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Kenneth Arnold UFO sighting

DATE24 Jun 1947
LOCAL TIME—
LOCATIONNorth of Mount Rainier, Washington, United States
COORDINATES46.91°N, 121.80°W

Private pilot Kenneth Arnold was flying near Mount Rainier when he reported seeing a group of reflective craft moving at high speeds and flashing in the Sun like mirrors. Bill Bequette of the East Oregonian, who first interviewed Arnold, summarized the sighting as, "nine saucer-like aircraft flying in formation." This introduced the term flying saucers,...

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