diff --git a/src/launchpoint/ui/static/app.js b/src/launchpoint/ui/static/app.js
index 38dc4c5..04f02cc 100644
--- a/src/launchpoint/ui/static/app.js
+++ b/src/launchpoint/ui/static/app.js
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ function cacheElements() {
     "top3dButton",
     "mapEmptyState",
     "mapEmptyStateText",
+    "loadExampleButton",
   ].forEach((id) => {
     el[id] = document.getElementById(id);
   });
@@ -221,6 +222,7 @@ function bindEvents() {
     }
   });
   el.importButton.addEventListener("click", () => el.fileInput.click());
+  el.loadExampleButton?.addEventListener("click", loadExampleSightings);
   el.fileInput.addEventListener("change", handleImport);
   el.clearButton.addEventListener("click", clearSightings);
   el.runButton.addEventListener("click", runAnalysis);
@@ -399,6 +401,23 @@ function normalizeSighting(raw, index) {
   };
 }
 
+// Mirrors examples/sightings_zurich.json so a first-time visitor can see a real
+// result without having to find input data first.
+const EXAMPLE_SIGHTINGS = [
+  { label: "north pass", lat: 47.3905, lon: 8.551, altitude: 110, position_sigma_m: 200, altitude_sigma_m: 25 },
+  { label: "east pass", lat: 47.3802, lon: 8.572, altitude: 95, position_sigma_m: 250, altitude_sigma_m: 30 },
+  { label: "south pass", lat: 47.3701, lon: 8.5505, altitude: 130, position_sigma_m: 220, altitude_sigma_m: 25 },
+];
+
+function loadExampleSightings() {
+  state.sightings = EXAMPLE_SIGHTINGS.map(normalizeSighting);
+  state.selectedSighting = 0;
+  renderSightings();
+  renderMarkers();
+  fitSightings();
+  updateRunReadiness();
+}
+
 function renderSightings() {
   el.sightingCount.textContent = String(state.sightings.length);
   el.sightingList.innerHTML = "";
@@ -1544,6 +1563,8 @@ function updateMapEmptyState() {
         ? "Draw a flight area on the map to find the best launch site for its coverage."
         : "Add a sighting on the map, or import a JSON/CSV file, to estimate the operator's location.";
   }
+  // The bundled example is a set of sightings, so it only applies to the origin finder.
+  if (el.loadExampleButton) el.loadExampleButton.hidden = state.mode === "coverage";
 }
 
 function statusText() {
diff --git a/src/launchpoint/ui/static/index.html b/src/launchpoint/ui/static/index.html
index 5d860d2..1501ddc 100644
--- a/src/launchpoint/ui/static/index.html
+++ b/src/launchpoint/ui/static/index.html
@@ -245,6 +245,10 @@ <h2>Analysis</h2>
           <div id="mapEmptyState" class="empty-state">
             <strong>Start an analysis</strong>
             <span id="mapEmptyStateText">Add a sighting on the map, or import a JSON/CSV file, to estimate the operator's location.</span>
+            <button id="loadExampleButton" class="control-button primary" type="button">
+              <i data-lucide="play"></i>
+              <span>Load Zürich example</span>
+            </button>
           </div>
           <div class="map-legend" aria-label="Heatmap legend">
             <span>Low</span>
diff --git a/src/launchpoint/ui/static/styles.css b/src/launchpoint/ui/static/styles.css
index 734ccd7..1cf59b5 100644
--- a/src/launchpoint/ui/static/styles.css
+++ b/src/launchpoint/ui/static/styles.css
@@ -959,6 +959,19 @@ input[type="range"] {
   font-size: 14px;
 }
 
+/* The card itself is click-through so it never blocks the map, but its own
+   controls must stay interactive. */
+.empty-state button {
+  margin-top: 6px;
+  pointer-events: auto;
+}
+
+/* .control-button sets display:inline-flex, which would override the plain
+   [hidden] attribute — restore hiding for the mode-gated example button. */
+.empty-state button[hidden] {
+  display: none;
+}
+
 .empty-state.hidden {
   display: none;
 }