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“Maury Island incident”

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The Kenneth Arnold Sighting

June 24, 1947 · Near Mount Rainier and Mineral, Washington

United States

UAP · Other · 67 sources

35Partially documented

The Maury Island Incident

June 21, 1947 · East Passage of Puget Sound, off Maury Island, King County, Washington

United States

UAP · Other · 77 sources

35Partially documented

Names3

Kenneth Arnold Person · 20 stories
June 24, 1947.
J. Edgar Hoover Person · 5 stories
As director of the FBI, J.
Mount Rainier Place · 5 stories
A mountain in Washington, and the backdrop to the sighting that began the modern saucer era.

Documents13 · see all

Senate Resolution 8648 (PDF) Document

Washington State Legislature· 2017-04-18· 3 pages· 2 pages mention it
- p. 1 …Sound near Vashon-2 Maury Island, an event now commonly known as "The Maury Island3 Incident"; and4 WHEREAS, On June…
- p. 2 …Brown, who lost their lives following their33 investigation of the Maury Island Incident when their airplane34 crashed outside of Kelso…
FBI file: Kenneth Arnold Document

Internet Archive (FBI)· 24 pages· 5 pages mention it
- p. 10 …had seen on Maury Island. DAHL professed reluctance to tell the story, claiming that several unfortunate incidents had occurred subsequent…
- p. 12 …this incident DAHL and CRISMAN left the Hotel room after promising to take ARNOLD and SMITH to Maury Island the…
FBI file: UFO, UFO Part 05 FOIA release

Federal Bureau of Investigation· 74 pages· 5 pages mention it
- p. 25 …had seen on Maury Island. professed reluctance to tell the story, claiming that several unfortunate incidents had occurred subsequent to…
- p. 27 …Shortly after this incident, the Hotel room after promising to take the room to Maury Island the following morning, (Saturday…
UFO Photos FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 2013-06-24· 40 pages

…Arnold and took away from him every piece of metal he had from Maury Island. Mr. Arnold had…
FOIA Case 2025-00044-C FOIA release

FBI via MuckRock· 7 pages

…Further investigation of this particular incident was left with Incident Agent, FBI, Tacoma, Washington. It was apparent from…
FBI file 62-HQ-83894 Flying Discs, section 3 Document

Department of War· 2026-05-08· 190 pages· 2 pages mention it
- p. 44 …seen on Maury Island. DAHL professed reluc tance to tell the story, claiming that several unfortunate incidents had occurred subsequent…
- p. 47 …call them tomorrow (Sunday) and that they vwuld go out to Maury Island at that time. After DAHL left, - 12 -