The sightings of July 26–27 also made front-page headlines, and led President Harry Truman to have his air force aide call Ruppelt and ask for an explanation of the sightings and unknown radar returns.
7月26日-27日的目击事件同样也登上了头版头条，并使得总统哈里·S·杜鲁门让自己的空军助手打电话给鲁佩尔特要求给出对目击事件和不明雷达回波的解释。