The Birthday of the Modern UFO Field

[Gene Steinberg]

As I write this, we are but a day away from the 75th anniversary of Kenneth Arnold's June 24th sighting of nine objects near Mount Rainier in the State of Washington.

To observe that occasion, our friends at The Debrief posted the following article from Bryce Zabel:

Summer of the Saucers - The Debrief

In 1947, the public narrative about flying saucers began with the Kenneth Arnold sighting… and nothing has been the same since.

thedebrief.org

 

[Richard Hawkins]

As I write this, we are but a day away from the 75th anniversary of Kenneth Arnold's June 24th sighting of nine objects near Mount Rainier in the State of Washington.

To observe that occasion, our friends at The Debrief posted the following article from Bryce Zabel:

Summer of the Saucers - The Debrief

In 1947, the public narrative about flying saucers began with the Kenneth Arnold sighting… and nothing has been the same since.

thedebrief.org

Thanks for the link. I like the debrief.

 

[Trajanus]

Yes that started the modern UFO era. Of course there were sightings, even contacts, prior to that.

 

[Gene Steinberg]

Exactly. But it took Arnold to gain the Publix’s attention.

 

[Hyperscope]

Quite an anniversary and something I have been mindful of all day. I could add the usual acerbic comment about "and what have we learned since then" etc., but I won't

 

[Gene Steinberg]

No need to belabor the obvious.

 

[Richard Hawkins]

No need to belabor the obvious.

Yes the obvious being that governments throughout the world have committed experiments on their citizens with no regards for their human rights.