Strange ‘Alien’ Lights WWII Pilots Witnessed While Flying May Actually Have A Darker Explanation
Flying high above the Rhine Valley, a squadron of fighter pilots are scanning the skies. Below them, across Europe, the carnage of World War II is entering its final stages. But for the men of the 415th, the strangest and most terrifying part of the conflict was actually in the air along with them.
Strange lights in the sky
Somewhere over the French city of Strasbourg, the pilots spotted a series of strange lights in the sky — invisible to their radar yet moving at great speed. Then suddenly, without warning, they vanished. Had the men witnessed a secret German weapon, evidence of technology that might yet turn the tide of the war? Or was there something even more mysterious at play?
Foo fighters
Bizarrely, the 415th squadron was only the first unit to encounter these strange lights. But by the end of the war, countless pilots had reported the same phenomena, chasing them across the skies above Europe. Dubbed "foo fighters," these UFOs continue to baffle experts even today. So what was really going on?
The first UFOs
Today, the history of UFOs is typically traced to America in the late 1940s, when flying saucer fever hit the United States. But people have been spotting unexplained aerial phenomena for hundreds of years. As early as the 9th century, there were reports of mysterious ships appearing in the clouds above the Earth.
Wilmington, Delaware
Later, in 1860, residents of Wilmington, Delaware, allegedly saw a 200-foot object streak through the sky, creating a burst of blue light. Behind it, reports claim, came three glowing, red balls, quickly joined by a fourth which burst from the main craft in a shower of sparks. After a minute, the bizarre phenomenon disappeared.
