Castle-Yankee54
Celestial
One popular thread on AU was the events that occured on the night of February 25, 1942 in Los Angeles.
Some of the known facts include the following
1) A Japanese submarine had shelled Long Beach two nights before.
2) A blackout when into effect at 0215
3) The 37th Coastal Artillery Brigade began firing at 0316 using 50 cal, 37mm and 3.9 inch anti-aircraft guns.
4) Firing ceased at 0414 after 1,440 rounds have been fired.
5) All clear was sounded at 0721.
There were reports that a weather balloon was launched and caused the firing.....and based on war nerves it is likely it could have caused some of the firing. Bear in mind the attack on Pearl Harbor had happened less than 3 months before. There were reports that a barrage balloon also broke loose from its moorings
also cause some of the firing.
Some claim the famous picture indicates there was an ETV being hit by anti-aircraft fire. However, the 3.9 inch rounds fired that night were timed rounds and seldom scored "direct hits.
Later in the war even with improved radar fire control and proximaty fuses it took nearly 1,000 rounds to take down a single enemy aircraft.
Basically the data gaps include the route the alleged UFO/ETV took, the weather that night, how many guns and the types fired and where the gun batteries were located.....this is just a start.
Lets see if this group can get some more information together.
Some of the known facts include the following
1) A Japanese submarine had shelled Long Beach two nights before.
2) A blackout when into effect at 0215
3) The 37th Coastal Artillery Brigade began firing at 0316 using 50 cal, 37mm and 3.9 inch anti-aircraft guns.
4) Firing ceased at 0414 after 1,440 rounds have been fired.
5) All clear was sounded at 0721.
There were reports that a weather balloon was launched and caused the firing.....and based on war nerves it is likely it could have caused some of the firing. Bear in mind the attack on Pearl Harbor had happened less than 3 months before. There were reports that a barrage balloon also broke loose from its moorings
also cause some of the firing.
Some claim the famous picture indicates there was an ETV being hit by anti-aircraft fire. However, the 3.9 inch rounds fired that night were timed rounds and seldom scored "direct hits.
Later in the war even with improved radar fire control and proximaty fuses it took nearly 1,000 rounds to take down a single enemy aircraft.
Basically the data gaps include the route the alleged UFO/ETV took, the weather that night, how many guns and the types fired and where the gun batteries were located.....this is just a start.
Lets see if this group can get some more information together.