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Washington UFO Wave of 1952
Date
1952-07-19
Location
Washington, D.C.
Witnesses
Air traffic controllers, pilots, public
Type
mass-sighting
Entity
Unknown
Craft
Multiple radar returns
Evidence
multiple
Reality
physical
Evidence Index
87/100
Popularity
100/100
Community Rating
4.6 (240)
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Over two consecutive weekends in July 1952, multiple unidentified objects appeared on radar over Washington D.C., including over the White House and Capitol. F-94 fighters were scrambled. The Air Force convened a press conference and ultimately attributed the sightings to temperature inversions, an explanation contested by air traffic controllers and pilots involved.
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