REF: UAP/1940s/009Unexplained
1942-02-25
Battle of Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA · USA·Military engagement·1940s
Unexplained
§ ASummary
Anti-aircraft batteries fired ~1,430 rounds at unidentified object(s) in searchlights hours after Pearl Harbor jitters; famous LA Times photo.
§ BWitnesses
1,000s of Angelenos; 37th Coast Artillery Brigade
§ CEvidence & Documentation
LA Times photo (2/26/1942); Army/Navy after-action memos; Marshall memo to FDR
§ DOfficial Investigation
Army/Navy inquiries; 1983 Office of Air Force History review
§ EStatus Assessment
USAF history attributes to war nerves/weather balloon + barrage fire; still debated
§ FVerifiable Sources
Office of AF History, 'The Army Air Forces in WWII'; LA Times archives; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Los_Angeles
§ GCross-referenced cases6
1944-1945🌐 Multiple
'Foo Fighters' encounters
Military pilot sightings
1947-06-21🇺🇸 USA
Maury Island incident
Crash-debris claim (hoax)
1947-06-24🇺🇸 USA
Kenneth Arnold sighting
Pilot sighting (origin of 'flying saucer')
1947-07-08🇺🇸 USA
Roswell incident
Crash-debris recovery
1947-07-04🇺🇸 USA
United Air Lines Flight 105
Airline crew sighting
1947-07-07🇺🇸 USA
Rhodes photographs
Photographic