Washington D.C. Radar and Jet Interceptor Chase - July 26, 1951
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Radar at the Air Route Traffic Control Center and Andrews Air Force Base showed unidentifiable objects over Washington; two jet interceptors were dispatched and one pilot sighted four lights that vanished during pursuit.
“A week later, at 9:08 P.M. on July 26th, the Air Route Traffic Control Center's radarscope again showed unidentifiable objects over Washington. So did the screen at the Andrews Air Force Base, just outside the capital. Two jet interceptors, capable of doing six hundred miles an hour, were dispatched from a base near New Castle, Delaware, to investigate. When the interceptors appeared on the radarscopes, they were guided toward the objects. One of the pilots sighted four lights approximately ten miles in front of his plane and slightly above it, but they vanished while he was trying to overtake them.”
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Case details
- Date
- July 26th, 9:08 P.M.
- Precision
- day
- Location
- Washington, D.C.
- Country
- United States
- Region
- District of Columbia
- Branch
- USAF
- Unit
- Air Route Traffic Control Center, Andrews Air Force Base
- Sensors
- eyewitness, radar
- Shape
- lights
Resolution
No evidence for or against flying saucers
Source document
Agency: FBI
File: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_7
Case ID: UNDATED-USAF-D173A2-A2EC
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