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'Flying saucers'? You can thank WA for the term

True tales from the most interesting place on earth.

'Flying saucers'? You can thank WA for the term

Season 2019 Episode 10 | 4m 0s | CC

Two incidents in the Pacific Northwest inspired the worldwide phenomenon of fables about UFOs. When a private pilot in 1947 spotted a strange formation of discs flying near Mount Rainier, he had no idea his reporting of "flying saucers" would start worldwide sightings that persist today.

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