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Kenneth Albert Arnold (March 29, 1915 – January 16, 1984) was an American aviator, businessman, and politician. Arnold is known best for reporting what is generally considered the first widely publicized modern sighting of an unidentified flying object (UFO) in the United States, after claiming to have seen nine silver-colored discs flying in ...
On June 24, 1947, private pilot Kenneth Arnold claimed that he saw a string of nine, shiny unidentified flying objects flying past Mount Rainier at speeds that he estimated to be at least 1,200 miles an hour (1,932 km/h).
Feb 22, 2010 · On June 24, 1947, the civilian pilot Kenneth Arnold reported seeing nine objects, glowing bright blue-white, flying in a “V” formation over Washington’s Mount Rainier.
Jun 24, 2015 · It was when the pilot, Kenneth Arnold, tried to describe the motion of the objects to a reporter for the United Press that the mix-up occurred. He said they flew “like a saucer if you skip it...
Feb 22, 2010 · The first well-known UFO sighting occurred in June 1947, when civilian pilot and businessman Kenneth Arnold reported seeing nine objects, glowing bright blue-white, flying in a “V” formation at...
Jun 15, 2014 · That was the day that Kenneth Arnold, an amateur pilot from Idaho, was flying his little plane, a CallAir A-2, over Mineral, Washington. The skies were clear; there was a light breeze.
On June 24, 1947, private pilot Kenneth Arnold reported that, while in the air over southwest Washington State, he had seen a string of nine shiny objects flying past Mount Rainier at high speeds. [1][2] The press coined the terms flying saucers and flying discs for the objects, based on Arnold's description.
Jun 24, 2011 · Pilot Kenneth Arnold sights a series of unidentified flying objects near Washington's Mount Rainier. It's the first widely reported UFO sighting in the United States,...
Dec 17, 2014 · On the afternoon of June 24, 1947, amateur aviator Kenneth Arnold was flying near Mt. Rainier, Washington, when he suddenly spotted nine unusual objects on the horizon.
Kenneth Arnold – businessman and aviator – allegedly encountered nine craft operating in unusual flight patterns and at high rates of speed on June 24th, 1947 in Washington State. The event coined the term "flying saucer" and kicked off a UFO craze in the United States in 1947.
