Battle of Los Angeles: US Military Fires 1,400 Shells at a UFO
Anti-aircraft batteries poured over 1,400 rounds of ammunition into the sky above Los Angeles after radar operators reported an unidentified object, triggering a citywide blackout and killing three civilians from falling shrapnel and car accidents. The object was never identified, and the incident — fueled by post-Pearl Harbor paranoia — became one of America's most enduring wartime mysteries and a touchstone for UFO enthusiasts.
February 25, 1942
84 years ago
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