Kenneth Arnold

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Kenneth Arnold was an American aviator whose 1947 report of seeing unusual flying objects near Mount Rainier popularized the term "flying saucers" and is often considered the start of the modern UFO era.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Kenneth Arnold canonical 2
Kenneth Albert Arnold 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf UFO witness ⓘ
aviator ⓘ
businessman ⓘ
human ⓘ
aircraftFlownDuringSighting CallAir A-2 ⓘ
businessActivity sales of fire-control equipment ⓘ
causeOfDeath pancreatic cancer ⓘ
coAuthor Ray Palmer ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1915-03-29 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1984-01-16 ⓘ
dateOfEvent 1947-06-24 ⓘ
descriptionOfObjects crescent-shaped flying objects ⓘ
employer Great Western Fire Control Supply ⓘ
familyName Arnold ⓘ
fieldOfWork aviation ⓘ
unidentified flying objects ⓘ
fullName Kenneth Albert Arnold ⓘ
linked to: Kenneth Arnold
genre UFO literature ⓘ
givenName Kenneth ⓘ
influenced public perception of flying saucers ⓘ
start of the modern UFO era ⓘ
knownFor 1947 UFO sighting near Mount Rainier ⓘ
popularizing the term "flying saucers" ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
mediaCoverage Associated Press ⓘ
United Press ⓘ
militaryService no formal military pilot service recorded ⓘ
notableWork The Coming of the Saucers ⓘ
numberOfChildren 2 ⓘ
numberOfObjectsReported 9 ⓘ
occupation author ⓘ
aviator ⓘ
businessman ⓘ
salesman ⓘ
placeOfBirth Sebeka, Minnesota, United States ⓘ
linked to: Sebeka, Minnesota
placeOfDeath Meridian, Idaho, United States ⓘ
linked to: Meridian, Idaho
placeOfEvent near Mount Rainier, Washington, United States ⓘ
politicalActivity ran for lieutenant governor of Idaho ⓘ
religion Methodism ⓘ
residence Boise, Idaho, United States ⓘ
Meridian, Idaho, United States ⓘ
linked to: Meridian, Idaho
speedOfObjectsReported approximately 1,200 miles per hour ⓘ
spouse Doris Arnold ⓘ
subjectOf FBI files on UFO sightings ⓘ
numerous UFO books and documentaries ⓘ
yearOfPoliticalCampaign 1962 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kenneth Arnold → fullName → Kenneth Albert Arnold ⓘ
linked to: Kenneth Arnold