The Battle of Los Angeles


	The Battle of Los Angeles

mentalpez

9-3-2008 2:01 PM

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mentalpez says:

World War II on the American mainland. The Battle of Los Angeles was one night of anti-aircraft ordinance fired at unknown objects over the city of Los Angeles. The incident occurred only one day after a weak Japanese bombardment of an oil facility in Santa Barbara. The objects in the LA sky were never identified.

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