Brief
USA, Washington, Mount Rainier
The claims the writer was given for USA, Washington, Mount Rainier, in the order they were given.
1
It was not until 1947 that the press in the United States picked up on UFO sightings, when Kenneth Arnold, a respected mountain pilot, sighted nine flat shiny disks over Mount Rainier, Washington, on 1947-06-24.
“It wasn't until 1947 that the press in this country picked up on them, and that's when a gentleman named Kenneth Arnold A respected mountain pilot sighted nine flat shiny disks over Mount Rainier, Washington, on June 24, 1947.”
Raymond Fowler on UFOs, Government Cover-Ups & the Andreasson Affair (Full Interview, 1987) 00:05:39.2-00:05:52.1 testimony
2
The first modern flying disk sightings, near Mount Rainier, Washington, had been heavily publicised at the time of the 1947 Roswell incident.
“But the first modern flying disk sightings, near Mount Rainier, Washington, had been heavily publicized at the time”
Communion 2013-06-16 ch14:13650-13761 observation
3
Scholars of the history of the flying saucer usually date its emergence to the beginning of the Cold War and Kenneth Arnold's 1947 sighting of nine flat, saucerlike discs over Mount Rainier.
“Scholars of the history of the flying saucer usually date its emergence to the beginning of the Cold War and pilot Kenneth Arnold's sighting of nine, flat, saucerlike discs over Mount Rainier in 1947.”
American Cosmic 2019 char:33707-33902 administrative
4
Kenneth Arnold was a private pilot who took a plane up to search for a downed US military transport aircraft in the hope of winning a $5000 reward.
“Arnold was a private pilot and, in the hope of winning a generous $5000 reward on offer for any sighting of a downed US military transport aircraft, he took a plane up to search in the vicinity of Mount Rainer, Washington, south-east of Seattle.”
In Plain Sight 2023-11-17 ch7:6010-6247 administrative second hand
5
Kenneth Arnold noticed a series of bright flashes north of Mount Rainier from a distance of 30 to 40 kilometres.
“and then from a distance of 30 to 40 kilometres away, he noticed a series of bright flashes north of Mount Rainier.”
In Plain Sight 2023-11-17 ch7:6409-6516 observation second hand
6
Kenneth Arnold watched the objects fly towards Mount Rainier and pass in front of its snow-covered slopes.
“The objects flew towards the mountain and Arnold watched as they passed in front of its snow-covered slopes.”
In Plain Sight 2023-11-17 ch7:6525-6626 observation second hand
7
Kenneth Arnold estimated the speed of the objects as they tracked across the breadth of Mount Rainier at approximately 2700 kilometres per hour.
“As a pilot, Arnold was experienced in approximating the speed of distant objects and he estimated their speed as they tracked across the breadth of the distant mountain as being up to 1700 miles an hour (2700 km/h).”
In Plain Sight 2023-11-17 ch7:6717-6929 measurement second hand
8
Kenneth Arnold claimed that on 1947-06-23, while flying near Mount Rainier, Washington, he saw nine large circular objects flying in formation that periodically flipped.
“The pilot claimed that on June 23, 1947, while flying near Mount Rainier, Washington, he saw nine, large circular objects flying in a formation, objects that periodically flipped and were traveling at 1,700 miles per hour.”
Report on the Historical Record of U.S. Government Involvement with Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP), Volume I 2024-02-01 char:26104-26321 testimony first hand