1943

The U.S. begins research on biological weapons at Fort Detrick, MD, in response to Japan’s full-scale germ warfare program.

Donovan recruits the Catholic Church in Rome to be the center of Anglo-American spy operations in Fascist Italy. This would prove to be one of America’s most enduring intelligence alliances in the Cold War.

Russia, Pushkino. Soldiers saw a disc-shaped object hovering high in the air above aircraft.

China, Qing Xian, Hebet Province. A domed UFO that emitted a white light was seen flying less than 20 feet above the ground.