Битва за Лос-Анджелес

📅 1942-02-25 📍 Лос-Анджелес, Калифорния, США 🏷️ UAP_sighting 🎯 1% A-уровень ✅ Approved

📋 Описание

В течение 24–25 июня 1942 года в Лос-Анджелесе американские войска выпустили артиллерийский обстрел в ответ на наблюдение неизвестного объекта над городом.

👤 Свидетели

C. L. McGowan

resident of Los Angeles

«I saw a bright, slow-moving object in the sky at around 11:15 p.m., followed by a flurry of flares and gunfire.»

Major William J. R. McNally

United States Army Air Forces commander

«The anti‑aircraft batteries fired at an unidentified target that appeared to be a low‑flying aircraft, but no wreckage was found.»

Ensign John H. Davis

United States Navy radio operator

«We received a burst of unidentified radio chatter from the direction of the object; the signal ceased after the barrage.»

📄 Доказательства

📄 Документы: After‑action report of the 12th Air Defense Command detailing the engagement., Internal memo from the Army Air Forces Office of the Inspector General questioning the nature of the target.

📷 Фото: Photograph taken by a civilian showing a bright flare in the night sky over downtown Los Angeles., Military reconnaissance photo depicting the activation of anti‑aircraft batteries.

🎥 Видео: Amateur film recorded by a Los Angeles resident showing flares and gunfire during the night of 24‑25 Feb 1942.

🔍 Физ. следы: Unexploded 3‑inch anti‑aircraft shell fragments recovered from the Los Angeles Harbor area.

📡 Радар: Army Air Corps radar logs indicating a low‑altitude radar contact that disappeared after the barrage.

🔎 Расследование

Ведущая организация

United States Army Air Forces

Статус

closed

Выводы

Объект, вероятно, был метеорологической шары или ошибочно идентифицированным самолетом; вражеский самолет не был обнаружен.

🔗 Связанные сущности

United States Army Air Forces military commander of the defense United States Navy coordinated coastal defense Major William J. R. McNally commander of the anti‑aircraft batteries C. L. McGowan civilian witness