General George C. Marshall, Chief of Staff (U.S. Department of Defense,
Quote from the document:
“MEMORANDUM FOR PRESIDENT:
The following is the information we have from GHQ at
this moment regarding the air alarm over Los
Angeles of yesterday morning:
‘From details available at this hour:
‘1. Unidentified airplanes, other than American Army
or Navy planes, were probably over Los
Angeles , and were fired on by elements of the 37th CA Brigade (AA)
between 3:12 and 4:15 AM. These units expended 1430 rounds of ammunition.
‘2. As many as
fifteen airplanes may have been involved, flying at various speeds from what is
officially reported as being ‘very slow’ to as much as 200 MPH and at elevations
from 9000 to 15000 feet .”
The document can be found on Page 236 (Page 238 in the printed book).
The book is written by Lawrence A. Fawcett and Barry J. Greenwood.
Wikipedia article: “United States Department of
Defense”:
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