AUGUST 27 / TODAY-IN-HISTORY 10 cases on file · 1947–1979
This Day in Paranormal History

August 27th

10 documented paranormal events occurred on this day, spanning 1947 to 1979. Browse hauntings, UFO sightings, cryptid encounters, and unexplained phenomena recorded throughout history.

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Artistic depiction of Marshall County UFO — dark saucer with transparent dome cockpit
UFO 1979

Marshall County UFO

Marshall County, Minnesota, USA

A deputy sheriff pursued a brilliant UFO down a Minnesota highway. The object caused physical damage to his car and left him with burns. Multiple other witnesses saw the same object.

Artistic depiction of Val Johnson Patrol Car Incident — large blue-lit disc-shaped mothership
UFO 1979

Val Johnson Patrol Car Incident

Marshall County, Minnesota, USA

Deputy Sheriff Val Johnson's patrol car was struck by an unknown light, leaving physical damage to the vehicle and unexplained injuries to the officer. Both his watch and the car's clock lost 14 minutes.

Source document: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_8
UFO 1954

Little Hollywood, California UFO Sighting (August 27, 1954) — FBI Files

Little Hollywood, California

An investigation into an unidentified object incident in Little Hollywood, California, documented an event involving inexplicable alterations to residential…

Scanned form containing a solid black box at top.
UFO 1952

Air Intelligence Information Report, Italy, August 27, 1952 — Department of War File

Sassari, Italy

This AIIR records an August 27, 1952, incident near Sassari, Italy, that was reported in the local Italian press the following day. The U.S. Air Attaché in Rome relayed the translated newspaper account to the Air Force in November 1953 and later interviewed the individual who made the initial…

Source document: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_7
UFO 1952

Newark, New Jersey UFO Sighting (August 27, 1952) — FBI Files

Newark, New Jersey

FBI records from August 1952 document an investigation into two civilians who claimed to have photographed an unidentified aerial object over Newark.

Source document: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_3
UFO 1947

Guam UFO Sighting (August 27, 1947) — FBI Files

Guam

Federal investigators documented reports of flying discs over Guam in August 1947, part of the initial wave of post-war unidentified aerial phenomena.