http://www.ufoandparanormalnews.com/UFO-Sightings/was-pilot-first-known-casualty-of-a-ufo/ In July 1947, amateur pilot Kenneth Arnold made the first widely reported sighting of a UFO in the United States. His sighting of nine strange objects flying in formation over Mount Rainer in Washington state sparked what became the modern UFO phenomenon Thu, 11 Dec 2008 12:51:38 UTC en