Kenneth Arnold UFO Sighting (The First UFOs) - Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World

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/