[RodM]

Hi Ed,

thanks for the detailed reply. Do you have any idea what system could have been employed against the Americans?

I conceed that between October 1944 and the end of the war, there were most likely multiple causes of the phenomena reported as jets/rockets in the night skies over Europe. Half the issue is understanding which platforms may have been tried operationally away from the usual proving grounds, where and when.

I have just read about another possibility to be added to the list, and it could explain in part a number of the sightings from early November 1944. According to a Wikipedia article (I know, not necessarily the best source of info) the Rheinbote surface-to-surface rocket was first fired at Antwerpen in November 1944. Besides the obvious questions of on what date were they first fired, where from, and were they fired at night, this at least merits further investigation to establish the validity of the wp article.

Cheers

Rod