2-25-42 LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA
The “Battle” of Los Angeles was an anti-aircraft barrage fired by U.S. forces in February 1942, not a battle with an enemy, in response to widespread fear of Japanese aerial attack following Pearl Harbor.
After radar and observers spotted unidentified objects, artillery fired over 1,400 shells, causing several deaths from traffic accidents and heart attacks, damage to buildings, and widespread panic. The incident was later attributed by the United States Air Force to “war nerves,” likely triggered by a lost weather balloon, stray flares, and heightened anxiety. Â
the event occurred during a tense period of World War II, shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor, and amid fear of imminent Japanese attacks on the United States west coast.Â
In the predawn hours of February 25, 1942, military radar and observers reported unidentified objects over Los Angeles. ​In response, anti-aircraft batteries fired over 1,440 shells for almost two hours into the night sky. ​By dawn, it was clear that no enemy planes had attacked, and the incident was dismissed as a “false alarm” by the military.Â
​Five people died, two from heart attacks and three in car accidents during the blackout and chaos of the event. Falling shrapnel from the artillery barrage struck and damaged buildings and homes. The incident exposed the widespread anxiety and “war nerves” felt by the public and military, particularly after a recent submarine attack on an oil field near Santa Barbara.Â
​The event has also fueled UFO theories, particularly the idea that the objects were alien spacecraft.
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