Congress is evacuated as the White House closes: Officials Prepare for the Worst

“Capitol Hill” or U.S. Congress has been evacuated while the White House has been placed in the emergency closing situation following reports that a non-reagging aircraft was flying over the Washington DC area and was not communicating with air traffic controllers.

A correspondent for The Independent was among those rapporteurs at the White House while the reporting teams were introduced into the U.S. Secret Service and told that it was a part of the shelter offered on extraordinary occasions, Periscopi translates.

Correspondent also reported movements that seemed to be made from the launch site.

The orders for Evacuim were issued about 8am and 30am at the local hour while the White House was placed in emergency situations 15 minutes later.

This was done after nearly 30 minutes of panic, in which federal officials prepared for a potentially catastrophic situation.

Many local people had seen an evacuation helicopter waiting on Capitol Hill.

The aircraft in question is said to have been small and unnarrative, although additional details were not disclosed. /Periscope