It’s been widely agreed that, while the events of February 25th are confusing to say the least, Los Angeles was in no danger that particular night. Since they were silver in color, use lights for tracking purposes, and the radar technology at the time was rudimentary at best, it’s easy to see how the alerts could have begun. The Office of Air Force History reported of the events of that night in 1942, nothing that several meteorological balloon had been launched that evening to determine wind conditions. Their evidence is easily disproven by a quick search through the L.A.
Skeptics still today believe that the Los Angeles Air Raid was nothing more than a government cover-up of an alien encounter, citing fake headlines pulled from a movie adaptation and the photograph that was published the day after the alarms. Times commemorating the anniversary of the raid, the author states that it was common in the 1940’s to retouch photos due to the poor quality and that he wished the iconic image that is seen today was more faithful to the original. Times released a photograph from the air-raid The photo appears to show a saucer shaped object hovering in the sky, illuminated from beneath by search lights.īut, in a recent article from the L.A. The theory really kicked off after the L.A. Some claimed to have seen an aircraft shot down, eventhough none could be found the next morning. And the story spread, given the conflicting reports from eye-witnesses. Many believe that Earth was visited byextraterrestrials of that fateful night. To make matters worse, the Japanese even stated after the war had ended that they had never flown aircraft over Los Angeles. Several air-raid wardens had hurt themselves in the darkness while trying to do theirjobs.Īnd, as what typically happens when something is difficult to explain, there were many conspiracy theories and claims of a government cover-up to go along withthe embarrassment of the evening. Some 20 Japanese-Americans were arrested for allegedly trying to signal the enemy aircraft by the FBI. Outrage spread through the city due to everything this “false alarm” caused. The official story of the Battle of Los Angeles is that a lost meteorological balloon started the panic and the sound of friendly fire made it seem as though there was a fight to be had.
The next day, the Army released their statement, believing everything was caused by a psychological warfare tactic. 1942 Battle of Los Angeles The Battle of Los Angeles, also known as The Great Los Angeles Air Raid, is the name given by contemporary sources to the rumored enemy attack and subsequent anti-aircraft artillery barrage which took place from late February 24 to early Februover Los Angeles, California. False Alarm StatementĪ few hours after the all clear, the Secretary of the Navy released a statement saying that the incident was a false alarm, caused by “war nerves” from the United States entering into the Second World War. And the only causalities were civilians three souls died in car accidents caused by the commotion and twosuffered heart attacks caused by the stress of the night. The only damage that could be seen seemed to be only from friendly fire.īuildings and vehicles were damaged from shell fragments. There wasn’t any aircraft crashed into the Earth from the barrage of bullets. Yet nothing was found in the light of day to be shot down. At 7:21 A.M., the all clear was sounded and the blackout was finally lifted. 50 caliber machine guns began firing into the unidentified craft. What Happened: The ChronicleĪt 3:16 A.M., anti-aircraft shells and. Reports were coming in that an unidentified flying object was spotted, causing a total blackout of the city to be ordered and thousands of air raid wardens summoned to their places. In the very early morning of February 25th 1942, less than three months after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, air raid sirens rang through the darkness over Los Angeles, throwing the city into a panic. What happened? What was the Battle of Los Angeles? The onslaught was witnessed by more than one million people.Photo credit: Ufo over Los Angeles, 1942. Just before 2:30 a.m., military personnel launched an assault on the hovering object, firing more than 14,000 rounds of anti-aircraft artillery into the air. On February 25, 1942, only eleven weeks after the unforgettable attack on Pearl Harbor, an unidentified aircraft appeared in the sky above Culver City, California. With such similar titles, I’m kind of tempted to take a page from Watchmen and ask “Who’s mocking the mockbusters?” Okay, so The Asylum has Battle of Los Angeles, and now filmmaker and UFO researcher Jose Escamilla is bringing us the documentary The Battle of Los Angeles. Now a third such film has emerged, THE Battle of Los Angeles, and this one purports to tell the true story of the 1942 incident. This incident is referenced in both Battle: Los Angeles and the Asylum mockbuster Battle of Los Angeles. Over a million people allegedly witnessed a UFO in the skies over Los Angeles in 1942.