1947 Kenneth Arnold sighting

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The 1947 Kenneth Arnold sighting was a landmark UFO incident near Mount Rainier, Washington, that popularized the term "flying saucer" and sparked the modern era of UFO interest in the United States.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UFO sighting ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
hasAircraftType CallAir A-2 ⓘ
hasAltitudeReported around 9,500 feet ⓘ
hasCountry United States ⓘ
hasCulturalImpact influenced public perception of UFOs as disc-shaped craft ⓘ
referenced in numerous UFO documentaries and books ⓘ
hasDate 1947-06-24 ⓘ
hasDistanceFromObserverReported about 20 to 25 miles ⓘ
hasDuration around 2 to 3 minutes ⓘ
hasFollowUp FBI file created on the incident ⓘ
interviews with Kenneth Arnold by military intelligence ⓘ
hasHistoricalSignificance became one of the most famous UFO cases in history ⓘ
sparked the modern era of UFO interest in the United States ⓘ
triggered a wave of UFO reports in 1947 ⓘ
hasInvestigatingAgency Federal Bureau of Investigation ⓘ
United States Army Air Forces ⓘ
hasLegacy established a template for later UFO sighting reports ⓘ
hasLocation Washington state ⓘ
near Mount Rainier ⓘ
hasMainParticipant Kenneth Arnold ⓘ
hasMediaImpact popularized the term "flying saucer" ⓘ
hasNumberOfObjectsReported 9 ⓘ
hasObjectShapeDescription crescent-shaped ⓘ
saucer-like ⓘ
hasOfficialExplanation variously suggested as mirages, pelicans, or other conventional phenomena ⓘ
hasPressCoverage extensive national newspaper coverage in the United States ⓘ
hasPrimarySource statements by Kenneth Arnold ⓘ
hasPrimaryWitness Kenneth Arnold ⓘ
hasRelatedConcept flying saucer ⓘ
hasRelatedEvent 1947 flying disc craze in the United States ⓘ
hasRelatedField ufology ⓘ
hasReportedMotion objects moved like a saucer skipping across water ⓘ
hasSkepticalInterpretation misidentified natural or man-made objects ⓘ
hasSourceType eyewitness testimony ⓘ
hasSpeedReported about 1,200 mph ⓘ
hasSubsequentDebate subject of ongoing debate between skeptics and UFO proponents ⓘ
hasTermOrigin "flying saucer" ⓘ
hasTimeOfDay afternoon ⓘ
hasUFOResearchSignificance frequently cited in ufology literature ⓘ
hasWeatherCondition clear weather ⓘ
hasWitnessCount 1 ⓘ
hasWitnessOccupation businessman ⓘ
private pilot ⓘ
hasYear 1947 ⓘ

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UFOs → notableEvent → 1947 Kenneth Arnold sighting ⓘ
Ken Arnold → reportedEvent → 1947 Mount Rainier UFO sighting ⓘ
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