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331_120752_Numeric_Files_1944–1945_37153_German_Armament_Equipment_Documents

Location: Germany
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Record updated: 2026-08-19

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This file contains SHAEF messages and memorandums related to "night phenomena (foofighters)," flak rockets, unidentified cylindrical objects, and blinking lights. The documents include multiple references to the observations of the 415th Night Fighter Squadron.

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Authority •NND 947020 ' 18 CUB:- .ieht PhonaJl,;;tn. ,, • - irot ,..o.ctical ir Forro (Pro.v.) / i£l 374 • us A 1. ito ·.-.-:,--·, :!Ith m ctiool t of,t,1'1',,,....,.,.,,., niglt Q=:i;~ ' ott<ir o boen ~ro~oo ......,,._~. -~-- rc.,o ~to 2. 'lbc A m.rcroi"t ~ hnve be ore u a d o.o t 10 tlOrt 11! 3. It'~ t no fux-.-tl or, or aro dot;ini c. ini"'crm tion can be tor .C. of B., - ", . f 2354

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_ ,.1~ W i i ' ~/Cmdr. Orierson :t. A.G. of S. A-2 Air Staff S . H. A, ~ Air Ministry. D.D.I.2. \ t Date : 13th March, l94J . ff Ref : ' • ·111/ 45/DD:E2~ (,c. AR194'1 ">1'')BALtlS CF FIRE_ _ RJ.,}2. l The papers dealing with the abo e subject which you en closed 1th your memo SHAEF Air/ TS.37153/A2 dated 11th February, have been carefully examined and discussed with the various other Departments concerned. Bomber commRnd crews have ror some time been report1n~ s1m1- lar phenonema. A rew of the alleged aircraft may have been ue. 262 and for the re~t, flak rockets are suggested aa the most likely explanation. The whole affair is still something of a mystery and the evidence ie very sketchy and varied eo that no definite and satisfact ory explanat?!t1can~yeto be g;;n55 i~ ~ E. D. . Hop!lirts Croup Cftf)tai,

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•SUPR&l.i.!! HC:.J DQ.Uh.RT.:.'RS ALLI.;<.;n 3XP~'HTI O.L.,_~y F0°C5 (FO~, ARD ) Office of t he J4SSi stant Chi Jf of .::it 11f f , - 2 P3F SHI W/AI RjS. 37lB3/A- 2 14 A\ar ch 1945 SUBJ~CT: Request f or Phot o, r aphs . •' TO L a~. 1 ST OS. TAC. A. F. Attontion AC of s. A- 2• ~e.r-,r Jnoe your l ette r daten 12 .Maroh ns ki ne; that 1 1phot os b e furnished as msnt ioned in our Si -na l . I . ~80 r' r,t ad 4 t ~r ch , thi!'" off i ce has sinc'3 been i nforu. ..ri by In . IX TAC. Thnt t h-3 pi ctures of "Long oylindriMl objaots 1 ' cl nimci by tn'3 107th _.,. R. Squnt'lrou pi lot prov,,' ·, o Oil unsuccessful . ?or cho ne put y Suprem9 Comman~er s T. G. ,,.i.;;s. Lt- Col . AC . A- 2 "D8CCC:. . . I - ' 2356

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;_;7 FOP. :u:. C01 :!!.ODO?£ G?. 0? •' I ~5MARl9A5 • JT:ISTRY \'IHITEH.'J:L A.BIB XH.P.Y T'iO T'YO TYTO FOURTH lu'\:·Cli 83073:' 1-'D \ \ t.. 0 1:EHILEFOUP.FIVE FROF VCASREFERZi,CE JlI~UGAR\VIIll..A:- SL. D.\.TED St"!CO~J) JAHUl\RY . ...• TO AIR lli\.P.SEAL ROBB STRESSiliG I1'?0P..T.A!-C3 O,:;, :IBCO•Ti'PJTG ElJL.T{ STOCKS CF CEP1'AH BOMB TOHJ?'.:DOES FROH 'l.'RIPP"til'IE?.KZ MOIS!IBilf AIJ) ~LY JIG lITY-:3 .'.OGER SLA1~ 01::E T. lO T\'fQ DA'.CED SECOI ':) JPJ-TTJARY BULK DELIVERIES J-T.AVB HO'.r :?.E.PEA'"' FOT YEi~"------~- -....... .:..;_'-"""'..,.9""'!_"'"""'.f.:!..,.( :A. 1:R STAFF ! DI S TR I B U TIONBEGU' PD ..:I.BASE IIWESTI GATE AS STOCK.5 AP-£ RE~UIRED URGE' "TLY. 2360PP.IO ITY ~ J?ORTA!IT iMp(iRr ANr, )

