1952 Washington, D.C. UFO sightings (White House area)

In July 1952 multiple unidentified aerial objects were tracked on radar and reported visually over Washington, D.C.; military jets were scrambled to intercept. Radar contacts were recorded near Washington National Airport and controllers reported unexplained targets approaching the capital, with eyewitness reports of lights over the White House. The events prompted Air Force investigations and press coverage; explanations offered have included radar anomalies and misidentification, and the incidents remain debated.