Military / Radar
Washington, D.C. UFO Flap
On consecutive weekends in July 1952, radar operators at Washington National Airport and Andrews Air Force Base tracked unidentified returns and jet interceptors were sent up. The Air Force held a press conference attributing the returns to temperature inversions.
- Date
- July 1952
- Location
- Washington, D.C. · United States
- Witnesses
- Military, Pilot, Multiple
- Evidence
- Radar, Official documents
What was reported
Air traffic controllers and military radar tracked unknown targets over the capital on consecutive weekends, and jets were scrambled.
Official and public statements
At a July 1952 press conference, Major General John Samford stated that the radar returns were caused by temperature inversions and the visual sightings by stars and meteors.
References
Source: Wikipedia