DECEMBER 01 / TODAY-IN-HISTORY 14 cases on file · 1948–2010
This Day in Paranormal History

December 1st

14 documented paranormal events occurred on this day, spanning 1948 to 2010. Browse hauntings, UFO sightings, cryptid encounters, and unexplained phenomena recorded throughout history.

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Source document: PURSUE doc 196
UFO 2010

2010 UAP Sighting — AARO Records (D196P51)

Unknown location

An information memorandum was sent from the Former Defense Intelligence Agency Director to the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics. The content of the memo is not detailed on this page, but it represents an internal communication regarding unident

Source document: PURSUE doc 213
UFO 2010

2010 UAP Sighting — AARO Records (D213P51)

Unknown location

A memo was sent from the Former Defense Intelligence Agency Director to the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics. The content of the memo is not detailed on this page. It is an internal communication.

Source document: PURSUE doc 214
UFO 2010

2010 UAP Sighting — AARO Records (D214P51)

Unknown location

A memo was sent from the Former Defense Intelligence Agency Director to the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics. The content of the memo is not detailed on this page. It is an internal communication.

Artistic depiction of Nashville UFO Sightings — silver saucer with engraved glyph-like markings
UFO 1989

Nashville UFO Sightings

Nashville, Tennessee, USA

During December 1989, hundreds of Nashville residents reported large triangular craft with bright lights hovering silently over the city. The wave lasted weeks and involved multiple credible witnesses.

Artistic depiction of Ilkley Moor Alien Encounter — vintage riveted acorn-shaped craft
UFO 1987

The Ilkley Moor Alien Encounter

Ilkley Moor, Yorkshire, England

A former policeman photographed an alien entity on a Yorkshire moor.

Scanned form with several blacked-out rectangular redaction boxes.
UFO 1953

Air Intelligence Information Report, Alaska, December 1, 1953 — Department of War File

St. Lawrence Island, Alaska

This AIIR records a December 1, 1953, incident near St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, in which an Alaska National Guard sergeant residing on the island reported observing a stationary light on the horizon west of Gambell for approximately five minutes. The report states that the light was observed at…