1952 Washington D.C. UFO Incident (First Wave) (1952) — CTD-0078

DATE19 Jul 1952

LOCAL TIME11:40 PM

LOCATIONWashington, D.C., USA, United States

COORDINATES38.96°N, 77.05°W

Air traffic controller Edward Nugent at Washington National Airport spotted seven unidentified objects on radar. Senior controller Harry Barnes confirmed the objects, which were also tracked by Andrews AFB radar and visually confirmed by airline pilots. F-94 interceptors were scrambled but the objects vanished upon their arrival.

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WITNESSES & UNITS

Military personnel & radar operators

SENSORS & EVIDENCE

Ground / airborne radar track

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