* All Said to, Jack Sargeant something like:
 JS> Oldie but goodie
 JS> On Feb. 25, 1942 a giant UFO hovered over Los Angeles and was
 JS> subjected to battery fire from U.S. forces. 1400 artillery shells
 JS> were fired at the giant sphere and considerable ground damage with
 JS> some casualties was later reported as a result of the artillery
 JS> fire. The giant UFO left the scene at an estimated 18,000 MPH.
 Yes, and the event really did happen.  A 1974 FOIA memo from the Chief of 
Staff to the President dated 26 feb 1942 staes:
       The follwing is the information we have from GHQ at this moment 
regarding the air alarm over Los Angeles of yesterday morning:
From details available at this hour:
1.  Unidentified airplanes, other than American Army or Navy planes, were 
probably over Los Angeles, and were fired on by elements of the 37th CA 
Brigade(AA) between 3:12 and 4:15 a.m.  These units expended 1430 rounds of 
ammunition.
2. As many as fifteen airplanes may have been involved, flying at various 
speeDark Skies from what is officially reported as being very slow' to as 
much as 200 mph and at elevations from 9000 to 18000 feet.
3. No bombs were dropped.
4. No casualties among our troops.
5. No planes were shot down.
6. No American Army or Navy planes were in action.
Investigation continuing.  It seems reasonable to conclude that if 
unidentified airplanes were involved they may have been from commercial 
sources, operated by enemy agents fro purposes of spreading alarm, disclosing 
locations of antiaircraft positions, and slowing production through blackout. 
 Such conclusion us supported by varying speed of operation and the fact that 
no bombs were dropped.'
There are however witnesses that reported speeds of 5 miles per second and 
far stranger behaviour. 
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