A 'slow-moving blob' that may have been a flock of birds triggered a lockdown of the White House and caused the US Capitol to be placed on 'restrictive access'
Washington A"slow-moving blob" that may have been a flock of birds triggered a lockdown of the White House and caused the US Capitol to be placed on"restrictive access" Tuesday morning.
Senior national security officials across the agencies convened to coordinate and monitor the situation after the mysterious"blob" was seen on radar at the Capitol Police command center flying just south of the National Mall, according to a law enforcement source.Military aircraft were scrambled in response.Initial assessments indicated that the"blob" was an unauthorized aircraft entering restrictive airspace, leading to the brief lockdown.
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