Space Exploration

Kenneth Arnold's UFO Sighting near Mount Rainier

Kenneth Arnold, a private pilot, reported seeing nine bright, unidentified flying objects flying in a V formation near Mount Rainier, Washington. While flying home to Boise, Idaho from a business trip, he observed these strange craft perform maneuvers that he described as resembling 'a saucer being skipped across water.' Arnold's account sparked widespread media coverage and public interest in UFOs, marking a key moment in the history of unidentified aerial phenomena.

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