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Events on Tuesday 24 June 1947 1
1947Kenneth Arnold UFO sightingPilot's report gives rise to the term flying saucerOn 24 June 1947, private pilot Kenneth Arnold reported seeing nine fast-moving objects near Mount Rainier in Washington. Newspaper coverage of his description introduced the phrase flying saucer. The report started the first wave of UFO sightings in the United States.