One of the most intriguing, and still unexplained UFO cases occurred in Washington, D.C., and I have always wondered why it is rarely mentioned when bringing up the more credible UFO incidents.
On July 19, 1952, both Washington National Airport and Andrews Air Force Base started getting a lot of returns on their radar screens, while at the same time lights in the sky were visible to the human eye. Andrews Air Force base was notified and two fighter jets were scrambled to intercept, but the objects disappeared by the time the F-94s arrived.
Soon after returning to base, however, the objects reappeared, so the jets were scrambled again. This time, the pilots could see the UFOs, but when they tried to approach them, the objects would disappear both from the sight of the pilots and from the several ground radar stations that were tracking them. After a fruitless search they returned again to the base, and all was quiet for a few days.
One week later, on July 26, it happened all over again. Radar and visual sightings of the UFOs caused the F-94s to once more try to intercept. But as before, although they could initially see the lights, whenever they tried to approach they would vanish. Once again, as soon as the jets returned home, the UFOs were back.
The Air Force tried to explain it away as temperature inversions, but the radar operators on duty that night insist they know the difference between an inversion echo and a real object. One who was on duty that night said, <i>"Inversion blips are always recognized by experts, we are familiar with what weather conditions, flying birds, and [other] such things can cause on radar. Temperature inversions on radar are typically weak returns and move at a slow ground speed. These blips were distinctly clear, reported as a very good return, solid and often traveled at unbelievable speeds."</i> Even Project Bluebook rejected the inversion theory, classifying the case as “unknown”.
Here is the <b><a href=http://www.think-aboutit.com/ufo/ufos_flew_directly_over_washingt.htm>Washington Post newspaper article</a></b> that followed the incidents.
Since this was all witnessed by hundreds of people, I wonder why it has been left to rot on the vine, so to speak. It is certainly one of the most credible UFO cases on file, IMHO.
On July 19, 1952, both Washington National Airport and Andrews Air Force Base started getting a lot of returns on their radar screens, while at the same time lights in the sky were visible to the human eye. Andrews Air Force base was notified and two fighter jets were scrambled to intercept, but the objects disappeared by the time the F-94s arrived.
Soon after returning to base, however, the objects reappeared, so the jets were scrambled again. This time, the pilots could see the UFOs, but when they tried to approach them, the objects would disappear both from the sight of the pilots and from the several ground radar stations that were tracking them. After a fruitless search they returned again to the base, and all was quiet for a few days.
One week later, on July 26, it happened all over again. Radar and visual sightings of the UFOs caused the F-94s to once more try to intercept. But as before, although they could initially see the lights, whenever they tried to approach they would vanish. Once again, as soon as the jets returned home, the UFOs were back.
The Air Force tried to explain it away as temperature inversions, but the radar operators on duty that night insist they know the difference between an inversion echo and a real object. One who was on duty that night said, <i>"Inversion blips are always recognized by experts, we are familiar with what weather conditions, flying birds, and [other] such things can cause on radar. Temperature inversions on radar are typically weak returns and move at a slow ground speed. These blips were distinctly clear, reported as a very good return, solid and often traveled at unbelievable speeds."</i> Even Project Bluebook rejected the inversion theory, classifying the case as “unknown”.
Here is the <b><a href=http://www.think-aboutit.com/ufo/ufos_flew_directly_over_washingt.htm>Washington Post newspaper article</a></b> that followed the incidents.
Since this was all witnessed by hundreds of people, I wonder why it has been left to rot on the vine, so to speak. It is certainly one of the most credible UFO cases on file, IMHO.