“Washington is home to what is often regarded as the first UFO sighting of the modern age. On June 24, 1947, pilot Kenneth Arnold claimed to have seen a string of nine shiny objects flying past Mount Rainier.”
looked at data from the National UFO Reporting Center to find the total number of UFO sightings in each state as a proportion of 100,000 of its residents.
The research showed that Washington had 88.03 sightings per 1,000 residents or 6,812 total sightings. “Washington is home to what is often regarded as the first UFO sighting of the modern age, which marked its 75th anniversary in June this year. On June 24, 1947, pilot Kenneth Arnold claimed to have seen a string of nine shiny objects flying past Mount Rainier at impossibly high speeds during his flight from Chehalis to Yakima,” according to a news release.
Researchers also looked at the number of sightings that were reported worldwide each month from January 2000 to December 2021 to find the best month to spot a UFO.The rest of the top 10 states for UFO sightings are:3. Montana – 86.21 sightings per 100,000 residents.Maine – 81.55 sightings per 100,000 residents.Oregon – 79.04 sightings per 100,000 residents.9. Idaho – 67.13 sightings per 100,000 residents.
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