ðə sˈeɪm dˈeɪ, pˈaɪlət kˈɛnəθ ˈɑːɹnəld sˈɛd hiː sˈɔː ɐ sˈɪmɪlɚɹ ˈɑːbdʒɛkt ɪnðə kɐskˈeɪdz ʌv wˈɑːʃɪŋtən, nˌɪɹ mˈaʊnt ɹˈeɪniɚ; ðə ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾᵻd sˈaɪɾɪŋz ɹᵻsˈiːvd nˈæʃənəl mˈiːdiːə kˈʌvɚɹɪdʒ.
The same day, pilot Kenneth Arnold said he saw a similar object in the Cascades of Washington, near Mount Rainier; the reported sightings received national media coverage.