May 20th
10 documented paranormal events occurred on this day, spanning 1886 to 1986. Browse hauntings, UFO sightings, cryptid encounters, and unexplained phenomena recorded throughout history.
Featured cases
Pajarito Astronomers Invitation, May 20, 1986 — Department of Energy File
New Mexico
A letter to the members of the Pajarito Astronomers club regarding an upcoming meeting featuring a presentation from a Los Alamos National Laboratory-affiliated physicist, Dr. John Warren, titled “Why Should a Scientist be Concerned about UFOs?” The referenced event was not officially hosted by…
Stefan Michalak Encounter
Falcon Lake, Manitoba, Canada
A prospector approached a landed UFO and was burned by exhaust gases when it departed. His chest bore a grid-pattern burn matching the craft's vents, and he suffered radiation-like illness for months.
Falcon Lake UFO Encounter
Falcon Lake, Manitoba, Canada
Stefan Michalak was burned by exhaust from a landed UFO when it took off. The grid pattern of burns on his chest, matching the craft's vent pattern, remains some of the best physical evidence in UFO history.
Falcon Lake Incident
Falcon Lake, Manitoba, Canada
Stefan Michalak was burned by exhaust from a landed UFO he approached in the Canadian wilderness. The grid-pattern burns on his chest became one of the most famous pieces of physical evidence in UFO history.
The Falcon Lake Incident
Falcon Lake, Manitoba, Canada
A Canadian man was burned by a UFO in an encounter that left physical evidence and medical injuries.
Grand Blanc, Michigan UFO Sighting (May 20, 1960) — FBI Files
Grand Blanc, Michigan
A cold war / blue book era case from Grand Blanc, Michigan. Joseph Perry, a resident of Grand Blanc, Michigan, reported an unidentified flying object.
Every event recorded on this day
- 1986 UFO Pajarito Astronomers Invitation, May 20, 1986 — Department of Energy File New Mexico
- 1967 UFO Stefan Michalak Encounter Falcon Lake, Manitoba, Canada
- 1967 UFO Falcon Lake UFO Encounter Falcon Lake, Manitoba, Canada
- 1967 UFO Falcon Lake Incident Falcon Lake, Manitoba, Canada
- 1967 UFO The Falcon Lake Incident Falcon Lake, Manitoba, Canada
- 1960 UFO Grand Blanc, Michigan UFO Sighting (May 20, 1960) — FBI Files Grand Blanc, Michigan
- 1960 UFO Grand Blanc, Michigan UFO Sighting (May 20, 1960) — FBI Files (D8P167) Grand Blanc, Michigan
- 1952 UFO Savannah River Plant UFO Sighting (May 20, 1952) — FBI Files Savannah River Plant, South Carolina
- 1919 UFO Chicago, Illinois UFO Sighting (May 20, 1919) — FBI Files Chicago, Illinois
- 1886 Haunting Crescent Hotel Arkansas Eureka Springs, Arkansas, USA