The 1940s · paranormal events
The 1940s represent a period of significant activity within the Spooky Valley archives, containing 991 documented cases. The vast majority of these recorded incidents occurred between 1940 and 1949. The archival data shows that unidentified flying objects constitute the overwhelming majority of the decade's entries, followed by various other phenomena and infrequent reports of hauntings.
The decade is characterized by several notable aerial encounters and maritime anomalies. Documented events include the Chanute Field, Illinois UFO Sightings of 1943 and 1946, the Columbus, Ohio UAP Encounter of 1945, and the Trinity Test UFO Sighting. Other significant entries involve the voices heard by the survivors of the USS Indianapolis.
Featured · 1940s
1940 UAP Sighting — AARO Records
Unknown location
Since the 1940s, some UAP sightings have likely been misidentified experimental and operational space, rocket, and air systems. This includes stealth technologies and the increasing use of drone platforms. The United States experienced a surge in experimental technologies during
1940 UAP Sighting — AARO Records (D213P10)
Unknown location
Since the 1940s, some UAP sightings have likely been misidentified experimental and operational space, rocket, and air systems. This includes stealth technologies and the increasing use of drone platforms. The United States experienced a surge in experimental technologies during
1940 UAP Sighting — AARO Records (D214P10)
Unknown location
Since the 1940s, some UAP sightings have likely been misidentified experimental and operational space, rocket, and air systems. This includes stealth technologies and the increasing use of drone platforms. The United States experienced a surge in experimental technologies during
Early Foo Fighters
Europe (Various)
Before the famous 1944-45 Foo Fighter wave, military pilots were already encountering mysterious aerial phenomena. RAF crews over Germany reported strange lights that followed their aircraft, exhibiting intelligent behavior and impossible flight characteristics.
1941 UAP Sighting — FBI Files
Unknown location
In August 1941, Major Parrott, a USAF Reserve pilot with 2200 hours of flying time, observed a slow-moving, light-colored metallic object. The object made a distinct clicking sound as it maneuvered, initially traveling west/northwest, then turning south/southwest. The sound cease
1941 UAP Sighting — FBI Files (D8P45)
Unknown location
Donald Keyhoe and John J. Daly co-authored an article in Cosmopolitan magazine alleging a Hitlerian plan to seize the United States Merchant Marine. The FBI determined that the information Keyhoe claimed the Bureau possessed regarding this plan was false.
Archive · 1940s
- 1940 UFO 1940 UAP Sighting — AARO Records Unknown location
- 1940 UFO 1940 UAP Sighting — AARO Records (D196P32) unknown location
- 1940 UFO Roswell UFO Crash, late 1940s — FBI File Unknown location
- 1940 UFO 1940 UAP Sighting — AARO Records (D213P10) Unknown location
- 1940 UFO 1940 UAP Sighting — AARO Records (D213P32) unknown location
- 1940 UFO 1940 UAP Sighting — AARO Records (D213P36) Unknown location
- 1940 UFO 1940 UAP Sighting — AARO Records (D214P10) Unknown location
- 1940 UFO 1940 UAP Sighting — AARO Records (D214P32) unknown location
- 1940 UFO Roswell UFO Crash, late 1940s — FBI File (D214P36) Unknown location
- 1940 Apparition The A38 Phantom Hitchhiker: The Girl Who Never Gets Home Taunton, Somerset, England
- 1940 Apparition The Peak District Phantom Aircraft Peak District, Derbyshire, England
