UPDATE: The lockdown has been lifted at both the White House and the Capitol.

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The White House was briefly placed on lockdown after an airspace violation.

The incursion was initially thought to have been an aircraft, but is now thought to have been caused by a flock of birds that were picked up by radar.



JUST IN: The security scare that put the White House in lockdown today was possibly caused by a flock of birds appearing on radar. NORAD confirms no aircraft violated D.C. airspace and scrambled jets never located a plane. — Sam Sweeney (@SweeneyABC) November 26, 2019



White House staff and the press were ordered to shelter in place during the lockdown.

The temporary lockdown began just before 9 a.m. on Tuesday and was lifted about 20 minutes later. A lockdown at the Capitol was also lifted after the incident.



Senior officials across the interagency are monitoring the situation on a national event conference call. @NORADCommand aircraft are on site and responding. Plane is not considered hostile at this time. — U.S. Northern Command (@USNorthernCmd) November 26, 2019

We have tasked aircraft to respond. More details to follow. — North American Aerospace Defense Command (@NORADCommand) November 26, 2019