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HQ IX TAC 05 1102A AIR STAFF S.H.A.E. F. I ---1C c. ·------,= ' • ' D r""' T , . 1 B '-; ·;· l< J :--: ~:~lr' ,Nl'J;{ _ I _., . _____ . I ., . ,,. -_ , .. A ·:: I / " · 1 j A ••:_ I I - . . :, ,-,-. -: - 1 ·- - '~ -- I.JS!O='~~s FROM: TO: SEORET QQY BT REFERENCE YOUR MESSAGE AI. 320 DATED 0417 45AI PHOTOS OF LONG CYLINDRICAL OBJECTS TAKEN BY 67TH TAC/R PILOTS 011030 VICINITY F-5710 WERE UNSUCC ESSFUL, FULL ~RITTEN REPORT ~ILL FOLLOW. QUESADA BT 051 102A DRP AR AFF R •••••• 05/11 32 KS, AR 2361 l 11

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-- -- -- ------ - - ---·-- ----ou r I l!i.AO l !iG 5'ROM i.I.R S'i'.AFF S. -I.A. E. F. F~R.,'.tuID. V✓ 4 .i')Jli • • /TC. > 1.AIR J::I]ITSTRL •u;;TAF/ 1 :,1na. T.A.F , 11sT TAC A.F . H.Q. IXTH TAC. RE PEATED /;4) I'INTH AIR FORCE. / . _....,...,,,_. . l ~" • ,r's N urnt,cr Date j-(Writ;hoci.wnta1ly) 5RECEIVED FRO!. H. Q. HII'TH_AI . ?ao · 4 :li\RCT; 194-5 FOLLOitil-fG AH ALl1MTI'1Ul.r l 0 TAC AIR C012i.AI.'D DA'rED 1 i.i.ttRCH QUOTE PILOTS REPORT FOLLO'w'Il-l"G- - · . ca~~ ABOUT 12 FEET LOiffi. 15 20 SF.APED OBJECTCOLOURED CYLIIIDER ·D~IETER ,1J..S I<'LOATTI''G IH. THE AIR AT_.I.Jill l _ Fom_. Ili -~SERVED 25VERTICALLY9 , 000 FEET ( . ) •ro BE , susmIDEDIT APPEARED ..;.- WITH S"' ~.LL THE L011ER 30Fn·s AHD A l:AST FROJECIIHG FROll- 35DEFLJ '"EDATTAC ..ED AHD PARTIAILYOBJECT 'VAS_EHD_ (~) THE . - ·- 40CYL:r:·.JER_CGi.: ~ A RF.D ~'.E RESUL'fZD . •ITtiOU" 9.10KE I _L ) 'i'HE - 45DISIHTEGHATE_DID---1.m J.,)_ hO'l'O 1-TMEII BY _ :_I 107 SQ. OF 67 TAC/R GROUP A'l' 011030 'iOUlili I VIC F- 5710 I ur Lem: (. ) so - - ·- -M.iybe sent AS WRITTEN •(I) By ANY Signal \lctl.oJ ! ~-,nd in CYI'H. £1<. '(I, i:y ANY s;~n.1! O.uc-T1me C.rout;J '1'(2) NOT hy Wirel ess Mct,m<l , , 1•(3) But if ha.bit! to Jn:t'm .,-..¥.1'' <(Z} NOT by Wire less ' or Capture SEND I N CYPHHJ 2J6 2 O rii;i11a1or's lns1rucrions _____ lt\A.t Desue of Priority • -· :i,gr,aturr___ _ I("~II . •,;L-, I1 "l I , k ank - --------- h 'm.,__ ___ C ~~ ~• ~m l T!m< ·-~ _.,.......,._ SyMr m Tun'! Sy,cc~m Time T.0.R. Reader Stnder out out Re:,dcr ~drt GUI OLII Reader ScnckrID ln - . -· I - 4 141 I I--· j 7.'.09 9 Wt . 49S8i / OJ 7H 497,000 Pod.t .)/44 MP S l -8JJ6 •

