Aachen, Germany: RAF bomber crews see white light rise to 8,000 feet, emit bursts
In the night of August 11, 1942, crews of an RAF bomber squadron on a mission near Aachen, Germany, watched a bright white light rise from the ground to 8,000 feet and fly level for about two minutes.
Background
At night on August 11, 1942, an RAF bomber squadron on a mission near Aachen, Germany, saw a bright white light rise from the ground to 8,000 feet, where it flew approximately level for about two minutes. A few crews reported that it appeared to zig-zag along the ground before taking off in a climbing turn. Brilliant white periodic bursts occurred that may have caused a change of course, and some crews thought the light subdivided during the bursts. Burning pieces fell from it like a meteor; its color faded to orange, and it was last seen heading toward the ground after a total of five minutes. The account follows the entry in George M. Eberhart's chronology UFOs and Intelligence (CUFOS) and the sources cited there; it is not an independent determination by From Beyond Space.