The U.S. Capitol Police tweeted on Wednesday evening that there is no threat to the building after it was evacuated.
"The Capitol was evacuated out of an abundance of caution this evening. There is no threat at the Capitol. More details to come," Capitol Police said.
At first, police ordered an evacuation of the Capitol, saying there was an "aircraft that poses probable threat," according to AP White House reporter Zeke Miller.
CNN newsource correspondent Mike Valerio said that a single engine aircraft was "not coordinated appropriately."
"NEW — Capitol evacuation — Single engine aircraft. Parachutists into Nats Park. Not coordinated appropriately, per two people directly familiar tell @CNN," Valerio tweeted.
It was reported that the plane was not responding to communication, prompting the evacuation.
According to Flightradar24, a U.S. Army parachute team was circling the sky, as POLITICO's congressional reporter Andrew Desiderio explained what happened after the plane took off at 6:09 p.m.
"According to @flightradar24, the plane took off from Joint Base Andrews outside D.C. at 6:09pm. USCP sent the initial evacuation alert at 6:32pm. The plane was easily identifiable through FR24, a popular publicly available flight tracking app," Desiderio said.
The U.S. Army's Golden Knights did parachute into Nationals Park as part of a pregame performance for Military Appreciation Night, according to NBC News. There was miscommunication between Capitol Police and the event organizers, two Capitol Police sources told NBC News.
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