June 23 [14?], 1947 — Bakersfield, CA
Afternoon. Disabled stunt pilot Richard Rankin views 10 flat, circular objects flying in a V-formation over his house in Bakersfield, California. About two hours later, 7 of the objects are seen flying in the opposite direction. [Eberhart]
Sources:
“Pilot Recalls Seeing Discs,” Portland Oregonian, July 3, 1947, p. 11;
Ted Bloecher, Report on The UFO Wave of 1947, Case 25-26, p. II-3;
Brad Sparks, Blue Books Unknowns Catalogue, Case 831, p. 17;
Kenneth Arnold and Ray Palmer, The Coming of the Saucers, 1952, pp. 69-71;
Loren E. Gross, UFOs, a History: Volume 1, 1947, The Author, February 1991, p. 49;
Kevin D. Randle, “More Pre-Arnold UFO Sightings,” A Different Perspective, June 30, 2013;
Dick Rankin, pilot