Army Vetoes Virginia Private Airport Near Mason Neck
The U S Army rejected a plan to build a private plane airport near the Mason Neck bald eagle refuge in Fairfax County citing mobilization and training needs at Fort Belvoir. The project faced heavy local opposition over security, environmental and noise concerns. The army suggested possible joint use of an existing runway but warned of serious problems and opted to veto the new facility.
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FT. Belvoir
U.S. Army
Virginia
Mason Neck Bald Eagle Refuge
Fairfax County
Vincent P. Huggard
Army
Elizabeth S. Hartwell
Fairfax
Huggard
Jean R. Packard
Fairfax County Board of Supervisors
Wayne A. Whitham
State Secretary of Transportation
Whitham
Robert C. Fitzgerald
Virginia Airport Authority
Linwood Holton
Holton
Unidentified Flying Objects Sightings Persist in Virginia
The Associated Press reports a continuing wave of UFO sightings across Virginia with nationwide echoes from the Midwest to the Gulf Coast. Notable reports include a Leon family chase of a glowing object near Gordonsville and a Petersburg police sighting of a bright, multi colored light. in Prince George County, a silver object with six lights disrupted local phones for about 30 minutes.
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Associated Press
Virginia
Midwest
Gulf Coast States
Seaboard
Kenneth Hensley
Madison County
Leon
Hensley
Madison
Gordonsville
Petersburg
P. Edward Kaplan
Kaplan
Prince George County
Wayne Toler
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