A commercial airline pilot has filed formal aviation safety reports after powerful lighting from the White House UFC octagon allegedly flooded their cockpit during a nighttime approach into Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) in Washington, DC. The pilot, speaking anonymously to MeidasTouch as they were not authorised to speak publicly, said the lights struck during the final stages of landing, a critical phase of flight when pilots rely heavily on visual references.
The incident has raised fresh questions about aviation safety near one of the most restricted and heavily trafficked airspaces in the United States, as preparations continued for UFC Freedom 250, scheduled for 14 June on the South Lawn of the White House.
