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Washington's UFO lore spans decades of sightings and lore
Residents like Troy Hampton‑Peterson and Katrean Hall share personal UFO experiences as Washington state preserves a deep, public interest in alien encounters. The Chehalis Flying Saucer Party highlights Arnold's 1947 sighting and the Nimitz Tic Tac case, with veterans such as Kevin Day and David Flaver discussing encounters and declassified footage.
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National
Washington State
Hall
Hampton-Peterson
Chehalis
Yakima
Lewis County Historical Museum
Hume
Nimitz
Washington
Kenneth Arnold
Mount Rainier
Arnold
Steve Edmiston
Humanities Washington
Maury Island
FBI
U.S. Air Force
Harold Dahl
Puget Sound
Armold
Dahl
Men In Black
Will Smith
Tommy Lee Jones
Army Air Corps
Frank Brown
William Davidson
Brown
Davidson
Kelso
Edmiston
Army
J. Edgar
Hoover
Pacific Northwest
Roswell
New Mexico
Jason Mattson
Lewis County
Heather Houston
Auburn
Kevin Day
Pentagon
Day
Princeton
Nimitz Group
Navy
David Flaver
Uss
House Oversight Committee
Fraver
Houston
Thurston County
CNN
UFO Reporting Center