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Washington, D.C. UFO incident
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Washington,_D.C._UFO_incident
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Statements (34)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
UFO
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
gptkb:Washington_Flap
gptkbp:category
UFO
1952 in Washington, D.C.
Aviation incidents in 1952
gptkbp:country
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date
July 19–20, 1952
July 26–27, 1952
gptkbp:explains
temperature inversion
radar anomalies
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Washington, D.C. UFO incident
gptkbp:investigatedBy
gptkb:Project_Blue_Book
gptkb:US_Air_Force
gptkbp:involves
gptkb:military
civilians
pilots
radar operators
gptkbp:location
gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:mediaCoverage
gptkb:Life_magazine
gptkb:The_New_York_Times
gptkb:The_Washington_Post
gptkbp:notableFor
multiple radar and visual sightings
national media attention
scrambling of fighter jets
gptkbp:relatedTo
gptkb:Project_Blue_Book
gptkb:UFO_sightings_in_the_United_States
gptkbp:resultedIn
increased public interest in UFOs
public press conference by US Air Force
gptkbp:witnessedBy
gptkb:US_Air_Force
civilians
air traffic controllers
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Project_Blue_Book
gptkb:UFO
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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