Foo fighters during World War II
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Allied and German aviators reported sightings of luminous balls and small metal-looking disks that exhibited intelligent behavior and followed or flew around aircraft during combat operations.
“From 1940 to 1945, numerous aviators sighted either swarms of red or green luminous balls several dozen centimeters in diameter or groups of small metal-looking disks that followed the aircraft or flew around them, giving the impression of intelligent behavior.”
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Case details
- Date
- 1942-06-01
- Precision
- year
- Location
- Multiple theaters of operation during World War II
- Branch
- NASA
- Sensors
- eyewitness
- Shape
- luminous balls and small metal-looking disks
- Size
- several dozen centimeters in diameter
Resolution
Initially thought by Allies to be secret German weapon and by Germans to be secret U.S. weapon. Files subject to military secrecy until at least 1949.
Source document
Agency: NASA
File: 255_413270_UFO's_and_Defense_What_Should_we_Prepare_For
Case ID: 1942-NASA-A5892E
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