- 1940 Apparition The Phantom of Portsdown Hill Portsdown Hill, Hampshire, England
- 1940 Other Cannock Chase Phenomena Staffordshire, England
- 1940 Cryptid The Pope Lick Monster Louisville, Kentucky, USA
- 1940 UFO Early Foo Fighters Europe (Various)
- 1940 Apparition The Lady in White of Union Cemetery Easton, Connecticut, USA
- 1940 Cryptid Pope Lick Goat-Man Louisville, Kentucky, USA
- 1940 Cryptid Pope Lick Monster Louisville, Kentucky, USA
- 1940 Haunting Waterloo Bridge - The Ladies' Bridge Ghosts London, England
- 1940 Apparition The White Lady of Union Cemetery Easton, Connecticut, USA
- 1941 UFO 1941 UAP Sighting — FBI Files Unknown location
- 1941 UFO 1941 UAP Sighting — FBI Files (D8P45) Unknown location
- 1941 UFO Cape Girardeau UFO Crash Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA
- 1941 Haunting Drakelow Tunnels - The Shadow Factory Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England
- 1941 Haunting Highgate Station - Phantom Platforms Highgate, London, England
- 1941 Haunting HMS Hood Memorial Sites: Where 1,415 Lost Sailors Still Stand Watch Portsmouth & Bonaventure, UK
- 1941 Other The Lost Amber Room Königsberg (Kaliningrad), Russia
- 1941 UFO The S.S. Pulaski Foo Fighter Indian Ocean
- 1942 UFO Manhattan, New York City UFO Sighting (August 1942) — AARO Records Manhattan, New York City
- 1942 UFO Manhattan, New York City UFO Sighting (August 1942) — AARO Records (D213P40) Manhattan, New York City
- 1942 UFO Manhattan, New York City UFO Sighting (August 1942) — AARO Records (D214P40) Manhattan, New York City
- 1942 UFO 1942 UAP Sighting — AARO Records Unknown location
- 1942 UFO 1942 UAP Sighting — AARO Records (D196P4) Unknown location
- 1942 UFO Manhattan, New York UFO Sighting (November 23, 1942) — AARO Records Manhattan, New York
- 1942 UFO 1942 UAP Sighting — AARO Records (D213P4) Unknown location
- 1942 UFO 1942 UAP Sighting — AARO Records (D213P4 var 2) Unknown location
- 1942 UFO Manhattan, New York UFO Sighting (November 23, 1942) — AARO Records (D213P40) Manhattan, New York
- 1942 UFO 1942 UAP Sighting — AARO Records (D214P4) Unknown location
- 1942 UFO 1942 UAP Sighting — AARO Records (D214P4 var 2) Unknown location
- 1942 UFO Manhattan, New York UFO Sighting (November 23, 1942) — AARO Records (D214P40) Manhattan, New York
- 1942 UFO 1942 UAP Sighting — FBI Files Unknown location
- 1942 UFO 1942 UAP Sighting — FBI Files (D5P99) Unknown location
- 1942 UFO Battle of Los Angeles Los Angeles, California, USA
- 1942 Other The Ghost P-40 Tomahawk Kienow, China
- 1942 Haunting The Haunting of Changi Beach Changi, Singapore
- 1942 Haunting Old Changi Hospital Haunting Singapore
- 1942 Other Phantom Barber of Pascagoula Pascagoula, Mississippi, USA
- 1942 Other The Phantom Barber of Pascagoula Pascagoula, Mississippi, USA
- 1942 UFO The Great Los Angeles Air Raid Los Angeles, California, USA
- 1943 UFO Chanute Field, Illinois UFO Sighting (December 1943) — USAF Files Chanute Field, Illinois
- 1943 UFO Chattanooga, Tennessee UFO Sighting, 1943 — FBI Files Chattanooga, Tennessee
- 1943 UFO Vienna, Austria UFO Sighting (late 1943 or early 1944) — FBI Files Vienna, Austria
- 1943 Haunting The Bethnal Green Station Disaster Bethnal Green, London, England
- 1943 Other G.N.M. Tyrrell's Classification of Apparitions United Kingdom
- 1943 Haunting Imber Ghost Village Hauntings Imber, Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, England
