Year File · 1982 13 cases on file
Year File

1982 · paranormal events

13 catalogued cases recorded in 1982.

Featured · 1982

Artistic depiction of Baikonur Cosmodrome UFO — dark saucer with transparent dome cockpit
UFO 1982

Baikonur Cosmodrome UFO

Baikonur, Kazakhstan

Soviet soldiers at the world's largest space launch facility watched a silent saucer-shaped object hover over the base for two hours. It shined a beam at the nuclear warhead storage. When it left, all the launch codes had been scrambled. The Soviets investigated.

Dark feline silhouette crossing an overgrown urban embankment
Cryptid 1982

Catford Cat Encounter

Catford, London, England

A series of South London sightings of a large dark felid in the parks and rail cuttings around Catford produced photographs, paw casts, and a brief Metropolitan Police involvement during the late summer of 1982.

Artistic depiction of Hudson Valley Boomerang UFO — silver flying saucer with porthole windows
UFO 1982

Hudson Valley Boomerang UFO

New York, USA

For four years, thousands of witnesses reported a boomerang-shaped craft the size of a football field over New York's Hudson Valley. Police switchboards were overwhelmed. Some witnesses pulled off the road, entranced by its silent passage.

Artistic depiction of Hudson Valley UAP Wave — chrome flying saucer with ringed underside
UFO 1982

Hudson Valley UAP Wave

Hudson Valley, New York, USA

From 1982 to 1986, thousands of residents in New York's Hudson Valley reported massive boomerang-shaped UAPs with multicolored lights. Some craft were estimated at 300+ feet wide. Over 5,000 reports were filed. The phenomenon was never explained and became one of America's largest UFO flaps.

Artistic depiction of Hudson Valley UFO Wave — silver saucer with engraved glyph-like markings
UFO 1982

Hudson Valley UFO Wave

Hudson Valley, New York, USA

For four years, over 5,000 witnesses reported massive V-shaped or boomerang-shaped craft with multicolored lights slowly cruising over New York's Hudson Valley. Police switchboards overloaded. The craft was sometimes football-field sized. No explanation was ever found.

Ethereal pale figure in soft luminous tones suggesting a contemplative religious setting
Possession 1982

The Rosa Lotti Convent Case

Umbria, Italy

A twenty-eight-year-old novice in a small Umbrian convent was reported to have suffered episodes of severe spiritual disturbance that the order's superiors handled by combining medical care, psychiatric supervision, and a measured deliverance ministry across three years.