# May 12, 1954 — Washington D.C. — UFOs Fly Over Capitol Building

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**Created:** [May 12, 2025, 12:08am UTC](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/t/may-12-1954-washington-d-c-ufos-fly-over-capitol-building/145 "2025-05-12T00:08:20Z")
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May 12, 1954 — Washington D.C.  
12:45 a.m. Three USAF Air Policemen (A/1C Mason W. Augst, A/1C George F. Wright, and A/1C Elmer A. Cruver) are standing guard next to a hangar at National Airport in Washington, D.C. They see a formation of two UFOs fly over the Capitol building. The objects are glowing white. They appear just above the horizon to the northeast in a straight line, make a 90° turn, then move away to the south. The objects reappear twice more, at 1:15 a.m. and 2:10 a.m. Each pass takes 45 seconds. [Eberhart]

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Sources:  
Loren E. Gross, UFOs, a History: 1954, January–May, The Author, 1990, p. 94;

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Brad Sparks, Blue Books Unknowns Catalogue, Case 1029, p. 212;

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Frank Edwards, Flying Saucers—Here and Now!, Lyle Stuart, 1967, pp. 84–85;

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