How a 1947 UFO sighting near Mt. Rainier popularized the term “flying saucer”
How a 1947 UFO sighting near Mt. Rainier popularized the term "flying saucer."
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Background from the Knowledge Base
The History of UFOs: From Nuremberg 1561 to UAP
A complete history of UFOs: the omens and airships before 1947, Kenneth Arnold and Roswell, Blue Book and the contactees, the abduction era, Rendlesham and the Belgian wave, the Phoenix Lights, the Navy videos, and the disclosure era from 2017 to today.
Kenneth Arnold and the First Flying Saucers (June 24, 1947)
The Kenneth Arnold sighting near Mount Rainier started the modern UFO era and gave the world the phrase "flying saucer." What he saw, how the press garbled it, and the explanations from pelicans to mirages.
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