Washington National Airport UFO incident
GPTKB entity
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
UFO
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
Washington flap
|
| gptkbp:category |
gptkb:UFO_sightings_in_the_United_States
1952 in Washington, D.C. |
| gptkbp:date |
July 19–20, 1952
July 26–27, 1952 |
| gptkbp:explains |
unidentified flying objects (alternative explanation)
temperature inversion (official explanation) |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Washington National Airport UFO incident
|
| gptkbp:investigatedBy |
gptkb:Project_Blue_Book
|
| gptkbp:involves |
gptkb:US_Air_Force
pilots visual sightings civilian air traffic controllers radar sightings |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkb:Washington_National_Airport |
| gptkbp:publishedBy |
mainstream media
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Project_Blue_Book
1952 UFO sightings |
| gptkbp:resultedIn |
press conference by US Air Force
|
| gptkbp:significance |
one of the most publicized UFO incidents in US history
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Washington_Flap
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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