Perhaps one of the most famous UFO sightings, the Battle of LA occurred overnight during the year 1942, between the days of February 24th and February 25th. This event caught nationwide attention as what experts called a “rogue weather balloon” caused mass panic as the military shot at it with 50. Caliber guns, and anti-aircraft shells seemingly to no extent, as the object never deflated, as it would if it were a weather balloon, nor did it seem to be damaged in any other way. At first, Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox said this was a false alarm, and not to worry about it. However, after he retired, Knox came out and said he was not sure what the origin of the object
Perhaps one of the most famous UFO sightings, the Battle of LA occurred overnight during the year 1942, between the days of February 24th and February 25th. This event caught nationwide attention as what experts called a “rogue weather balloon” caused mass panic as the military shot at it with 50. Caliber guns, and anti-aircraft shells seemingly to no extent, as the object never deflated, as it would if it were a weather balloon, nor did it seem to be damaged in any other way. At first, Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox said this was a false alarm, and not to worry about it. However, after he retired, Knox came out and said he was not sure what the origin of the object