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--------- ---- --------- -----;,---:; ..._.ui:.o..,..,__ _... . _ R.A.F. Fonr. 96. ill 11 'M':SSAG(: FORM . g-ml Orli<'e File No. -------,-~-N---- - - -p! No. of O ffice Date St.amp Groups GR r--- - --- - - OUT - -- ----- - --- ----- --- S'ROM - - -----~------ -----TO PAGE 2 - REP EATED --:-:-, .- ~..-~~Nu~t- e; l 5 _PHOTOS T0 ---i--A __~ _ ~TRY.'-+---C:;...;O=J,='1.~ -------t- ---U-=S......ST=AF-=-__Al= ID"--1-_A___. C"-."""I~U...___1_0 JI. _ __ ___ _ ____ _lR MIllI S'-=" ALSO FULL WRITTEH REPORT BY PILOTS CONCERIIBD 15 20 25 30 - -,...---1---- - --- --+------=---- ----- --- -1--- - ----- 35 - - ------ -; 40 45 --- ---t-~, _ -- 44~ --~~50 ~t';sentASWRITTEN •(l)By ANY Signal t-.1cti1:>.:l J~ dioCYPHER 0 {s) ily AKY s ;i;;1,11 Date-Tame Grou p • (Z) b;QT by Wirele,s ·M ethod •(3) Ilw if liable 10 lo:cccc-~ r. 0 (?) O+l745A, • • / "} /J.or Captu:c SEND m-€¥-FII EU t-O-r-,g-i_n_a_1o_r_•~-ln-_s-l-ru_c_1i_o_n_s S igir.i ture__~ - ISigna tur -- - 2 3 6 3 - Degre e of P riori ty ~ J rJ A /I I S:BJHE~ lfan!t _ , k-t' 1~ _ - fR:ink_ _ _ - -~--- ---- Il,It.iEDIA TE 0 ( .s,,i. GUI m<1hods whicb do not apply . D,low t bi, lin, is for S,gn , b """ 0t1ly ) . I T ime SyMt tO Tune Sy111c-rn T1m<: ?~~tll in Rca1kr St'nder o ut out it.,ad,r S.. odr, out OUI R•a<lc r S, ndc r _L , ;g,,? _7~48111 W t. f9887 /0J 7J4 497 ,000 Pa~ U•• MP S I •8Hi

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t . .:l!\HCH ql_ -2 MA['\A t : HQ IX TAC l::HGNED GW31::>ADA "'1r 1S ~ : CG ~:HAKt4 1.\:..1\1111 AT'.J.'H A-~2 J CG NIK'l'H. Af:' ~~DV .f.i:T.N l 1'11\HCH 1945 r'\.n aluminum colore,1 c?:~1.nd0L she.:ped ob;ject: ubou t 12 rt lout s.nct l ft in diameter• wa s ol>oervca floating L1 t ':1.c 1:·~1• a t; 9 ,ooo ft , It appea1•eo. to be suspe:1dec. ·,ert. :J.ca:i,ly w:!.th St:i!f J.l :.':inn ~t"'id a m~3.st project11'."lg f;,:,om tl1e lower e:nd 'l'hu . object vma ..:.-.:;tr.l !.€J. urn:. pa:r·t :.tlll.y clef l c:1 t; e<~, a 1~ed r1e.mc 1-esuJ;cec l without smolce. T::i~ 1:.yJ :·.m1.,:1r o.1d not; dirJintesrate J. Photo t.sken by 107 BQ of 67 1~AC/I-< G:roup at 01) l. 30 : AIR STAFF / , /t,,4-/ / I./--. ll'il11()R"'\1A.TIorJ : G-2 / .A.IR STAFF SHAEF' FORWAHD /' \· DIST R I BUTION AG· R~CORDS 23'64 2200A .AGD/wml P.EF NO: liONE COPY NO. 8 THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF Tl-11S MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN

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-- A :- A.D.I . (K), Air Ministry.• To:- A/Cdr. Grierson, S.H. A.E.F.Ma.in, (Air Div. ). Copy to c.I.o. 2nd T.A.Fo Date:~ 17th February 1945.=, Re£erence your SHAEF Arn/S.37153/A.2 dated 14th February 1945 with the attached C~ report, this probably re£ers to 11Flak Bombe'.1 mentioned in A.D.I.(K) Report No.,562/1944, .;_. paragraphs 128 am. 129. \ ("'. S. D elkin 1 Wi ng omma.nder. SDF/GJ 2365 4~ D

