April 17th

12 documented paranormal events occurred on this day, spanning 1949 to 1967. Browse hauntings, UFO sightings, cryptid encounters, and unexplained phenomena recorded throughout history.

12 UFO

Selected from April 17th

Featured cases

A Department of the Air Force document listing attendees for a meeting on April 17, 1967.

UFO 1967

Department of the Air Force Committee to Review Project Bluebook, April 17, 1967 — Department of War File

Various

This file documents the 1966-1967 deliberations and recommendations of the U.S. Air Force (USAF) Scientific Advisory Board’s Ad Hoc Committee to Review Project Blue Book. Project Blue Book was a 1952-1969 USAF program to investigate the nature and origin of unidentified flying objects (UFO).

Artistic depiction of Portage County Police UFO Chase — dark saucer with transparent dome cockpit

UFO 1966

The Portage County Police UFO Chase

Portage County, Ohio to Conway, Pennsylvania, USA

Deputy Sheriff Dale Spaur and three other police officers chased a luminous disc-shaped object for 85 minutes across 85 miles, from Ohio into Pennsylvania. The pursuit was monitored by multiple police departments and witnessed by numerous civilians before the object accelerated straight up and vanished.

UFO 1966

Ohio Police UFO Pursuit 1966

Ravenna, Ohio, USA

Four police officers chased a glowing UFO for 86 miles across Ohio into Pennsylvania at speeds over 100 mph. Project Blue Book's explanation—Venus—became infamous for its absurdity. One officer's life was ruined by the experience. The case helped turn Dr. J. Allen Hynek against the Air Force.

UFO 1966

Portage County Police Chase

Portage County, Ohio, USA

Deputy Dale Spaur chased a UFO for 86 miles at 105 mph—across two states with multiple officers joining. The Air Force said he chased Venus. His career was destroyed. His family left him. He died convinced of what he saw.