From Mount Rainier to New Mexico: A Data-Driven Portrait of America's UFO Landscape

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Kenneth Arnold's 1947 sighting near Mount Rainier triggered America's lasting fascination with flying saucers, fueled by Hollywood sci‑fi and government intrigue from released footage and whistleblower claims, with some sightings explained as balloons or drones and others still unexplained, and with the West—especially California—showing the most activity while Albuquerque leads New Mexico's counts.