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Project Blue Book case file: Kenneth Arnold

The Black Vault (USAF records) · 62 pages · text by GLM-OCR

This US Air Force Project Blue Book case file on Kenneth Arnold's sighting of nine objects near Mount Rainier, Washington, on 24 June 1947 was released through The Black Vault. It contains the Project 10073 record card, which concludes the objects were a mirage, plus Arnold's telegram, questionnaire data and interview notes. It also includes J. Allen Hynek's analysis arguing the objects were closer and slower than Arnold estimated. Other items are David Johnson's sworn statement on a Boise sighting, a Tacoma investigation telegram and news clippings.

  • p. 6 …ridge in between Mt. Ranier and Mt. Adams and reported that as the first object was…
  • p. 18 …between and around Mt. Rainier and Mt. Adams, where first reported seeing objects henceforth described as…
  • p. 32 …of these objects passing another high snow-covered ridge in between Mt. Rainier and Mt. Adams,
  • p. 33 …most high snow-covered crest of Mt. Adams, I looked at my sweep second hand and…
  • p. 34 …although, by the time they reached it. Adams they were out of my range of vision…
  • p. 51 …47 miles from Mt. Rainier to Mt. Adams. Arnold said, adding that he later figured by…
  • p. 53 …formation between Mt. Rainier, Wash., and Mt. Adams. Arnold said he was able to clock them…
  • p. 54 …47 miles from Mt. Rainier to Mt. Adams, Arnold said, adding that he later figured by…
  • p. 62 …ridge in between Mt. Ranier and Mt. Adams and reported that as the first object was…

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10% / mile

5 miles . 1 foot in 1000 feet

Computations in the " Real Case" by Dr. Hynek, 28 u

Cases discussed

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