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Foo fighters during World War II

1942-06-01·Multiple theaters of operation during World War II·NASA·unresolved
Document cover: 255_413270_UFO's_and_Defense_What_Should_we_Prepare_ForDocument cover

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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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Extracted via LLM. Verbatim excerpt validated.

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