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Kenneth Arnold sighting near Mount Rainier (Jun 1947)

1947-06-23Unresolved
Strangeness (S)
0.5
Credibility (P)
6.0
Evidence (EVID)
2.0
Date conf
9.0
Loc conf
0.0

Narrative

AARO references Kenneth Arnold's June 23, 1947 sighting near Mount Rainier as one of the first well-known civilian pilot UFO accounts and the origin of the 'flying saucer' terminology. Arnold reported nine large circular objects flying in formation at 1,700 mph. AARO notes the case was investigated by Project SAUCER, which found no evidence of extraterrestrial technology.

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Witnesses (1)

Source documents (1)

  • AARO_Historical_Record_Report_Volume_1_2024.pdfAAROvalue 6.8

Score evidence (6)

Why this event scored the way it did. Every contribution is traceable.

s

  • disc_shape (+0.5)

p

  • witness_count=1 (+1.4)
  • named_witnesses=1 (+0.5)
  • docs=1 (+0.5)
  • single agency (+0.5)

evid

  • visual only (base 2)