The 1947 Kenneth Arnold sighting launched the modern UFO era and gave us the term “flying saucer.” Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli revisit the case with fresh analysis: Was Arnold seeing birds, reflections, secret military tech, or something truly extraordinary? Discover the evidence, theories, and lasting mystery of the sighting that changed UFO history. #UFO #FlyingSaucers #KennethArnold

Link to show notes: https://mysterious.fm/385

Further Resources:
• Bruce Maccabee’s book Three Minutes in June: The UFO Sighting That Changed the World: https://amzn.to/2IMZ7Y4
• Kenneth Arnold’s book The Coming of the Saucers: https://amzn.to/2Roz5hz
• Jerome Clark’s UFO Encyclopedia: https://amzn.to/48p6Fxw
• Picture of Arnold holding illustration of lead object: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DDEZtmlVoAAvki7.jpg
• Arnold’s diagram of other objects: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Arnold_AAF_drawing.jpg
• Wikipedia on Kenneth Arnold: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Arnold
• Wikipedia on the Sighting: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Arnold_UFO_sighting
• 1950 Arnold interview with Edward R. Murrow: https://www.project1947.com/fig/kamurrow.htm
• Article on mountain climbing hallucinations: https://www.businessinsider.com/high-altitude-climbers-psychosis-hallucinations-2018-1
• Wikipedia on Fata Morgana mirages: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fata_Morgana_(mirage)
• Wikipedia on the Horten Ho 229: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horten_Ho_229
• Dallas Weekly Herald article: https://www.newspapers.com/image/168110823/