OCTOBER 04 / TODAY-IN-HISTORY 16 cases on file · 1947–2025
This Day in Paranormal History

October 4th

16 documented paranormal events occurred on this day, spanning 1947 to 2025. Browse hauntings, UFO sightings, cryptid encounters, and unexplained phenomena recorded throughout history.

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UFO 1998

Tarrytown, New York UFO Sighting (October 4, 1997) — AARO Records (D213P53 var 2)

Tarrytown, New York

A post-cold war case from Tarrytown, New York. A report on UFOs was published by Stanford University in July 1998.

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UFO 1997

Pocantico Conference Center UFO Sighting (September 29 - October 4, 1997) — AARO Records

Pocantico Conference Center, Tarrytown, New York

A post-cold war case from Pocantico Conference Center, Tarrytown, New York. A workshop was held at the Pocantico Conference Center to discuss physical evidence related to UFO reports.

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UFO 1997

Pocantico Conference Center UFO Sighting (September 29 - October 4, 1997) — AARO Records (D214P53)

Pocantico Conference Center, Tarrytown, New York

A post-cold war case from Pocantico Conference Center, Tarrytown, New York. A workshop was held at the Pocantico Conference Center to discuss physical evidence related to UFO reports.

Massive illuminated saucer hovers over military airfield at night
UFO 1982

The USSR Nuclear Missile Activation Incident

Usovo, Soviet Ukraine

A UFO hovered above a Soviet nuclear missile launch facility, and the unthinkable happened: the missiles became spontaneously activated and ready for launch - without any command from Moscow. For 15 terrifying seconds, control was lost over nuclear weapons capable of triggering World War III.

Artistic depiction of Shag Harbour Crash — mothership flanked by smaller escort craft
UFO 1967

Shag Harbour Crash

Shag Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada

Multiple witnesses saw an object crash into the waters off Nova Scotia. The Canadian Coast Guard, RCMP, and military all responded but found only yellow foam. The object was never recovered.

Artistic depiction of Shag Harbour UFO Incident — vintage riveted acorn-shaped craft
UFO 1967

The Shag Harbour UFO Incident

Shag Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada

Multiple witnesses watched a large, lit object crash into the waters of a Nova Scotia fishing village, leading to an official military search that found no wreckage - only strange yellow foam.

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