- 1943 Other The Alleged Philadelphia Experiment Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Pennsylvania, USA
- 1943 Other The Philadelphia Experiment Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Pennsylvania, USA
- 1943 Other The Philadelphia Experiment: The Navy's Alleged Invisibility Test Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- 1943 Haunting Tyneham Ghost Village Hauntings Tyneham, Dorset, England
- 1943 Haunting USS Hornet Museum Ship Alameda, California, USA
- 1943 Haunting USS Hornet (CV-12) Alameda, California, USA
- 1943 Haunting USS Hornet: The Most Haunted Ship in the Navy Alameda, California, USA
- 1943 Haunting USS Hornet Haunting Alameda, California, USA
- 1943 Haunting USS Hornet (CV-12) Haunted Aircraft Carrier Alameda, California, USA
- 1943 Haunting USS Lexington Museum Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
- 1943 Haunting USS Lexington (CV-16) 'Blue Ghost' Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
- 1944 UFO Black Forest, Austria UFO Sighting (November 1944) — FBI Files Black Forest, Austria
- 1944 UFO Black Forest, Austria UFO Sighting (November 1944) — FBI Files (D1P65) Black Forest, Austria
- 1944 UFO Black Forest, Austria UFO Sighting (November 1944) — FBI Files (D1P68) Black Forest, Austria
- 1944 UFO Germany UFO Sighting (November 15, 1957) — FBI Files Germany
- 1944 UFO Sweden UFO Sighting, 1944 — FBI Files Sweden
- 1944 UFO 1944 UAP Sighting — FBI Files Unknown location
- 1944 UFO Holloman UFO Sighting, 1944 — FBI Files Holloman
- 1944 UFO The 415th Night Fighter Squadron Foo Fighters Rhine Valley, Germany
- 1944 Other Mad Gasser of Mattoon Mattoon, Illinois, USA
- 1944 Other The Mad Gasser of Mattoon Mattoon, Illinois, USA
- 1944 Haunting Oradour-sur-Glane Haute-Vienne, France
- 1944 Possession The Bonnechère River Possession Bonnechère, Quebec, Canada
- 1944 Cryptid Ropen Papua New Guinea
- 1944 UFO Solomon Islands Cargo UFO Reports Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
- 1944 UFO The Foo Fighters of World War II European and Pacific Theaters
- 1945 Other 120752 Numeric Files 1944–1945 37153 German Armament Equipment Documents (1945) Germany
- 1945 UFO Berlin UFO Sighting, 1945 — FBI Files Berlin
- 1945 UFO Columbus, Ohio UAP Encounter, 1945 — USAAF Box 7 #154 Columbus, Ohio
- 1945 UFO New Mexico UFO Sighting (December 1945 to May 25, 1950) — FBI Files New Mexico
- 1945 UFO Trinity Test UFO Sighting Alamogordo, New Mexico, USA
- 1945 UFO Roswell UFO Crash, December 30, 1947 — FBI File Unknown location
- 1945 UFO 1945 UAP Sighting — AARO Records Unknown location
- 1945 UFO 1945 UAP Sighting — AARO Records (D196P36) Unknown location
- 1945 UFO 1945 UAP Sighting — AARO Records (D213P35) Unknown location
- 1945 UFO 1945 UAP Sighting — AARO Records (D213P36) Unknown location
- 1945 UFO 1945 UAP Sighting — AARO Records (D214P35) Unknown location
- 1945 UFO 1945 UAP Sighting — AARO Records (D214P36) Unknown location
- 1945 UFO Miami, Florida UFO Sighting (March 14, 1945) — FBI Files Miami, Florida
- 1945 UFO Miami, Florida UFO Sighting (March 14, 1945) — FBI Files (D1P69) Miami, Florida
- 1945 UFO 1945 UAP Sighting — FBI Files Unknown location
- 1945 UFO Cincinnati, Ohio UFO Sighting (June 4, 1960) — FBI Files Cincinnati, Ohio
- 1945 Apparition The USS Indianapolis Survivors and the Voices in the Water Philippine Sea, Western Pacific Ocean
- 1945 Other The Bennington Triangle: Vermont's Vanishing Zone Bennington, Vermont, USA
- 1945 Other Bennington Triangle Bennington, Vermont, USA
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