Is it true that the Japanese military sent large balloons carrying bombs toward the United States?
Yes it is. Near the end of World War II, the Japanese military sent thousands of large balloons carrying bombs or fire-starting devices across the ocean toward the west coast of the United States. Most of the balloons dropped along the coast, but a few made it all the way to South Dakota. One exploded over Belle Fourche, and a rancher found another on the Cheyenne River Reservation. One of the balloons is on display at the Cultural Heritage Center in Pierre. For more information click on the following site: http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/history/wwii/jbb.
Yes it is. Near the end of World War II, the Japanese military sent thousands of large balloons carrying bombs or fire-starting devices across the ocean toward the west coast of the United States. Most of the balloons dropped along the coast, but a few made it all the way to South Dakota. One exploded over Belle Fourche, and a rancher found another on the Cheyenne River Reservation. One of the balloons is on display at the Cultural Heritage Center in Pierre.
