He calculated the objects were flying at about 1,200 mph (some accounts say 1,700 mph), two times faster than any airplane known at that time. The formation was crossing in front of Arnold and he decided to time its passage from Mt.
The objects periodically flipped, banked, and weaved side-to-side, “like the tail of a Chinese kite.” Arnold described each object as circular, about 100 feet across, and with no discernible tail. He claimed they emanated from nine shiny objects flying in an echelon formation about five miles long. I just assumed it was some military lieutenant out with a shiny P-51 and I had the reflection of the sun hitting the wings of his plane.” After more flashes appeared, Arnold ruled out a nearby Douglas DC-4 airliner as the source. Rainier, searching for the C-46, he saw a bright flash to the northeast. Shortly before 3:00 p.m., as Arnold circled his airplane about 20 miles west of Mt. Marines on board somewhere near his eastward course, and Arnold hoped to find the downed aircraft and claim a $5,000 reward. Marine Corps Curtiss C-46 Commando transport had crashed with 32 U.S. He was piloting a single-engine CallAir A-2 light airplane. He was an experienced pilot with 4,000 hours of flying time logged, and a member of an Idaho search and rescue unit. That June afternoon, Arnold took off from Chehalis, Washington, on his way to an air show in Pendleton, Oregon, with a planned fuel stop at Yakima, Washington. Arnold stands in front of the CalAir A-2 light airplane he was flying when he sighted the “flying saucers” (Chronicle/Alamy Stock Photo).
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