This is an extract of a now declassified document provided by the Computer UFO Network (CUFON). The document detail some of the findings uncovered by the investigation conducted by the army soon after the blackout was lifted. The full document does not appear to be available online. While the document is undated, reference #35 includes a summary of its content and states the document was "nearing completion" in October of 1945 so it was likely made available to the public in late 1945 or early 1946.

An early post-war summary of the event from an official source.

The eight chapter of this book chronicle the incident in detail. It was written by a retired Army Air Force Major and college professor by the name of William A. Goss. Additional information about Goss is provided in reference #4. The book was commissioned by the US Air Force and was first published by The University of Chicago Press in 1948. A newer edition was later published by the Office of Air Force History in 1983 which is the one referenced here. It is frequently miscited as the original. Goss concludes that meteorological balloons were responsible.

Additional information about William A. Goss who wrote the chapter of reference #3.

This is an account by Army Colonel John G. Murphy who witnessed the event and participated in the subsequent investigation. Murphy concludes that meteorological balloons were responsible.

The Los Angeles Public Library possess a rarely seen photograph of the incident.

This issue of Life Magazine also contain a rarely seen photograph of the incident.

This is an archived recording of the morning radio newscast World News Roundup by CBS that aired on the morning of February 25, 1942 sometime after the blackout had been lifted and radio stations resumed broadcasting.

These two archived recordings of the radio newscast The World Today by CBS appear to cover the incident based on their description. Unfortunately, the recordings are not available online.

An unnamed Air Raid Warden claims to have witnessed a "big bag that looked something like a balloon". The bag was then torn to shreds by the gunfire and slowly fell towards the Earth.

The UFO was over Culver City area when the iconic photograph was taken by an unnamed Associated Press photographer. The blobs of light in the picture are said to be exploding antiaircraft shells.

Columnist Bill Henry claims scores of antiaircraft shells struck the UFO. He also thought the UFO looked like a batch of balloons.

This is an account by the famed reporter Ernie Pyle who happened to be in Los Angeles at the time of the incident. Some sources cite the March 5th edition of the Los Angeles Times but Pyle's account does not appear in that paper.

In 1952, columnist Bill Henry believed the incident was provoked by "errant balloons" that resembled "flying saucers". The column was written at a time when the US experienced a wave of UFO sightings and may be the first mention of The Battle of Los Angeles in the context of something extraordinary.

Article written on the 50th anniversary of the incident.

Article quoted near the end of the video.

An examination of the incident by the Vice President of the National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena (NICAP).

The exact route of the UFOs remain unclear so I compiled a very rough map of a few possible routes based on witness accounts.

I previously covered this incident in a video from over four years ago. It is quite poorly researched and far less comprehensive.