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Have you ever heard of "flying saucers"? Did you ever wonder where the term originated? Mineral is known in some circles for one of the earliest UFO sightings.
Tuesday, June 24, 1947, near Mineral, Washington, 3:00 p.m., 23 miles WSW of Mt. Rainier -- The famous Kenneth Arnold sighting, the first widely reported UFO sighting in the U.S. press.
While flying his private plane, Arnold said he saw nine flashing, blindingly bright, disk- or saucer-like objects flying in a chain formation at high speed past Mt. Rainier, weaving and maneuvering in unison. Arnold also said they weren't perfectly disc-shaped, but were chopped in the back and came to a point. Arnold further determined the distance of flight south of Mt. Rainier and timed it, arriving at the then astonishing speed of at least 1,200 mph.
Arnold's sighting resulted in the coining of the popular terms "flying saucer" and "flying disk."
Gather the answers to the following questions and you'll soon be seeking out aliens yourself (ok a cache).
Cache is located at N 46 AB.CDE W 122 FG.HIJ
A. When was the term "flying saucer" first used in a newspaper:
2. June 24, 1947
3. June 25, 1947
4. June 26, 1947
5. June 27, 1947
B. What was the name of the newspaper?
0. Seattle Times
1. New York Times
2. Chicago Sun
3. Wall Street Journal
C. At what altitude was Arnold flying?
2. 6000 feet
3. 7100 feet
4. 8500 feet
5. 9200 feet
D. Arnold said the objects weaved from side to side "like _________________."
6. the flight of a bumblebee
7. a fish's tail
8. the tail of a Chinese kite
9. a sidewinder snake
E. Former Army pilots told Arnold that they had been briefed about objects like the ones he had seen and they called them _____________.
7. Bogeys
8. Space ships
9. Foo fighters
0. Blue book objects
F. Arnold complained about the effects of publicity on his life. He said one preacher called him and told him the objects were ____________.
0. harbingers of doomsday
1. angels
2. demons
3. signs from God
G. Arnold's sighting was partly corroborated by a prospector named _______________.
7. William (Bill) Nye
8. Howard Smith
9. Fred Johnson
0. Kenneth (Ken) Ham
H. The primary corroborative sighting occurred _____ days later, when a United Airlines crew over Idaho spotted five to nine disk-like objects.
3. five
4. ten
5. seven
6. eight
I. Bloecher collected reports of _____ flying disk sightings that year from 140 newspapers.
5. 163
6. 853
7. 1184
8. 2376
J. The most famous UFO event during this period was the _________ UFO incident.
7. Roswell
8. Phoenix
9. Atlanta
0. Fresno
Please check your answer before heading out to look for this cache. There is an extra hint in the checker for the final hide.
2016 was the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service, and to celebrate, Visit Rainier and WSGA hosted the Visit Rainier Centennial GeoTour - 100 caches placed in and around Mount Rainier National Park. The geocaches highlighted the rich history, scenic wonders, quaint communities, and hidden gems of the Rainier region. Participants received geocoin and pathtag prizes for finding all the caches.
