[edwest2]

Thanks, Nick.


Believe it or not, I've read quite a bit about ball lightning. The December 1945 issue of The American Legion Magazine ran an article confirming what the pilots, and other crew, saw. And all the same thoughts and concerns ran through their minds. Some were reluctant to report what they saw for fear of being written up for "fatigue" of some sort, and they talked among themselves, agreeing they had seen something unusual. Unnamed experts offered the following: ball lightning, possible reflections and "fatigue." Even weather balloons. The pilots dismissed all the explanations out of hand because they were already familiar with the above. From the magazine:


"The foo-fighters simply disappeared when Allied ground forces captured the area East of the Rhine. This was known to be the location of many German experimental stations. Since V-E day our Intelligence officers have put many such installations under guard. From them we hope to get valuable research information – including the solution to the foo-fighter mystery, but it has not appeared yet. It may be successfully hidden for years to come, possibly forever."




Ed