Anyone know how many Americans, if any, have actually opened fire on UFO’s? That is, shot at them with guns of one sort of another?
I can’t remember the name of the incident, but back in the 1950s I believe our military in Southern California lit up a UFO with spotlights, and did fire weapons at it.
I’m SURE someone on the thread can provide the name of the incident I’m thinking of.
I’ve also heard that many people who come face-to-face with these things are so shocked that they can’t react. (Whether that’s pure fear, or something in the “aliens” arsenal remains to be seen). I happen to think this is the same reason we don’t have any “Close-up” photos.
Thanks for the info. I thought it was LA, but wasn’t sure.
2HardDrive: Here is the Wikipedia entry for what is commonly called the “Battle of Los Angeles”.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Los_Angeles
The incident happened on the night of February 24 & 25, 1942. So you were right LVD, it was during WWII. In fact, the reason they were probably so “alert” was that on February 23rd, a Japanese submarine had surfaced off the coast and fired on a Santa Barbara Oil Production facility, and word was the submarine headed south after the incident towards LA.
This incident was witnessed by a great many people, was accompanied by air raid sirens, and was covered in papers up and down the Pacific Coast and apparently some National mass media coverage as well. Newspaper photos are included on the WikiPage.
Hope this helps. :)