Kenneth Arnold
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American Alchemy · 0:23:24
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American Alchemy / Jesse Michels ↗YouTube-hosted preview and player; not relicensedAmerican Alchemy · 0:22:30
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American Alchemy / Jesse Michels ↗YouTube-hosted preview and player; not relicensedAmerican Alchemy · 1:32:03
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American Alchemy / Jesse Michels ↗YouTube-hosted preview and player; not relicensedArnold (1915–1984), a businessman flying near Mount Rainier, reported nine objects moving at what he estimated as over a thousand miles an hour. Press coverage produced the phrase 'flying saucer'. The corpus treats his sighting as the start of the 1947 wave.
Who
| Role | Private pilot whose 24 June 1947 sighting near Mount Rainier began the modern era |
|---|---|
| Side | civilian |
| Status | verified public figure (does the person exist and hold the stated position — not whether their claims are true) |
Interviews and appearances
- 0:23:24 CIA Historian: “Aliens Are Controlling Human Timelines!” (ft. Peter Levenda) 22 November 2025 discussed ▶ YouTube
- 0:22:30 CIA Historian: “Aliens Are Controlling Human Timelines!” (ft. Peter Levenda) | EARLY… 21 November 2025 discussed ▶ YouTube
- 1:32:03 “I Saw a Mantis Alien In a Government Facility!” -Lyn Buchanan | EARLY RELEASE 28 May 2026 discussed ▶ YouTube
- 2:22:58 Why NASA Studies This Man (He Attracts UFOs!) | MEMBERS EARLY RELEASE 5 January 2026 discussed ▶ YouTube
- 2:27:43 Why NASA Studies This Man (He Attracts UFOs!) 6 January 2026 discussed ▶ YouTube
- 1:51:49 “I Operated a UFO… It’s Not What You Think” -Army Sergeant Lyn Buchanan 28 May 2026 discussed ▶ YouTube
- 1:52:35 UFO Skeptic Mick West Challenged To A Debate 26 January 2025 discussed ▶ YouTube
Mentioned in the corpus
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CIA Historian: “Aliens Are Controlling Human Timelines!” (ft. Peter Levenda) 22 November 2025
CIA Historian: “Aliens Are Controlling Human Timelines!” (ft. Peter Levenda) | EARLY RELEASE 21 November 2025
“I Saw a Mantis Alien In a Government Facility!” -Lyn Buchanan | EARLY RELEASE 28 May 2026
Why NASA Studies This Man (He Attracts UFOs!) | MEMBERS EARLY RELEASE 5 January 2026
Why NASA Studies This Man (He Attracts UFOs!) 6 January 2026
“I Operated a UFO… It’s Not What You Think” -Army Sergeant Lyn Buchanan 28 May 2026
UFO Skeptic Mick West Challenged To A Debate 26 January 2025
Named in 13 uploads (automatic name matching, 21 mentions)
- CIA Historian: “Aliens Are Controlling Human Timelines!” (ft. Peter Levenda) | EARLY… ×4
- CIA Historian: “Aliens Are Controlling Human Timelines!” (ft. Peter Levenda) ×4
- Why NASA Studies This Man (He Attracts UFOs!) ×2
- Why NASA Studies This Man (He Attracts UFOs!) | MEMBERS EARLY RELEASE ×2
- UFO Skeptic Mick West Challenged To A Debate ×1
- Joe Rogan: The Truth About Aliens (He Finally Says It) ×1
- “A UFO is Under This Lake in Sweden!” -Top Investigator | MEMBERS RELEASE ×1
- “The NSA Hired Me To Speak To Aliens!” -Sergeant Dan Sherman ×1
- The Man Sitting On More UFO Evidence Than Anyone Alive ×1
- Spielberg Just Revealed The Truth About Aliens (He Knows!) ×1
- Harvard is Studying UFOs (Ft. Avi Loeb) ×1
- If You Still Think UFOs Are Fake, Watch This (David Grusch Interview) ×1
- Life on Mars Destroyed by Nuclear War! (Ft. Dr. John Brandenburg) ×1
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Kenneth Arnold sighting, Maury Island incident. Open the full map filtered to this record.