Arlington unidentified aerial event — October 1961

On or during October 1961, at or near Arlington, Virginia, United States, the source reports the following sequence: 6 Oct 61 SIGHTING GROUP Arlington, Virginia TYPE OF OBSERVATION D Ground-Visual SOURCE Ground-Visual LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 10 min BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING The object was first observed hovering over Rosslyn, Virginia, at about 8:40 p.m. It moved slowly toward Arlington, Virginia, and then accelerated rapidly and disappeared.