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r •• £ AIR STAFF S .•J.!S HGADQUAP.TRRS ALl. - ~ rl.f:-;Rl)I'nuWlY a."-0.RCE. rzo: ner..dq_uart.cra, u.s.s.T.A .F (For attei:1tion of C'.ai~f ..-...':lbiiicru. T.,r-t.<;:.J.ligcnoo ().fi'ic~r, col.. Bredl.oy). L, Att-0.Ched 3.ro copi~o or papers re~civcd 1"rc:c ';!1;;3 l b~t Tac. ii.ir Foroo (J;1-0?) 0 ~ the U1JIOOt'r c -c- ... or~a _uotetl in the 2nd W/!nd from the !..15th :iight Pig;1t::.r ...."2E:::1::-Ci.-., it -.?CUld' see:. i;i:.at thcr~ IDUOt C!! cor.x:thing mo:i.."O t..11. _,~--e ~.,at.ion behin.:l tho nnttc.·, O.u.d :_n view of the fact 4:.l"..a.".-:tilo't<: ond crcm; ~ bcc~-ig hlig?::.t.ly rorried by them, it ls cor.::id.erod t:nt \;.,vorJ'ilii..."1g po~ible ·should be acne to net to th<J. root of the mc.tter. 2. Cvpfoa of the reports hav-e bct-.n s~nt to ~in A:".,:r • in~try- ....or i.'lair c;:m:;:.ttc:-.:.t::.o.i, o.""Jd the Scie!! t~.1'io :ii1vc.1e.;i5ut!.o-;1 t.:. ~ion of thic Heodqunrtera (Dr. Rcbei~tr·orJ) h._'le, r.lnc bes..1 aslrod to co i:3ic.1cr t::c Y.,'oblc:r:, } e In tho rJi.ll'=i;i!'.nc, it io a~eutod -tht..t :it uight be Mt 't?ell for c.n f,._ir ~1eclmicu· Intellige::oe 01?firer "~:.. vinit the iJni t oc:.1.cer..x:o. and c.:i>ta:-;: report;, a.Di illlpret1nicns :-.t first ho.nd. fro:.i m.rcret1 pei"'tlOmiOl . For the Deputy Suprcue Coocur~r, ~ r .. .. ~ • - - f- -- c. ~ . G-i~:- , A:..z.· Cc.m:ixxiore, 2402 A.C. of S., A- 2, A::.l" Stc£-f _, ~iAEF.

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I ' AIR r-m;ii.• SUPfilZE ~UAR'l~ ALLI'IID ~i'.i'j (Uk. FORCl' • 11 February 191, .5. TO:- Pirst Tactical. Air Po~"Ce (Pro v. ) , iu\ 3i!+-, U. ~.. A.TU.l!e 1 . Reference to :,our 3rd Indor:ren.t.mt. vn the o:.tb5rct of' night phenomenon orlg:ino.ted by tlie 1-15th Hiflht F1.ghter Squadron, t'1erc ic no in!'<1u:n.tio'r lLt ....1io He03'l1J.aM.f'r .:n.ch might e:xplnin ti.e 11 tuN ~• , <:ml3e o_' ◄ 1-te 1ir,·1°..; tln.i other rh.enol""cna dcscr~b ec.l by th!! pilot!l ol ttis ~'!u dron . 2. ':'he matte r i :: . ..hon: i'vr~ • bein;; l'eferred to the Air l.Unistry in ordei· to find out T"Th? ~1x,r any f..z-f 1t5 e.l..Jo infom.aiicn can be ob ':.8.inrc.4'.froo tl10. t; cliliieal Intell"' ,,._,ceho::;ied to cnke . l'UT"dlgeIDento ,\or en All" .. -o-•· Officer 1'rom U',::/{l'.AF 1,o vir,i t '.;he Unit concez-md. c. . Gfu.t:n~. • , Air Com.'Olore. !t . C. o1' S., .t..- 2. 2403 - 4~ 92

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- -- t 5"J .!!ld.9.!! £! ~t 0 ~ ~ ~Al-~ •1 2nd Ind . ~~- ,1- 2 HEADQUARTERS XII TACTICAL AI R COUMAf!!) (ADV), APO #374 , U,. S. Army_, - 1 Feb r u ary 1 945 . "'' I\ P:: r; ,'\ k~ I - ~ TO: Commanding Genera l , F i rs t Tacti c al Air For ce (Pr ov) gflm3)1~ 4 , U. S . Army . Attn : A/ C of S , A- 2 . A.. ,s c Atten t i on is invited to 2nd W/Ind. Jrj ~ c. c.u--<> ~v;- ,~ / IBAVITT CORNING , JR ., Lt . Colon el, G. S. c. , A/C of S, A- 2. }rd Ind. D- Y-1 HEADQUARTERS, FIRST TACTICAL AIR FORCE (PROV), APO }74, U S Army, 5 February 1945. TO: Chief Intelli gence Of ficer , Air Staff SHAEF, APO 757• 1. Forwar ded for your informa tion. 2 . Thia headquarters has no further i nformat i on or explanation in connection with t hese phenomena. ; . It i s bel ieved that further investi gation i s warranted . Si nce app ropriate technical personne l are not avai l able within the First Tactical Air Force, the matte r i s f orwa rded f or such further investi gation as may be advisable . 1 Incl. #1 - l et & 2nd W/I nd, 23 Jan 45 and ; o Jan 45. S :SGRE4' 4393 2404 101

