Case: GG-2026-123
Status: Historic
Documentation rating: B
Location: Los Angeles, California
In the early morning hours of February 25, 1942—just months after the attack on Pearl Harbor and amid intense wartime anxiety along the West Coast—anti-aircraft batteries across Los Angeles unleashed a massive, 1,440-round barrage into the night sky following radar and visual alarms. The three-hour engagement triggered a total municipal blackout, disrupted civilian life, and resulted in several indirect fatalities from heart attacks and traffic accidents, alongside shrapnel damage to homes and automobiles. While military investigators and subsequent official reports attributed the chaos to war…
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