Did You Know The Term ‘Flying Saucer’ Was Coined in Yakima?
In 1947, after aviator Kenneth Arnold, landed in Yakima, he told news crews what he had seen.
Kenneth Arnold
Today In History: Term ‘Flying Saucer’ Started in Washington State
Not only did the pilot who saw the objects and said that they looked like saucers, but his first stop after the encounter... YAKIMA!