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Washington, D.C. ‘UFO Flap’ (1952): Radar, Jets, Headlines, and the Policy Fallout

DATE1952
LOCAL TIME—
LOCATIONLocation unrecorded
COORDINATES38.89°N, 76.94°W

Explore the Washington D.C. UFO flap 1952: radar reports, jet scrambles, headlines, Air Force response, and its policy fallout.

[ PRIMARY CITATION // HISTORICAL ARCHIVE · CTD-0069 ]

WITNESSES & UNITS

Military personnel & radar operators

SENSORS & EVIDENCE

Ground / airborne radar track
Archived investigative case file

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