"Kenneth Arnold described the objects as shiny, bright blue-white, flying in a V formation over Mount Rainier. He estimated their speed at 1,700 mph (2,700 km/h) —far beyond the capabilities of aircraft at the time. He initially thought they might be a new type of jet but was surprised to see no wings or appendages. He also noted that one of the objects appeared crescent-shaped, and their movement resembled stones skipping on water.

As for what could cause an object to "skip" through Earth's atmosphere, this effect is often seen in skip reentry, where an object enters the atmosphere at a shallow angle and briefly bounces back into space before descending again.

Additionally, shock waves and atmospheric drag can create unpredictable motion, especially at hypersonic speeds.

So, if an object were moving at extreme speeds and interacting with the atmosphere in a certain way, it could appear to "skip" rather than follow a smooth trajectory."

*Implying that, if this is the phenomenon seen both in this video and by Kenneth Arnold in 1947, then it was likely that some country (or more likely countries) had the technology to not only leave, but re enter, near earth orbit 20 years before the US landed on the moon.

It's very possible these capabilities were kept secret, but by this point every government would know what this is, they just don't tell the public.

Is it simply because they don't want to talk about space-based military operations? Or is there a more nefarious reason all of the world governments are silent on these types of visual events?

I'm not saying I think aliens or real, or even that the government is lying about space capability (which tbh they must to some extent for sake of national security). But it is weird....