Project Blue Book: Declassified – The True Story of the Foo Fighters | History
World War II pilots witnessed mysterious orange lights that followed their aircrafts, which were dubbed "foo fighters."
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Seen by pilots throughout WWII, these bright lit orbs were dubbed "foo fighters".
Seen by pilots throughout WWII, these bright lit orbs were dubbed "foo fighters".
Seen by pilots throughout WWII, these bright lit orbs were dubbed "foo fighters".
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1945 newspaper articles discussed the unexplained balls of light objects, called foo fighters, which were still unknown objects when profiled by Ufologists decades later.
The Los Angeles Times and other major newspapers referenced these unknown objects in 1945 articles.
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Hynek believed the "foo fighters" were something that should have been investigated further and were never understood.
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