REF: UAP/1950s/031Unexplained
1952-07-19 & 26
Washington D.C. radar incidents ('Washington flap')
Washington, D.C. · USA·Radar-visual over capital·1950s
Unexplained
§ ASummary
On two weekends, multiple targets tracked simultaneously by National Airport & Andrews AFB radars with visual confirmations; jets scrambled; largest Pentagon press conference since WWII followed.
§ BWitnesses
ARTC controllers (Harry Barnes), airline & F-94 pilots
§ CEvidence & Documentation
Radar scope data from 3 sites; controller logs; Gen. Samford press conference 7/29/52
§ DOfficial Investigation
Project Blue Book; CIA attention leading to Robertson Panel
§ EStatus Assessment
Official: temperature inversions/anomalous propagation; controllers & Ruppelt disputed; still contested
§ FVerifiable Sources
Ruppelt (1956); Blue Book files; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1952_Washington,_D.C._UFO_incident
§ GCross-referenced cases6
1950-05-11🇺🇸 USA
McMinnville (Trent) photos
Photographic
1950-08-15🇺🇸 USA
Mariana film
Film
1950-03-16🇺🇸 USA
Farmington 'armada'
Mass sighting
1951-08-25🇺🇸 USA
Lubbock Lights
Photographic / mass sighting
1951-09-10🇺🇸 USA
Fort Monmouth radar-visual
Radar-visual
1952-07-14🇺🇸 USA
Nash-Fortenberry sighting
Airline crew sighting