Salt Lake Telegram | 1942-01-26 | Page 1 | Mystery Planes Cause' Slert' in Los Angeles, Long Beach

Mystery Pla Planes es Ca Cause f I In Los Angeles Long Beach ach n Fl y SAN FRANCISCO Jan 26 UP UP- UP Thc UP-Thc The army called the west coasts coast's first daylight air raid alert of t th the 1 war in southern California California Cali- Cali fornia ornia Monday because of the presence of unidentified airplanes in inthe inthe the he Los Angeles Long Beach area rea Western defense command announced announced an- an the planes disappeared before they were identified The alert lert lasted four hours At the request of the Fourth Interceptor command the federal I communications commission di directed directed di- di radio stations between Santa anta Barbara on the the north and nd the Mexican border on the south south to cease broadcasting between between be- be tween and 1033 a a. a m. m The all 1111 el v r r 1 si signal Will wax m 1 1 TV when the planes still unidentified disappeared western defense command command command com com- mand said j Western defense command headquarters headquarters headquarters head head- quarters described the alarm as a daylight alert the first experienced experienced experienced on the on-the the west coast since outbreak outbreak outbreak out out- break of the Pacific war Los A Angeles geles police authorities th air raid precautions other than silencing of radio stations stations stations sta sta- w wag waB ordered as far r as they knew nij w 5 l L U