northwest of Seattle-Tacoma Airport in 1949.
Kenneth Arnold UFO Sighting, San Francisco, California (22 August 1947)
San Francisco, California
A letter from Mr. F. Johnson was received regarding a possible flying disc sighting. The Fourth Air Force noted a similarity between this report and the earlier Arnold report, suggesting potential influence from newspaper publicity. The Air Force dec
1947 UAP Sighting — USAF Files (D17P26)
Unknown location
A memo details observations of flying saucer phenomena collected from reliable sources. These objects are described as circular or elliptical, metallic, and approximately the size of a C-54 aircraft. Reports indicate they fly in formation at speeds exceeding 300 knots and exhibit
Every event recorded on this day
- 1969 UFO USNS Muller Sighting off Havana: A Naval Security Group Report, 1969 Florida Straits, north of Havana, Cuba
- 1952 UFO Jackson, Minnesota UFO Sighting (August 22, 1952) — FBI Files Jackson, Minnesota
- 1949 UFO Seattle-Tacoma Airport UFO Sighting (August 22, 1949) — USAF Files Seattle-Tacoma Airport, Washington
- 1947 UFO Kenneth Arnold UFO Sighting, San Francisco, California (22 August 1947) San Francisco, California
- 1947 UFO 1947 UAP Sighting — USAF Files (D17P26) Unknown location
- 1919 Poltergeist Minidoka Poltergeist Minidoka, Idaho, USA
- 1678 Other The Mowing-Devil Hertfordshire, England