Phenomenon of unidentified flying objects continues to this day.(Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)

From: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service | Date: June 21, 1997| Author: Merzer, Martin | Copyright information

MIAMI _ Fifty years ago this Tuesday, pilot Kenneth Arnold saw nine ... SOMETHINGS flying in formation near Mount Rainier in Washington. He said they looked like, well, like flying saucers. A phrase with a half-life of forever entered pop culture.

Eight days later, something crashed near Roswell, N.M. Witnesses still swear they touched an alien spacecraft and watched soldiers slip five dead aliens into body bags. The military confirmed the arrival of a flying saucer....

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