Kenneth Arnold

This article is about the businessman and pilot. For the programmer, see Ken Arnold.

Kenneth Arnold
Arnold c. 1947
Born(1915-03-29)March 29, 1915
Sebeka, Minnesota, US
DiedJanuary 16, 1984(1984-01-16) (aged 68)
Bellevue, Washington, US
Alma materUniversity of Minnesota
OccupationsBusinessman, aviator

Kenneth Albert Arnold (March 29, 1915 – January 16, 1984) was an American aviator, businessman, and politician.

Arnold is known best for reporting what is generally considered the first widely publicized modern sighting of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) in the United States, after claiming to have seen nine silver-colored discs flying in unison near Mount Rainier, Washington on June 24, 1947. After his alleged sighting, Arnold began investigating reports of UFOs, writing and speaking about the topic for several years afterward.

In 1962, Arnold won the Republican Party's nomination for Lieutenant Governor of Idaho, losing the election of the same year.

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