Battle of Los Angeles: the US Army Fought an UFO (1942)
In 1942, the US military fired 1,400 shells at an unknown object over LA. Was it a UFO or a false alarm? Discover the truth.
Battle of Los Angeles: the US Army Fought an UFO (1942)
The Battle of Los Angeles: When the US Army Fought a UFO By USA 360 | War Mysteries & Paranormal History I t was February 25, 1942. The United States had entered World War II just months earlier after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Tensions on the West Coast were at an all-time high. Everyone was expecting a Japanese air raid. At 3:16 AM, air raid sirens wailed across Los Angeles. Searchlights swept the sky. Suddenly, they locked onto something. A large, hovering object appeared in the beams of light. The US Coast Artillery Brigade opened fire. For the next hour, chaos reigned. Over 1,400 anti-aircraft shells were fired into the sky. Thousands of people watched as the shells exploded against the object. But here is the strange part: The object didn't fall. It didn't shoot back. It just moved slowly and disappeared. The Phantom Enemy When the smoke cleared and the sun rose, the military expected to find the wreckage of Japanese bombers. Instead, they found nothing. No enemy planes. N…