The article below was published in the daily newspaper Guinea Gold, Papua - New-Guinea, page 4, on April 20, 1945.
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GUAM, Thurs. -- Large red balls of fire sighted high in the sky over Tokio and other targets in recent raids are puzzling US B29 pilots.
It was thought at first these were the first appearance of Jap jet-propelled fighters, but opinion among crews now favours the theory they are radio-controlled bombs.
One gunner saw three of these fire balls in the raid on the Jap capital on Monday. He said they did not resemble planes but their manoeuvres varied, leading him to believe they were radio controlled bombs of some kind.
