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331_120752_Numeric_Files_1944–1945_37153_German_Armament_Equipment_Documents

Type

Document, 17 pages

Agency

Department of War

Date

3/18/45

Place

Germany

Released

Release 1, May 8, 2026

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The government's description

This file contains SHAEF messages and memorandums related to "night phenomena (foofighters)," flak rockets, unidentified cylindrical objects, and blinking lights. The documents include multiple references to the observations of the 415th Night Fighter Squadron.

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The papers dealing with
the abo e subject which you en­
closed 1th your memo SHAEF Air/
TS.37153/A2 dated 11th February,
have been carefully examined and
discussed with the various other
Departments concerned.
Bomber commRnd crews have

ror some time been report1n~ s1m1lar phenonema. A rew of the
alleged aircraft may have been ue.
262 and for the re~t, flak rockets
are suggested aa the most likely
explanation.
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still something of a mystery and
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varied eo that no definite and
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A/Cdr. Grierson, S.H. A.E.F.Ma.in,
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Copy to c.I.o. 2nd T.A.Fo
Date:~
=, 17th February 1945.

Re£erence your SHAEF Arn/S. 37153/A.2
dated 14th February 1945 with the attached
C~ report, this probably re£ers to 11Flak Bombe'.1
mentioned in A.D.I.(K) Report No.,562/1944,
.;_ . paragraphs 128 am. 129.
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see:. i;i:.at thcr~ IDUOt C!! cor.x:thing mo:i.."O t..11. _,~--e ~.,at.ion
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~ bcc~-ig hlig?::.t.ly rorried by them, i t ls cor.::id.erod t:nt
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Reference to :,our 3rd Indor:ren.t.mt. vn the o:.tb5rct of'
night phenomenon orlg:ino.ted by tlie 1-1 5th Hiflht F1.ghter
Squadron, t'1erc ic no in!'<1u:n.tio'r lLt ....1io He03'l1J.aM.f'r­
.:n.ch might e:xplnin ti.e 11 tuN ~• , <:ml3e o_' ◄ 1-te 1 ir,·1°..;
tln.i other rh.enol""cna dcscr~bec.l by th!! pilot!l ol ttis
~'!u dron.
2.
':'he matter i :: . ..hon: i'vr~ • bein;; l'eferred to the
Air l.Unistry in ordei· to find out T"Th? ~1x,r any f..z-f1t5 e.l..Jo
infom.aiicn can be ob ':.8.inrc.4'.froo tl10. t;
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1 Febr u ary 1 945 .
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HEADQUARTERS, FIRST TACTICAL AIR FORCE (PROV), APO }74, U S Army, 5 Februa ry 1945.
TO:
Chief Intelligence Of ficer, Air Staff SHAEF,
1.
APO 757•
Forwar ded for your information.
2 . Thia headquarters has no further i nformati on or explanation in connection
with t hese phenomena.
; . It i s bel ieved that furthe r investigation i s warranted . Si nce app ropriate
technical personnel are not avail able within the First Tactical Air Force, the matter
i s f orwa rded f or such further investi gation as may be advisable.
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HEADQUA.11TERS XII TACTICAL AIR COMMAND (ADV)
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Office of the A/C of S, A-2
D-C-1
APO 374, US Army,
16 January 1945.
SUBJECT:
Night Phenomenon.
TO
Commending General, First Tactical Air Force (Prov),
APO 374, US Army.
Attn: A/C of S, A-2.
:
1. The following is quoted from training and tactical
information supplied by the 415th Night Fighter Squadron ~or
the month of December 1944:
"We have encountered a phenomenon which we cannot
explain; crews have been followed by lights that blink on and
off changing colors etc. The lights come very close and fly
formation with our planes. They are agitating and keep the
crews on edge when they encounter them, mainly because they
cannot explain them. It is requested further information be
furnished on this subject, such as similar experiences of other
night uni ts 11 •
2.
Further information is requested.
LEAVITT CORNING, JR.,
Lt. Colonel, G. S. C.,
A/c of s, A-2.
lat Ind
D-B-1
HEADQUARTERS, FI RST TACTICAL AIR FORCE (PROV ), AO of S A-2, APO 574, US Army,
20 January 1945
TO:
AO of S A-2, XII Tactical Air Command, APO 574, US Army
1.
There have been no instances reported as above.
2. Before an inveati~ation can be made it will be necessary to have
more complete information, such as colors of the lights, their intensity,
size, duration, and at what altitudes seen ; also i f t he lights are observed
at any specific hours. Do subject lights cross Allied lines and in what
direction are they seen to tra vel? Also, has it been noted o~ what part of
the aircraft are they carried, i .e. wing, tail, prop; and how close do they
approach our aircraft?
For t he Assi stant Chief of Staff
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HEADQUARTERS XII TACTICAL AIR COMMAND, APO #374, u.s. Army, 23 January 1945.
TO:

S-2, 415 Night Fighter Squadron.
Forwarded for compliance with paragraph 2 of 1st Ind.

E. ~

TT CORNING, JR .,

olonel, G. s. c.,
A/C of S, A-2.
2nd. W/I nd.

415th. llI GRT FI GHTER ~U.AD:RON, APO 1/374, U. S. Army, 30 J a nuary 1945.

TO:

AC of S A-2

XII Tactical Air Command, APO 374 , U. S. Army.

