kenneth arnold 1947 bellingham herald article
Type: News Article
Source: Bellingham Herald
Kenneth Arnold's sighting described in detail several days after his initial claim.
The Kenneth Arnold case is unique in that it was the first UFO sighting in the United States to go viral. Upon landing his plane in Yakima, WA, Arnold began speaking with other pilots, ultimately leading to his being interviewed by the East Oregonian newspaper the following day. During that interview, Arnold described the craft as flying similar to a 'saucer skimming across a pond'; the reporting from that interview first used the words 'flying saucer', thus coining that phrase and launching it into imaginations the world over. This case was largely responsible for kicking off the UFO Craze of 1947, which hit a crescendo weeks later with the incident at Roswell, New Mexico.
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