During the final six months of World War Two, a strange phenomenon
known to US Army Air Force night-fighter squadrons as the “Foo
Fighters” was witnessed by crews operating over western Germany.
Mysterious lights were frequently reported, following their aircraft or
sitting off their wingtips. These lights did not appear to show any
hostile intent, although they often frightened aircrew, who thought they
may have been German secret weapons. For many years, it has been
believed that these mysterious wartime sightings started in November
1944.
However, this is simply accepted wisdom, based on a false
premise published in a December 1945 magazine article and then repeated
in various books dealing with UFOs published since the 1950s.
The
true story of the “Foo Fighters” goes back much earlier than 1944,
involving RAF aircrew operating over Germany and Italy. The nicknames
for what they encountered were different, but the phenomenon they
witnessed was almost certainly the same. Mysterious lights, "rockets"
and "jets" were reported on a regular basis, with many of these events
being listed in official records. These cases, plus others which may not
have been reported to the military authorities at the time, are
examined closely in this book.
Various explanations have been
suggested to explain the “Foo Fighters” and these are looked at in great
detail. In the 1950s, several German “designers” came forward to claim
that they had been personally involved with secret Nazi projects that
they believed were the source of wartime sightings - and in some cases,
post-war ones too. Their claims will also be studied in depth.
The
”Foo Fighters” are a largely forgotten aspect of the UFO subject in the
20th Century, and this book is intended to address that lack of
coverage. It also provides a wealth of information and detail on wartime
German secret weapons programmes and bombing raids, so should appeal to
readers with an interest in World War Two aviation who are looking for
stories with a difference.
The foreword to this book has been
written by Sean Cahill, one of the witnesses involved in the infamous
November 2004 US Navy "Tic Tac" case. I am most grateful to Sean for his
contribution to my work.
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