Pct controller reports that he received a point out on an aircraft but turned the data tag to a gree...

Attributes
ACN	1200258
Time
Date	201408
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	PCT.TRACON
State Reference	VA
Environment
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Descent
Route In Use	Vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	Cruise
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Function	Approach
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Experience	Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 6
Events
Anomaly	Conflict Airborne Conflict Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

The graco controller pointed out aircraft Y; southwest bound descending to 045 with a class B clearance. He had made the aircraft yellow on my scope much earlier; not near my airspace. I had turned the tag green; because it was distracting me. After the point out was made; I kept the track green. There was a lifeguard helicopter crossing bwi final to runway 28 that required a good amount of my attention; I forgot about the VFR point out. I descended aircraft X from 060 to 040. When I realized aircraft Y was in close proximity to aircraft X; I issued a traffic alert and climb. The pilot stated he had the traffic in sight. He stated he never received a TCAS advisory. I should ensure point out aircraft remain yellow on my scope; so I don't forget about them. With the dc sfra; many VFR are in the airspace and not receiving services. They are easy to overlook.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PCT controller reports that he received a point out on an aircraft but turned the data tag to a green color because it was distracting him. He later gets this aircraft and another too close.

Narrative: The GRACO controller pointed out Aircraft Y; SW bound descending to 045 with a class B clearance. He had made the aircraft yellow on my scope much earlier; not near my airspace. I had turned the tag green; because it was distracting me. After the point out was made; I kept the track green. There was a lifeguard helicopter crossing BWI final to runway 28 that required a good amount of my attention; I forgot about the VFR point out. I descended Aircraft X from 060 to 040. When I realized Aircraft Y was in close proximity to Aircraft X; I issued a traffic alert and climb. The pilot stated he had the traffic in sight. He stated he never received a TCAS advisory. I should ensure point out aircraft remain yellow on my scope; so I don't forget about them. With the DC SFRA; many VFR are in the airspace and not receiving services. They are easy to overlook.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.

Pct controller reports that he received a point out on an aircraft but turned the data tag to a green color because it was distracting him. He later gets this aircraft and another too close.