Los Angeles, California - Large Silver V-2 Shaped Object
Undated·Los Angeles, Calif. - 1301 W. Olympic Blvd.·USAF·unresolved
A large silver object resembling a V-2 rocket fuselage was observed over Los Angeles traveling west to east at an estimated altitude over 20,000 feet and speed exceeding 700 MPH, leaving a blue exhaust trail.
“Object resembled the fuselage of a V-2 rocket - but much larger. S/Sgt Eetes stated that it was much larger than a B-29 and silver in color end that 1t completely filled the lens of a 10 B-80 field glass which was taken from a German 88 mm artillery piece. kch lens was 8" in diaidter. Speed estimated to be well over 700 MPH. and objecVwas traveli.Jl€ at an altitude of well over 20,000 ft. No sound was heard Left a blue em.mist trail.”
Verbatim from DOW-UAP-D088.pdf · View original on war.gov
Case details
- Date exactness
- Not exact
- Location
- Los Angeles, Calif. - 1301 W. Olympic Blvd.
- Country
- United States
- Region
- California
- Branch
- USAF
- Sensors
- eyewitness
- Shape
- V-2 rocket fuselage
- Size
- larger than a B-29; filled 8-inch diameter lens of binoculars
- Altitude
- 20000 ft
Source document
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This sighting
Los Angeles, Calif. - 1301 W. Olympic Blvd. / undated
- DOW-UAP-D088.pdf — Written report of this sighting