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CaseOval1947

Seattle, WA, USA

While walking in Woodland Park in Seattle, Washington, on July 4, 1947, I looked up and saw a bright white oval object come down .

Report quality: Moderate49/100

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  • No parseable duration on file
  • Detailed witness text (130 characters)
  • Location geocoded exactly
  • No other reports from this city within 3 days
When
1947-07-04
Where
Seattle, WA, USA
Shape
Oval
Duration
ten seconds
Geo
47.606, -122.332 · exact
Slug
oval-over-seattle-wa-1947-3f09cc
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    United States (nationwide within two weeks of Arnold)

    Kenneth Arnold's June 24 sighting near Mt. Rainier — nine crescent objects 'skipping like saucers' — was misrendered by the press as 'flying saucers', and within days America saw them everywhere. On July 8, Roswell Army…

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In context

  • This is one of 713 reports logged in Seattle, WA.
  • This case is one of 5 Washington reports filed in 1947.
  • Oval craft made up 4.5% of 1940s reports, vs 4.3% across the whole archive.

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