Summer of Saucers
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In the quiet summer of 1947, Washington State looked peaceful, but something impossible was moving through its skies. When experienced pilot Kenneth Arnold reported seeing nine disc-shaped objects flying faster than any known aircraft, his story ignited a wave of sightings, warnings, and unanswered questions. From Mount Rainier to Puget Sound, witnesses described silent machines, strange debris, and encounters that suggested something far beyond misidentified planes or tricks of light. This episode dives into the Summer of Saucers, the moment America first learned to fear, and name, what might be watching from above.
Reference List
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Bragg, L. E. (2015). Washington Myths and Legends: The True Stories behind History’s Mysteries. TwoDot / Globe Pequot Publishing. This collection of Pacific Northwest folklore and unexplained history includes tales of strange sightings over Mount Rainier that predate Roswell.
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Additional primary/traditional sources referenced in the narrative:
Deseret News. (1947). Pilot reports disc-shaped objects near Mount Rainier.
Tacoma Daily Ledger. (1896, November). Unidentified aerial phenomenon report.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer. (1947, July 5). Photograph and report of unidentified flying objects over Washington State.
United States Air Force. (1950–1969). Project Blue Book UFO case files.