The article below was published in the daily newspaper The Shreveport Journal, Shreveport, Louisiana, USA, page 1, December 13, 1944.
Paris, (AP). -- As the Allied armies ground outnew gains on the western front today, the Germans were discolsed to have thrown a new "device" into the war - mysterious balls which float in the air.
Pilots report seeing these objects, both individually and in clusters, during raids over the Reich.
(The purpose of the floaters was not immediately evident. It is possible that these represent a new anti-aircraft defense instrument or weapon.)
(This dispatch was heavily censored at supreme headquarters.)