UFO Sightings in Virginia
11 nightmarks documented
Bright object observed near military installations at Crittenden, Virginia (1969)
One of Blue Book's final unknowns — near the world's largest naval base, as the 22-year program drew its last breath.
Close encounter with landed object near South Hill, Virginia (1967)
A luminous object descended near a Virginia highway — physical traces on the vegetation marked where it had been.
Bright object observed over historic Williamsburg, Virginia (1965)
An unknown over colonial Williamsburg — where 18th-century streets looked up at a 20th-century mystery.
Bright object observed near George Washington's Mount Vernon estate, Virginia (1964)
An unknown near George Washington's estate — in the most surveilled airspace in America, fifteen miles from the Pentagon.
Bright object observed over Lynchburg, Virginia in the Blue Ridge foothills (1958)
A bright unknown in the Virginia Blue Ridge foothills — where mountain vistas and dark skies revealed what cities would miss.
Bright object observed over Arlington, Virginia — within sight of the Pentagon (1955)
An unknown within sight of the Pentagon — three years after radar-tracked UFOs over the capital made worldwide headlines.
Bright object observed over Danville in the Virginia Piedmont (1954)
A bright unknown over Virginia's Piedmont textile country — weeks before the greatest European UFO wave in history began.
Bright object observed over Annandale, Virginia — minutes from CIA headquarters (1952)
A bright unknown minutes from the CIA and Pentagon — four months after radar-tracked UFOs over the capital made global headlines.
Unidentified object observed at Langley AFB — Tactical Air Command headquarters, Virginia (1952)
An unknown over TAC headquarters — where America's air combat operations were commanded and the sky held something uncontrollable.
Bright object observed over Stafford between Washington, D.C. and Quantico (1952)
A bright unknown between Washington and Quantico — during the extraordinary week bracketed by the capital's radar events.
Bright object observed over Norfolk — the world's largest naval base (1952)
An unknown over the world's largest naval base — where the Atlantic Fleet's surveillance couldn't identify what floated above it.