December 3rd
7 documented paranormal events occurred on this day, spanning 1948 to 1979. Browse hauntings, UFO sightings, cryptid encounters, and unexplained phenomena recorded throughout history.
Featured cases
The Cergy-Pontoise Abduction
Cergy-Pontoise, France
Three young men in a French suburb claimed that one of their number, Franck Fontaine, was lifted from beside their car in a column of light. He reappeared a week later in a cabbage field with no memory of the intervening days. The case has since been dismissed by one of the witnesses as a hoax.
Herbert Schirmer Abduction
Ashland, Nebraska, USA
A police officer encountered a UFO while on patrol and experienced missing time. Under hypnosis, he recalled being taken aboard and shown the craft's propulsion system.
Herb Schirmer Abduction
Ashland, Nebraska, USA
Police Sergeant Herb Schirmer encountered a UFO on patrol and later recovered memories of being taken aboard. The Condon Committee investigated his case, finding him credible.
Chard, Somerset, England UFO Sighting (December 3, 1950) — FBI Files
Chard, Somerset, England
On December 3, 1950, witnesses in Chard, Somerset, reported a fast-moving, white, teardrop-shaped object that appeared to dissolve into nothingness.
Fairfield-Suisun AFB UFO Sighting (December 3, 1948) — USAF Files
Fairfield-Suisun AFB, California
U.S. government investigators recorded an illuminated, high-speed object passing near Fairfield-Suisun AFB in late 1948.
Every event recorded on this day
- 1979 UFO The Cergy-Pontoise Abduction Cergy-Pontoise, France
- 1967 UFO Herbert Schirmer Abduction Ashland, Nebraska, USA
- 1967 UFO Herb Schirmer Abduction Ashland, Nebraska, USA
- 1950 UFO Chard, Somerset, England UFO Sighting (December 3, 1950) — FBI Files Chard, Somerset, England
- 1948 UFO Fairfield-Suisun AFB UFO Sighting (December 3, 1948) — USAF Files Fairfield-Suisun AFB, California
- 1948 UFO Fairfield, California UFO Sighting (December 3, 1948) — USAF Files Fairfield, California
- 1948 UFO Fairfield-Suisun Air Force Base UFO Sighting (December 3, 1948) — USAF Files Fairfield-Suisun Air Force Base, California