1952 Washington D.C. UFO Incident (Second Wave) (1952) — CTD-0079

DATE26 Jul 1952

LOCAL TIME9:00 PM

LOCATIONWashington, D.C., USA, United States

COORDINATES38.87°N, 77.09°W

One week after the first incident, radar operators again tracked numerous UFOs encircling Washington. F-94 interceptors were scrambled; one pilot reported tracking unknowns at over 1,000 mph. The incidents triggered the largest Pentagon press conference since World War II on July 29.

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WITNESSES & UNITS

Military personnel & radar operators

SENSORS & EVIDENCE

Ground / airborne radar track

Archived investigative case file

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