Washington, D.C. UFO incident

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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 5