1. In compliance with par agr aph 2 of 1st. I nd . , the f ollowing extracts from
t he Sortie Reports of var ious pilots who have encountered the Night Phenomenon
are submitted for your information.
Night of 14- 15 December 1944 - "In vicinity of Ert1tein {V-9381) flyi ng at
1000 ft. observed large red light at 2000 ft . going East a t 18: 40 h r s .
Travelling at appr ox imatel y 200 MFR"
N1ght of 16-17 Decembe r 1944 - " 20 mi lee North of ~re i sach (W-0173) a t
800 ft. observed 5 or 6 flash ing red end gr een lights in "T" shape .
Tl ought they we re flak . .About 10 minute e later se w the same l i ghts much

closer a nd behind me. r.e turned port a nd Sta rboa rd and the light s
followed. They closed in to about 8 O' clock and 1000 ft. and r emained
in that po~-:ition f or sever al minutes and then di sappeared. "
Night of 22-23 December 1944 - "Patro l l ing a t Anpel s 10 from Sarrebourg
to StrnGb ourg lforth a nd South of h i i;hwe.y . At 06: 00 hrf. eaw two l1 ght e
coming towar ds A/O f r om the ground. Upon reachi ng elt1tude of plane ,
t hey l evel ed off nnd r,t ~yed on my tail for appro7 1ma tely 2 minutes.
L1~h a-ppea.red to 'bo e. lar ge oran..-e 1 1oTT . After iitoying "11th A/C for
approx i cately 2 oinut es , t hey would peel off and turn away, f lt a long
level for a few minutoc and th~n go out . They appeared to oe under ~erfect
control c.t all times. L1ghts were 8e en some,·,bere in vicinity of lle.genau."

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2 nd . VI/Ind., 415th . Ni ght Fighter Squadron 30. January 1945 con 1 t.
Night of 23-24 December 1944 - 11 0bserved r eddi sh colored flames a t
considerable di stance a nd at approx imately 10 ,000 ft."
Ni gh t of 23- 24 December 1944 - "Approximatel y 10 miles South of Point X (Q6745)
noticed to NE approxi matel y 5 mile s a glo~ing r ed obj e ct shooting s tra i ght
up. 0hanged suddenly to pl ane view of A/C doing a wing over and go i ng
into a dive a nd di sappearing ."
Ni ght of 26-27 December 1944 - 11 At 01: 45 hrs . saw two yellorr streaks of
f l ame flying a t ~ame l eve l at approx imatel y 3000 ft . off port s ide . We also
saw red balls of f ire that stayed up for 10 seconds approximatel y 45 miles
away . .After seeing yeliow s treaks, made s tarboa rd vector l os t a l titude
and st reaks disappeared f rom vi ew . Cal led GCI Blunder and a sked if any E/A
Vlere in vicinity . They answered No. Instru~d to return to Angel s 10.
We felt what was tho~t to . be prop wash; very di st inct. Noticed several
groups of lights off port while patrolling in vicinity of Q-9050 and R-1556
Lights made di stinct lines somewhat like arrows ."
Night of 26-27 December 1944 ·- 11 Vihi le on vector 0 90 near V-7050 duri ng
patrol we . observed a irbo rne whi te l ights . They were staggered evenly
vertical l y and we could see f rom 1 to -4 S\'ling at once. They appeared
stationary at 10,000 ft. 11
Ni g1 t of 26-27 December 1944 - "Observed light a t same altitude while in
vicinity of Wor ms
Observer saw light come withi n 100 f t. Peeled off and
took evasive action but light contiilll.ed to follow fo r 5 minutes . Light
then pulled up rap idly and went out of s i ght . 11
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N ght of 27-28 December 1944 - 11 \7b.ile on North headi ng in patrol area
noticed in vicinity of ~-1378 lights suspended i t air moving slowly and
V1Uu.ld then disappear . Were orange in color•. Lights a ppeared singly and i n
pa irs . Observed these lights four or f ive t i me s during period. "
Night of 27-28 December 1944 - 11Eight- mil-es NE of LunevBle a t 19:10 hrs .
saw three sets of three lights ( red and white ) one on starboard and one on
port from 1000 ft. to 2000 f t. to r ear and clmsing in a t Angels 10. Pulled
up to Angels 8 and light s went out. Called Churchman to see if there ~1ae
anything in area. Received a negative r eply. "
Night of 30-31 December 1944 - 11 Saw a group of lights f l ying through the
a i r 30 or 40 miles East of base while f lying at Angels 9 - 10. 11
Ni ght of 1-2 J anuary 1945 of Saverne" .

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SawltFoofighters North of Stra sbou rg and North

Night of 14-15 J anuary 1945 - "Observed a lar ge ora nge ~low in sky approx .
5 ft. in diameter in vi cinity of I ngweiller a.t 6000 f t. a t 20:00 hr s. "

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2nd . Y( /Ind . , 415th. Night Fight e r Squa dron, 30 J anuary 1945 eon' t.
Night of 29- 30 January 1945 - 11 At about 00: 10 hrs. sighted a. Foofighter
about half way between Ueissembourg and Landau. Foofi ghter was off to
the starboard and rear at Angels 2 . Lights ue r e amber and one wa s 20 50 ft . above t he other and of about 30 seconds duration. Foofighter wa s
about 1000 ft . away and foll owing . The lights vrere about a f oot i n
diameter. Lights disappeared when Travel 34 turned int o them. 11 •
2.
I n every ca$e where pi l ot ca lled GCI Control and a sked if t here was a
Bogey A/C in t he a rea he received a negative answer.
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Ca;ptain , A. 8. ,
l ntelligence ·offi cer .
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* Fbofight ers is t he mame given thes e phenomenon by combat crev,s of this
Squadron.
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