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“Kenneth Arnold”

Stories21 · page 2

John Martin's "Large Saucer" over North Texas, 1878

January 22, 1878 · Near Denison, Grayson County, Texas (possibly near Dallas)

United States

UAP · Other · 12 sources

11Thinly documented

Names5

Kenneth Arnold Person · 20 stories
June 24, 1947.
Donald Menzel Person · 21 stories
Harvard astronomer Donald H.
Project Sign Programme · 17 stories
Project Sign was the Air Force programme that gathered flying saucer reports in 1948.
Mount Rainier Place · 5 stories
A mountain in Washington, and the backdrop to the sighting that began the modern saucer era.
flying saucers Term · 4 stories
A term born in 1947.

Documents66 · see all

FBI file: Kenneth Arnold Document

Internet Archive (FBI)· 24 pages· 10 pages mention it
- p. 8 …CRISMAN stated that KENNETH ARNOLD wanted to obtain pictures of the place where the rock formations were obtained and that…
- p. 20 …Thursday I received a telephone call from Tacoma from a Kenneth Arnold. The gist of this conversation was that he…
Boomerang Feared in 'Saucer' Probe FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 2013-12-18· 1 pages· 1 page mentions it
- p. 1 …Kenneth Arnold, the Boise, Idaho, businessman who started the flying saucer spotting in 1947, displays a drawing he made of…
Senate Resolution 8648 (PDF) Document

Washington State Legislature· 2017-04-18· 3 pages· 1 page mentions it
- p. 1 …black suit; and6 WHEREAS, On June 24, 1947, pilot Kenneth Arnold alleges he saw7 nine unidentified flying objects ("UFO's…
FBI file 62-HQ-83894 Flying Discs, section 3 Document

Department of War· 2026-05-08· 190 pages· 9 pages mention it
- p. 98 …Kenneth Arnold, AllIt I c_, Boiee, Idaho ------ '
- p. 138 …Kenneth Arnold, Box 387, Boise, Ide.ho, was interviewed in regard to the report by Mr. Arnold that he saw…
65 HS1-834228961 62-HQ-83894 Section 003 Official release

Federal Bureau of Investigation· 190 pages· 9 pages mention it
- p. 98 …Kenneth Arnold, AllIt I c_, Boiee, Idaho ------ '
- p. 138 …Kenneth Arnold, Box 387, Boise, Ide.ho, was interviewed in regard to the report by Mr. Arnold that he saw…
Flying Saucers FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 2001-03-12· 11 pages· 1 page mentions it
- p. 3 …The Saucer furore in this country started in June 1947 when Kenneth Arnold, a reputable business man flying his own…