BATTLE-OF-LOS-ANGELES-1942 · CASE

Battle of Los Angeles

25 February 1942 · Los Angeles, CA, US · 34.0522°N 118.2437°W

UNVERIFIED VISUAL

United States Army anti-aircraft batteries fired 1,440 rounds at unidentified objects over Los Angeles during a wartime alert. No aircraft were downed. Press attributed the event variously to weather balloons, war nerves, and unidentified craft.

Long-form record in progress.