Tacoma, Washington: Many witnesses see four silvery objects, radar reportedly tracks them
At 1:30 p.m. on June 19, 1952, many witnesses in Tacoma, Washington, saw four silvery objects flying silently at high altitude; unofficial sources said they were tracked on radar at McChord AFB and jets were scrambled.
Background
At 1:30 p.m. four silvery objects were seen by many witnesses in Tacoma, Washington, flying silently at high altitude. Unofficial sources reported that the objects were tracked on radar at McChord AFB (now Joint Base Lewis-McChord) in Tacoma and that jets were scrambled. The sighting was reported by the Tacoma Reporter on June 20, 1952, and later discussed by Michael D. Swords in the International UFO Reporter. The account follows the entry in George M. Eberhart's chronology UFOs and Intelligence (CUFOS) and the sources cited there; it is not an independent determination by From Beyond Space.