Kenneth Arnold flying disc sighting near Mount Rainier
1947-06-24·Near Mount Adams/Mount Rainier, Idaho/Washington area·FBI·unresolved
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Kenneth Arnold, an experienced pilot from Boise, Idaho, reported observing a formation of flying disc-like objects on June 24, 1947, near Mount Rainier. Arnold described the objects as moving at extremely high speeds in a formation pattern.
“I can say am a prospector and was in the Mt Adams district on June 24th the day Kennet[h] Arnold of Boise Idaho claims he saw a formation of flying disc. And i saw the same flying objects at about the same time.”
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Case details
- Date
- 1947-06-24
- Precision
- day
- Location
- Near Mount Adams/Mount Rainier, Idaho/Washington area
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Washington
- Branch
- FBI
- Sensors
- eyewitness
- Shape
- Round, flattened, tapering sharply to a point at head end, oval shape
- Size
- Approximately 30 feet in diameter
- Altitude
- 1000 ft
Source document
Agency: FBI
File: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_3
Case ID: 1947-FBI-0292
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