We go back a ways, this region and UFOs. We’ve been at the forefront of believing they’re more than just explainable lights.

And so when Hillary Clinton made headlines by saying recently that if elected president, she’d open up Area 51 files and any other UFO documents “as much as we can,” it particularly resonated here.

The term “flying saucers,” after all, started right here 68 years ago when a private pilot recounted in great detail seeing nine unidentified objects flying by Mount Rainier.

It was a sunny, clear afternoon on June 24, 1947.

The rest is history. To read more, click here.