KENNETH ARNOLD'S "JAGGED PEAK" AND LITTLE TAHOMA
Kenneth Arnold explained how , some 23 miles distant (Arnold measured it afterwards), an intervening "jagged peak" momentarily blocked his view of the nine, enigmatic aerial objects and that contributed to his calculations of distance, size and latterly, on landing at Pendleton Oregon, their apparently astonishing speed. However, it later transpired that when asked to identify the peak on a map, he was unable to, as nothing seemed to match his account. This is Kenneth Arnold's early sketch on a 'manilla' envelope - note that the horizon is marked "10,000" (feet) and 'goat ridge' also depicted ( the descriptive text is not part of his original document). This is a 3D representation of same, on Google Earth, with Mt. Ranier, Little Tahoma goat ridge kand Mt. Adams all tagged. Please ' z oom' into the image, for greater detail (might be preferable to download a copy first). This is a cropped and enlarged section from the original drawing, s...