OCTOBER 01 / TODAY-IN-HISTORY 12 cases on file · 1947–1977
This Day in Paranormal History

October 1st

12 documented paranormal events occurred on this day, spanning 1947 to 1977. Browse hauntings, UFO sightings, cryptid encounters, and unexplained phenomena recorded throughout history.

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Artistic depiction of Colares Island UFO Attacks — dark saucer with transparent dome cockpit
UFO 1977

Colares Island UFO Attacks

Colares, Pará, Brazil

For months, residents of this Brazilian island were attacked by UFOs shooting beams of light that caused burns and puncture wounds. The Brazilian Air Force investigated in Operation Saucer.

Artistic depiction of Colares UFO Attacks — silver flying saucer with porthole windows
UFO 1977

Colares UFO Attacks

Colares, Pará, Brazil

Residents of this Brazilian island reported being attacked by light beams from UFOs that left burns and puncture marks. The Brazilian Air Force conducted Operation Saucer to investigate.

Artistic depiction of 1973 October UFO Wave — chrome flying saucer with ringed underside
UFO 1973

1973 October UFO Wave

United States

October 1973 saw one of America's largest UFO waves with thousands of sightings nationwide. Cases included the Pascagoula abduction, Coyne helicopter incident, and numerous police encounters.

First page of AAROs Supplement to ORNLs Analysis of a Metallic Specimen
UFO 1956

Wright Patterson AFB UFO Sighting (01 OCT 1956) — AARO Records

Wright Patterson AFB

A cold war / blue book era case from Wright Patterson AFB. A report examines factors affecting the fluidity and hot cracking of magnesium alloys.

Source document: PURSUE doc 34
UFO 1954

1954 UAP Sighting — FBI Files (D34P48)

Unknown location

A "Newsletter" was distributed by Civilian Research, interplanetary Flying Objects. The content of the newsletter is not detailed in the provided text, but it pertains to the topic of flying objects. It was sent as an enclosure to the Bureau.

Artistic depiction of Gorman UFO Dogfight — wide hammerhead-style saucer with engine ports
UFO 1948

Gorman UFO Dogfight

Fargo, North Dakota, USA

An Air National Guard pilot engaged in a 27-minute aerial pursuit of a luminous object over Fargo, attempting to collide with or force down what he described as a maneuvering ball of light.