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Capitol Airlines escort

November 18, 1951, 3:20 a.m.
Washington, D.C., USA

Unresolved
Representative drawing from the From orbit page, not this specific sighting.
"an object with several lights"Shape words from the Project Blue Book summary

What happened

An object with several lights followed the airliner for about 20 minutes, then turned back.

Witnesses

The crew of Capitol Airlines DC-4 Flight 610 and Andrews AFB senior air traffic controller Tom Selby

Explanation

Unresolved

No explanation has been found.

Sources

  1. Patrick Gross, Project Blue Book unknowns of 1951ufologie.patrickgross.org
  2. The Black Vault, Project Blue Book unknown case files, complete listtheblackvault.com

Filed by Project Blue Book as unidentified.