Project Blue Book UFO Sightings — Image 001

SAUCERS OVER HaRry 6. sanues, senior ain ROUTE TRAFFIC LONTROLLER FOR THE CIVIL AERONAUTICS ADMINISTRATIONWAS IN [SHARGE OF THE WATIONAL AIRPORT, WASHINGTON, 0.C.,A.R.T. CONTROL CENTER ON THE NIGHT OF JULY 19, 1952. “TBRIEFY,"HE STATES INA NEWSPAPER ARTICLE, "...0UR JOB 18 TO CONSTANTLY MONITOR THE SKIES ARGUND THE NATIONS CAPITOL WITH THE ELECTRONIC EYE OF RADAR...” SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT ON THAT DATE, SEVENPIPS APPEARED SUDDENLY ON THE CONTROL CENTER'S SCOPE. ED NUGENT, JIM COPELAND, AND JIM RITCNEY,ALL EXPER: NENCED RADAR CONTROLLERS, CHECKED THE OBSERVATIONS. THE AIRPORT CONTROL TOWER RADAR OPERATORVER!~ GiGD JME SAME SlouTING. THEY MERE OVER “THE RESTRICTED AREAS OF WASHINGTON, INCLUDING THE WHITE HOUSE 4ND THE CAPITOL..* ss (Captanc.s. PIERMANA CAPITOL AIRLINES PILOT OF 17 BARNES STATES: “OURING THE NEXT 14 MINUTES, HE ‘YEARS FLYING EXPERIENCE, SHORTLY AFTER TAKING OFF, (PIERMAN) REPORTED THAT NE SAW SIX SUCH LIOHTS, . MAS ASKEDTO CHECK THESE MYSTERIOUS OBJECTS. ME. EAGH SIGHTING COINCIDED WITH A PIP WE COULD RADIOED BACK. SEE WEAR HIS PLANE, WHEN HE REPORTED THAT THERE'S ONE. AND Te: THE LIGHT STREAKED OFF AT HIGH SPEED," DIS- THERE TT OOEST = . S| APPEARED FROM OUR SCOPE...” (3 THAT MEANS IT. ZOOMED OUT OF OUR BEAM JBETMEEW SHEEPS! \T ACCELERATED = FROM /30 MILES PER NOUR TO ALMOST 500. IN LESS THAN 4 SECONDS. - fPIERMAN DESCRIBED IT AS A BRIGHT LIGHT MOVING FASTER, [AT TIMES, THAN A SHOOTING STAR... 7, ‘WASHINGTON, D.C.