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WA-1947-0001 · UAP / AERIAL

The Kenneth Arnold sighting

HISTORICAL ARCHIVEPierce Co.June 24, 194746.85, -121.76 · location generalized

Nine crescent objects pacing past Mt. Rainier at impossible speed. The report that coined "flying saucer."

This is the public record of the case. Witness identities, contact details, and exact locations are never published — they remain in the restricted case vault, available only to reviewed investigators. Testimony summaries are redacted before publication.