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SECRET HEADQUA.11TERS XII TACTICAL AIR COMMAND (ADV) D-C-1 • Office of the A/C of S, A-2 APO 374, US Army, 16 January 1945. SUBJECT: Night Phenomenon. TO : Commending General, First Tactical Air Force (Prov), APO 374, US Army. Attn: A/C of S, A-2. 1. The following is quoted from training and tactical information supplied by the 415th Night Fighter Squadron ~or the month of December 1944: "We have encountered a phenomenon which we cannot explain; crews have been followed by lights that blink on and off changing colors etc. The lights come very close and fly formation with our planes. They are agitating and keep the crews on edge when they encounter them, mainly because they cannot explain them. It is requested further information be furnished on this subject, such as similar experiences of other night uni ts 11 • 2. Further information is requested. LEAVITT CORNING, JR., Lt. Colonel, G. S. C., A/c of s, A-2. lat Ind D-B-1 HEADQUARTERS, FIRST TACTICAL AIR FORCE (PROV), AO of S A-2, APO 574, US Army, 20 Janu ary 1945 TO: AO of S A-2, XII Tactical Air Command, APO 574, US Army 1. There have been no instances reported as above. 2. Before an inveati~ation can be made it will be necessary to have more complet e information, such as colors of the lights, their int ens ity, size, duration, and at what altitudes seen ; also i f t he lights are observed at any specific hours. Do subject lights cross Allied lines and in what dir ectio n are they seen to travel? Also, has it been noted o~ what part of the aircraft are they carr ied, i .e. wing, tail, prop; and how close do they approach our aircraft? For t he Assi stant Chief of Staff A~2: /4 \J ~ ~• }'I.LA. _ 4J95 s ·v a~ v~-~2405 - 1- Major ACSECRET Executive Officer

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------ 1st W/Ind. HEADQUARTERS XII TACTICAL AIR COMMAND, APO #374, u.s. Army, 23 January 1945. TO: S-2, 415 Night Fighter Squadron. Forwarde d for compliance with paragraph 2 of 1st Ind. E.~ TT CORNING, JR ., olonel, G. s. c., A/C of S, A-2. 2nd. W/I nd. 415th. llI GRT FI GHTER ~U.AD:RON, APO 1/374, U. S. Army, 30 January 1945. TO: AC of S A-2 XII Tactical Air Command, APO 374 , U. S. Army. 1. In compliance with paragr aph 2 of 1st. I nd . , the followi ng extracts from t he Sortie Reports of var ious pilots who have encountered the Night Phenomenon are submitted for your informatio n. Night of 14- 15 December 1944 - "I n vicinit y of Ert1tein {V-9381) flyi ng at 1000 ft. observed large red light at 2000 ft . going East at 18: 40 hr s . Travelling at appr oximate l y 200 MFR" N1ght of 16-17 Decembe r 1 944 - " 20 milee North of ~re i sach (W-0173) a t 800 ft. obse rved 5 or 6 flash ing red end g r een lights in "T" shap e . Tl ought they were flak . .About 10 minute e later se w the same l i ghts much closer a nd behi nd me. r.e turned port and Starboa rd and the light s followed. They closed in to about 8 O' clock and 1000 ft. and r emained in tha t po~-:iti on f or seve ral minut es and then di sappea red. " Nigh t of 22-23 December 1944 - "Patro l l ing a t Anpel s 10 from Sarre bourg to StrnGb ourg lforth a nd Sout h of h i i;hwe.y . At 06 : 00 hrf. eaw two l1 ght e coming towar ds A/O f r om the ground . Upon reachi ng elt1tu de of plane , t hey l evel ed off nnd r,t ~yed on my tail for appro7 1matel y 2 minutes. L1~h a-ppea.red to 'bo e. lar ge oran..-e 1 1oTT. After iitoying "11th A/C for approxicately 2 oinut es , t hey would peel off and turn away, f lt a long level for a few minutoc and th~ n go out . They appea red to oe under ~erfec t contro l c.t all tim es. L1ghts were 8e en some,·,bere in vicinity of lle.genau." SEGH13'P 2406

