7 events, from 1947 to 1947
1947 · 79 years ago · United States
Arnold's report received extensive press coverage and helped usher in the modern UFO era.
Source ↗1947 · 79 years ago · Mount Rainier, Northwestern U.S.
Pilot Kenneth Arnold reported seeing nine unidentified objects over Mount Rainier. His report was broadcast worldwide.
Read the original file in the archive →1947 · 79 years ago · Cascade Mountains, Washington
Kenneth Arnold spotted nine flying discs over the Cascade Mountains and estimated their speed at approximately 1,200 miles per hour.
Read the original file in the archive →1947 · 79 years ago · Cascade Mountain Range, Washington
While searching for a missing transport plane, Arnold observed nine brilliant, tail-less, aircraft-like objects moving between mountain peaks like a flock of geese. He timed their passage between Mount Rainier and Mount Adams, estimating their speed at approximately 1,700 miles per hour.
Read the original file in the archive →1947 · 79 years ago · Mount Adams area, Oregon
F. M. Johnson reported seeing round objects, approximately 30 feet in diameter, pointed at one end, and completely silent. He stated that the objects had a rear section that moved from side to side, and they flew faster than anything he had ever witnessed before.
Read the original file in the archive →1947 · 79 years ago · Maury Island, Tacoma, Washington
Harold Dahl claimed he saw six inner-tube-shaped discs, one of which dropped slag- or lava-like debris onto his patrol boat. Dahl and Chrisman later admitted in a signed statement that the story was fabricated and the debris was collected from a gravel quarry on Maury Island.
Read the original file in the archive →1947 · 79 years ago · Between Mount Rainier and Mount Adams, Washington
Civilian pilot Kenneth Arnold observed a chain of nine strange aircraft moving from north to south along the mountain ranges between Mount Rainier and Mount Adams. He reported that they moved between the mountain peaks before disappearing beyond Mount Adams.
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