NOVEMBER 05 / TODAY-IN-HISTORY 12 cases on file · 1957–2010
This Day in Paranormal History

November 5th

12 documented paranormal events occurred on this day, spanning 1957 to 2010. Browse hauntings, UFO sightings, cryptid encounters, and unexplained phenomena recorded throughout history.

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A small disc passing at high speed above a formation of fighter jets in clear sky.
UFO 2010

Iquique Air Base UAP Formation

Iquique, Chile

During a Chilean Air Force air show, multiple cameras recorded a high-speed object passing over a flight of Halcones jets, in footage later analysed by the official Chilean UAP committee and ruled unidentified.
Source document: State Department UAP Cable 4, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, November 5, 2004
UFO 2004

Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, November 5, 2004

Turkmenistan

Declassified U.S. government records document an unidentified object sighting over Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, on November 5, 2004.
Artistic depiction of RAF Tornado North Sea Encounter — metallic flying saucer with illuminated dome
UFO 1990

The RAF Tornado North Sea Encounter

North Sea, returning from Germany

An RAF Tornado aircraft returning from Germany encountered a strange unidentified object over the North Sea. The incident was significant enough to be raised in British Parliament by Labour MP Martin Redmond on July 24, 1996. The BBC later used this sighting as the premise for its 1998 science-fiction series 'Invasion: Earth.'
Artistic depiction of Travis Walton Abduction — silver flying saucer with porthole windows
UFO 1975

Travis Walton Abduction

Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, Arizona, USA

Logger Travis Walton vanished for five days after approaching a hovering UFO, witnessed by six coworkers. His return and account of being aboard an alien craft became one of the most investigated abduction cases.
Artistic depiction of Fire in the Sky - Travis Walton — chrome flying saucer with ringed underside
UFO 1975

Fire in the Sky - Travis Walton

Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, Arizona, USA

Seven loggers watched their coworker struck by a beam of light and vanish for five days. Travis Walton's abduction case inspired a major film and remains highly controversial.
Artistic depiction of Travis Walton Arizona Abduction — vintage riveted acorn-shaped craft
UFO 1975

Travis Walton Arizona Abduction

Snowflake, Arizona, USA

Travis Walton was struck by a beam of light from a UFO and vanished for five days. His six coworkers watched in horror. Police suspected murder—until Walton reappeared with memories of being aboard an alien craft. All seven passed polygraph tests.
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