Hello fellow ATS members, thanks for stopping by this thread.
I assure you that your time here will not be wasted.

First and foremost, I have a {THEORY} that the 'Battle of Los Angeles', once properly investigated, will provide everyone with at least ONE case of a truly Unidentified Flying Object, where the most likely explanation that fits the given evidence is that it was a vessel from somewhere outside of Earth.

To prove this theory, I'll first be introducing evidence supporting the reality of the event. This will consist of my (as of now incomplete) report on the event, formatted in the usual style of my Compilation posts, so that everyone can find everything I've found so far.

I will then ask for ATS members assistance in several ways:
1) Following up the spots in the report where the text [NEED DATA] occurs. The items of evidence (and sources) I have not yet been able to acquire will need finding. I'm going to keep on this case until I have the data for all of these blanks. It is my hope that some of you will join me in the pursuit of this data.

2) Debunk the crap out of all of it please. That's right, I'm asking for all of the skeptics here to step up and weigh in on the evidence, once posted, in this thread. I think that every possible explanation needs to be considered, and there is no better team of individuals fit to analyze this data that the collective group of skeptics here at ATS. Perhaps one of us will come up with some rational earthly explanation for this event, to date I haven't been able to do so on my own, and I'd like help from the pros!

3) There are several questions that have never been properly answered pertaining to the details of this event, and I believe that ATS members can work out the values for these variables. These questions will no doubt surface on their own throughout the thread, but here are a few to start:

A) How big is the UFO?
I believe that we can find out, using math, if we can get values for other variables...
B) Where is the Original LA Times Picture taken?
I believe that we can find out, using math and maps, if we can get values for other variables...
C) What are the specs on the AA guns? The Lights? etc.?
I believe that we can find out, by researching, and through teamwork.

I think you can see where this is going.
To date (January 24th, 2008) this event has not been explained, and in fact, I've yet to even see a place where ALL of the data is actually assembled for a thorough investigation. There have been many attempts at analysis by individuals, each only going so far.

I feel that with our collective resources and determination, we at ATS, skeptics and believers alike, can work together to assemble ALL of the data on this event here in this thread. I further feel that once the data is fully assembled, like any puzzle, the picture revealing the true events of February 24th-25th, 1942 will begin to come clear.

Thanks for your time, stay tuned for my report to date. I need to upload all of the images I've acquired so far to Imageshack, so please be patient. I plan to have the entire report (it's lengthy) up at some point today. As always, the links to pertaining ATS threads where this event has already been discussed (I've scoured them for data already) will conclude the report.

-WFA

I'm all up for some good ole fashioned research. This is what the forum is all about.

Present your info and I will help you out.

The army says this "thing" (UFO) is a weather balloon?


How many weather balloons cause a huge panic, are disk-like in shape, and can't be brought down by ammunition/the army and military?

I would want to know what that weather balloon was made of, then we could build indestructible tanks. But of course, it wasn't a balloon and it's the object of 1942 in Los Angeles remains unidentified (Unidentified Flying Object to be exact).

I would also like to add that this UFO incident should be known a lot more to the public, like the Roswell crash (but the Los Angeles encounter is more dramatic IMO).


But those who know of this event should respect how rare and extraordinary this event was. I think we should debate about the L.A. event and others like it (Aurora, TX incident; Betty & Barney Hill; and other great but not as well known UFO occurrences) a lot more.