Summer 1947 PNW Saucer Wave.
documentedmass_sighting_waveAtomic Energy Commission / ERDA (DOE progenitors)
The Summer 1947 Pacific Northwest saucer wave was a cluster of June-July 1947 sightings, anchored by Kenneth Arnold's 24 June observation of fast objects near Mt. Rainier, that launched the modern…
The Summer 1947 Pacific Northwest saucer wave was a cluster of June-July 1947 sightings, anchored by Kenneth Arnold's 24 June observation of fast objects near Mt. Rainier, that launched the modern 'flying saucer' era and the term itself. It matters as the cultural ignition point of the postwar UFO age, directly preceding and shaping the Roswell story weeks later; it is a documented historical wave whose individual cases range from credible to hoax (Maury Island).