Ninety-nine percent of UFO sightings lend themselves to logical comprehension, and only one percent baffles specialists. The Washington Carousel is just such a case. Everyone is involved in this story: scientists, the military and the government, but no one has been able to give it at least some plausible explanation.
On July 19, 1952, at about 11 pm, a group of seven UFOs was spotted by radar at Washington Dulles Airport. FAA Chief Dispatcher Barnes later said that the objects flew erratically.
UFOs were moving towards the American capital at a speed exceeding 2000 km / h. This is quite a lot of "agility" for the aircraft of that time. But the problem is also that, according to the aviation services, there could be no aircraft in this area at that moment. The incident could be attributed to a malfunction of the radar equipment. If not for one "but": the radars of the Andrews military base, which was only 20 kilometers from the city center, also detected strange objects. And then the UFO was noticed at the Bolling Air Force Base, located near the Washington airport. And one more thing: the aircraft did not react in any way to dispatchers' requests.
Some researchers report that for several minutes the world was on the verge of a nuclear threat, because because of the speed, sometimes reaching 11,000 km / h, the mysterious objects were quite similar to the ballistic missiles of the USSR. However, the incredible maneuverability of the UFO quickly dispelled these concerns: no rocket is capable of making such turns.
It is also symbolic that soon after the appearance of the UFO, they hovered over the Capitol and the residence of the President of the United States. The country's leadership did not tolerate such impudence from the uninvited guests and sent fighters to intercept. On the night of July 20, two F-94 Starfires took off from the Delaware base and headed for Washington. Noticing the approaching fighters, the UFOs disappeared, but soon returned again. And then the pilots assured that the "saucers" seemed to be watching their actions and purposefully avoiding meetings. True, in those years, fighters did not have powerful radars, and the pilots could only believe their own eyes.
And also UFOs were seen by numerous residents of Washington. The objects glowed strangely, and therefore their outlines seemed blurry. Later, the instruments will show that the diameter of each of them reached about 40 m. On the morning of July 20, the capital's newspapers came out with screaming headlines reminding us that we are not alone in the Universe.
On July 26, the "end of the world" continued. Civilian pilots and ground controllers saw something over the capital again. US radars also spotted it. In total, more than ten "contacts" were recorded over Washington that day. But one of the most surprising twists in the story came the next night. Military pilot William Patterson tried to fly up to objects, and UFOs … suddenly surrounded him. For a while, the objects simply accompanied the plane, but then disappeared. On July 27, they appeared again, and other pilots told about their meetings with them. According to the descriptions of the pilots, the unidentified objects looked like giant balls, from which a white glow emanated.
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There were no casualties in the course of this story. However, it began to cause serious concern for the US government. On July 29, an order was issued obliging fighter pilots to attack UFOs if they … did not respond to instructions from the military. An arrogant statement, to be sure! After all, the pilots have so far failed to even reach the attack range. Unidentified objects performed virtuoso pirouettes and easily escaped pursuit.
Meanwhile, residents of the capital continued to observe the luminous objects in the sky for another two weeks. According to the testimony of witnesses, UFOs could abruptly change their flight trajectory without making any turn. Objects moved synchronously, like a squadron of aircraft, then diverged in different directions. Then the balls flew away forever.
But the Washington Carousel continued to unfold more and more. The newspapers were going crazy. By the way, then the American media could afford to be completely frank for the last time: already in 1954, all cases of meetings with aliens became a matter of national security, falling under the stamp of perfect secrecy.