File:Japanese fire balloon Moffett.jpg

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Description A Japanese 10-meter diameter Mulberry paper balloon re-inflated at NAS Moffett Field, CA following its downing by a Navy aircraft about 30 miles west of Alturas, CA on January 10, 1945 (US Army photo A 37180C). This balloon now belongs to the National Air and Space Museum.
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Source How Geologists Unraveled the Mystery of Japanese Vengeance Balloon Bombs in World War II, J. David Rogers, also attested as "Smithsonian Institution Neg. 2003-6574" at [1]
Author U.S. Army
Other versions Lta-balloons-japan-wwii-balloon-bombs-(Fu-Go).jpg

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This file is a work of a U.S. Army soldier or employee, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, it is in the public domain in the United States.

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