How the ‘Era of the Flying Saucer’ Began 75 Years Ago — in the Skies Over the Pacific Northwest

Posted 6/7/22

Flying his small, private plane near Mount Rainier on a bright June day in 1947, Kenneth Arnold couldn’t believe what he was seeing.

“Nine shiny objects, like fish flipping in the …

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