On August 16, 1942, A U.S. Navy Blimp also known as L-8 or The Ghost Blimp left port at 6:03 A.M. from Treasure Island, San Francisco. On board were the flight crew, Pilot Lieutenant Ernest Dewitt Cody, 27, and Co-Pilot Ensign Charles Adams, 35. This was Adam's first flight. Also on the Blimp were two depth charges, a .30 caliber machine gun, top secret documents, emergency rafts.

The crew were exploring an oil spot off the coast of San Francisco when that was the last contact with the pilots. Fishing vessels in the area spotted the Ghost Blimp approximately 30 feet above the ocean water before rising rapidly. The Ghost Blimp headed toward the San Fran beach where surfers tried to hold on to the tow lines. They witnessed that there was no one in the cabin. The crew were gone.

The Ghost Blimp rose again and crashed in the beach hill where one of the depth charges fell off. It scraped a few telephone poles and houses. The automatic valve opened and began releasing helium gas causing the blimp to sag in the middle and was deflating.

The Ghost Blimp crashed in the front yard at 419 Bellevue Ave. Daly City. Again everything was intact and the only thing missing were the crew, Ernest Dewitt Cody and Charles Adams.

Did the crew fall out of the blimp? Did the Japanese capture them? Did they go AWOL? Were there UFOs in the area?

One thing for sure, L-8, Ghost Blimp left with 2 crew members and returned with one. Your thought at cooley54@gmail.com

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