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S*E-C-R-E-T 2 •nd . VI/Ind., 415th . Ni ght Fighter Squadron 30. January 1945 con1 t. Night of 23-24 December 1944 - 110b served r eddi sh color ed flames at considerable di stanc e and at approx imatel y 10 ,000 ft." Ni ght of 23- 24 December 1944 - "Approximate l y 10 miles South of Point X (Q6745) noticed to NE approx i mate l y 5 mile s a glo~ing red o bj e ct shootin g s trai ght up. 0hange d suddenly to pl ane view of A/C doing a wing over and goi ng into a dive a nd di sappea ring ." Ni ght of 26-27 December 1944 - 11 At 01: 45 hrs . saw two yellorr streaks of f l ame flying a t ~ame l eve l at appro ximate l y 3000 ft . off port side . We als o saw red balls of f ire that stayed up for 10 seconds approximate l y 45 miles away . .After seeing y eliow s treaks, made starboard vector l ost a l titude and st reaks disappeared f rom vi ew . Cal led GCI Blunder and a sked if any E/A Vlere in vicinity . They answere d No. Instru~d to return to Angel s 10. We felt what was tho~t to . be prop wash ; very di st inct. Noticed severa l groups of lights off port while patr olli ng in vic init y of Q-9050 and R-1556 Lights made di sti nct lin es somewhat like arrows ." Night of 26-27 December 1944 ·- 11 Vihi le on vector 090 near V-7050 dur i ng patr ol we. observed airbo rne whi te l ights . They were staggered evenly vertica l l y and we could see f rom 1 to -4 S\'ling at once. They appeared stationary at 10,000 ft. 11 Ni g1 t of 26-27 December 1944 - "Observed light at same alt itud e while in vicinity of Worms Observer saw light come withi n 100 f t. Peeled off and took evasive action but light contiilll.ed to follow fo r 5 minute s . Light then pulled up rap idly and went out of s ight .11 .I. N ght of 27-2 8 December 1944 - 11 \7b.ile on North head i ng in patrol area not iced in vic inity of ~-1 378 lights suspended it a ir moving slowly and V1Uu.ld then disappear . Were orange in color •. Lights appeared singly and i n pa irs . Observed these lights four or f ive t i mes dur ing p eriod. " Night of 27-28 December 1944 - 11Eight- mil-es NE of LunevBle at 19:10 hrs . saw three sets of three lights ( red and white ) one on starboard and one on port from 1000 ft. to 2000 f t. to r ear and clmsing in at Angels 10. Pulled up to Angels 8 and light s w ent out. Called Churchman to see if there ~1ae anyth ing in area. Received a negative r eply. " Night of 30-31 December 1944 - 11 Saw a group of lights f l ying throu gh the ai r 30 or 40 miles East of base while f lying at Angels 9 - 10. 11 Ni ght of 1-2 J anuary 1945 - 11 SawltFoofi ghters North of Stra sbourg and North of Saverne" . Night of 14-15 J anuary 1945 - "Observ ed a large orange ~low in sky appro x . 5 ft. in diamet er in vi cinit y of I ngweiller a.t 6000 f t. at 20:0 0 hr s. " 2407' S-E- C- R-E- T

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• • 9E8RB'f 2nd . Y( /Ind . , 415th. Night Fight e r Squa dron, 30 January 1945 eon ' t. Night of 29- 30 January 1945 - 11 At about 00: 10 hrs. sighted a. Foofighte r about half way between Ueis sembourg and Landau . Foofi ghter was off to the starboard and rear at Angels 2. Lights uer e amber and one was 20 - 50 ft . above t he othe r a nd of about 30 second s duration. Foofi ghter wa s about 1000 ft . away and foll owing. The lights vrere about a f oot i n diameter. Lights disa ppeared when Travel 34 turn ed int o them. 11 • 2 . I n every ca$e where pi l ot called GCI Contro l and asked if t here was a Bogey A/C in t he area he received a negative ans wer. ~~ Ca;ptain , A. 8. , l nte lli gence ·offi cer . / * Fbofi ght ers is t he mame given thes e phenomenon by combat crev,s of this Squadron . 2408

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