In 1942, unidentified flying objects appeared over the American city of Los Angeles, forcing the American air defense forces to take decisive measures to protect US airspace.
Then the roar of military guns sounded all over America and left many questions unanswered: what exactly did thousands of people see on the California coast, where did these objects come from and for what purpose? Those events went down in US history and became known as the Battle of Los Angeles.
The incident took place in a small village on the California coast - in the town of Ellwood, which is located just north of Santa Barbara.
It is noteworthy that among the military, the majority also did not understand the situation in which Los Angeles found itself. Some objects soared in the sky with unprecedented speed, but did not carry out bombing for unknown reasons. The bodies of the vehicles did not contain any insignia, but the speed and height of their operation showed that the United States was dealing with ultra-modern aircraft of the latest designs.
On the night of February 25, 1942, at 03:16, on the outskirts of Los Angeles, eyewitnesses observed approximately 20 UFOs in the sky. Since there was no information about these objects, residents of the city began to call the incomprehensible guests "aircraft of the Japanese forces."
The huge city in an instant plunged into total darkness, which was pierced by the rays emanating from the numerous searchlights of the US military forces. It was also obvious that the vehicles of the newly made "enemy" are much larger in size than any of the most modern bombers and fighters.
At 3:30 a detachment of coastal anti-aircraft artillery received the order to begin shelling enemy aircraft. It was at this moment that the most inexplicable in this story began! The military wanted to destroy enemy aircraft with solid fire.
According to reports provided later, in 1 hour of the attack on the UFO, the military fired at enemy targets more than 1400 anti-aircraft shells weighing 6 kg each. As a result, 24 rounds were released in 60 seconds - a real barrage!
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At the same time, the 4th Fighter Aviation Regiment of the United States of America was put on full alert, but the pilots were never able to take to the skies due to the continuous shelling of their own Anti-Aircraft Artillery.
At that hour, inconceivable events unfolded in the sky. The enemy aircraft, as if mocking the US military, made movements almost to the anti-aircraft installations themselves, accidentally or specifically emphasizing that the US artillery could not inflict any damage on them.
As a result, in the end, the military who carried out the shelling soon became completely disappointed in their capabilities, when they realized that the 6 kg shells did not inflict the slightest injury on the UFO: the latter also continued to float in the sky, absolutely disregarding direct hits from shells …
The air raid was stopped only at 04:14 in the morning (the shelling lasted for about an hour), and at 07:15 another order canceled the rules of blackout, which had already been "canceled" by the rising sun. The military began to take stock of their hourly attack on the enemy. The salvoes of the American military did absolutely no damage to the aircraft that hovered in the sky of Los Angeles, not a single UFO was found on the ground.
No trophies were found; instead, serious damage was caused to the city and its inhabitants. Many buildings were completely destroyed. The military's own shells caused the death of 5 Los Angeles residents, in addition to this, three people died of heart attacks, which were a natural reaction to the events.