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During the 1947 craze, experts in human behavior argued the reports were best explained as a psychological or social phenomenon. The flying disc craze was compared to Scotland's Loch Ness monster, the panic caused by the Orson Welles broadcast of War of the Worlds, and a sea monster panic caused by a US Armed Forces Radio hoax in Japan. [171]
Animation of reports during the flying disc craze. Over 800 reports were made publicly during the 1947 flying disc craze. [1] [2] [3] Such reports quickly spread throughout the United States, and some sources estimate the reports may have numbered in the thousands.
On June 26, 1947, the Chicago Sun coverage of the story may have been the first use ever of the term "flying saucer".. On June 24, 1947, private pilot Kenneth Arnold claimed that he saw a string of nine, shiny unidentified flying objects flying past Mount Rainier at speeds that he estimated to be at least 1,200 miles per hour (1,900 km/h).
Articles relating to the 1947 flying disc craze, a rash of unidentified flying object reports that were publicized in the summer of 1947. The craze began on June 24, when media nationwide reported civilian pilot Kenneth Arnold's story of witnessing disc-shaped objects which headline writers dubbed "Flying Saucers".
On June 24, 1947, private pilot Kenneth Arnold reported that, while in the air over southwest Washington State, he had seen a string of nine shiny objects flying past Mount Rainier at high speeds. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The press coined the terms flying saucers and flying discs for the objects, based on Arnold's description.
On June 24, 1947, civilian pilot Kenneth Arnold reported a sighting of 'flying discs'. By June 27, disc sightings were being reported nation-wide. [1]On July 1, Twin Falls Times-News declared that "flying saucers have invaded" the Twin Falls region after a forest ranger and his companion reported seeing eight to ten "discs" flying in a V-shaped formation over Galena Summit. [2]
Table of reports during the 1947 flying disc craze – A sortable table of the hundreds of 1947 flying disc sightings. List of alleged extraterrestrial beings – A list of entities reported in conjunction with UFOs and believed by witnesses to be alien in origin, unrelated to astrobiology or xenobiology. List of UFO religions
This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total. 0–9. 1947 flying disc craze (2 C, 11 P) M. Maury Island incident (5 P)