Lion, Tiger, Bear | 27 keep track of all the strange War of the Worlds happenings for the wars duration, no Orson Wells narration needed. By the by, that radio program was a secret test cobbled up by Army Intelligence and the Secret Service Department to gauge the American publics reaction to a possible Mars invasion. A False Flag Operation on my order. It only proved that there were far fewer people who sincerely panicked than the vast majority of those who did not. Americans have naturally tough sinew. ‘They The black telephone buzzed loudly. Who? Send him in. Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King entered. Ah! Come in Admiral, said the president. I want you in on this particular part of my briefing. Famously stubborn and hot-headed King sat next to Marshall. Yes, sir. Read on, General. Marshall continued. Sir, according to Army G2 intelligence reports dated from January 1st to June 15th, prototype Northrup P-61 Black Widow night fighters have confirmed close-range sightings of what they term Foo-Fighters over western Germany and northern France, but they did not appear on the experimental airborne intercept radar they have. The glowing unknown objects paralleled and zig-zagged our planes; one crew shot at the spheres but no return fire was given. Doolittle said they were spectators and probably not of this world, but he also said theres a chance they might be of German manufacture, reconnaissance craft possibly. Television or camera equipped. Form of propulsion unknown. Churchill said: We thought they were Jerrys own as well, until MI-6 and the Air Ministry reported to me that the Germans thought they were ours. Bit of a mystery, but I can tell were all of one mind on this. Roosevelt pointed to King. In the Pacific Theater…down Coral Sea way, the Navy informs me theyve seen them too on occasion near New Guinea during engagements with the Japanese, as iftheywere observing both sides. No interference was reported, but of course one popped out of the ocean one night and scared the living shit out of a destroyers crew! Mild chuckles. Yes it did, sir, said the admiral, who found the least humor in it. Next time… well shoot the little green bastards down if the order is given. Cold silence.