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Kenneth Arnold Sighting: Pilot Saw Nine Objects Near Mount Rainier on June 24, 1947 and Coined “Flying Saucer”
Explore the Kenneth Arnold sighting of June 24, 1947, near Mount Rainier, and learn how it inspired the term flying saucer.
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WITNESSES & UNITS
Kenneth ArnoldSENSORS & EVIDENCE
Pilot & ATC sighting report
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