AUGUST 30 / TODAY-IN-HISTORY 17 cases on file · 1947–2022
This Day in Paranormal History

August 30th

17 documented paranormal events occurred on this day, spanning 1947 to 2022. Browse hauntings, UFO sightings, cryptid encounters, and unexplained phenomena recorded throughout history.

Featured cases

Source document: PURSUE doc 196
UFO 2022

2022 UAP Sighting — AARO Records

Unknown location

A report indicated a total of 510 UAP reports as of August 30, 2022. This number included reports from a previous assessment, as well as newly discovered or reported incidents. The report also noted that UAP events continued to occur in restricted airspace, raising potential safe

Source document: PURSUE doc 213
UFO 2022

2022 UAP Sighting — AARO Records (D213P25)

Unknown location

A report indicated a total of 510 UAP reports as of August 30, 2022. This number included reports from a previous assessment, as well as newly discovered or reported incidents. The report also noted that UAP events continued to occur in restricted airspace, raising potential safe

Source document: PURSUE doc 214
UFO 2022

2022 UAP Sighting — AARO Records (D214P25)

Unknown location

A report indicated a total of 510 UAP reports as of August 30, 2022. This number included reports from a previous assessment, as well as newly discovered and reported incidents. The report also noted that UAP events continued to occur in restricted airspace, raising potential saf

Source document: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_6
UFO 1951

Lubbock, Texas UFO Sighting (August 30, 1951) — FBI Files

Lubbock, Texas

A first saucer wave case from Lubbock, Texas. On August 30, 1951, an 18-year-old photographed what appeared to be lights over Lubbock, Texas.

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

Phoenix, Arizona UFO Sighting (August 30, 1947) — FBI Files

Phoenix, Arizona

On August 30, 1947, Mr. RHODES delivered photographic negatives to the Phoenix FBI office. The FBI accepted the negatives with the understanding they would be passed on to Army Air Force Intelligence and would not be returned to RHODES. The FBI did n

Source document: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_9
UFO 1947

Phoenix, Arizona UFO Sighting (August 30, 1947) — FBI Files (D8P52)

Phoenix, Arizona

A first saucer wave case from Phoenix, Arizona. On August 30, 1947, William Rhodes provided the FBI with negatives of photographs he claimed to have taken of flying discs.