Japanese Balloon Bomb over Michigan

Japanese Balloon Bombs over Michigan, A presentation by Michael E. Unsworth, Rescheduled for Sunday October 29, 2023.
Balloon bombs aimed to be the silent assassins of World War II. Hitching a ride on a jet stream, these weapons from Japan could float soundlessly across the Pacific Ocean to their marks in North America. The project, named Fugo, called for sending bomb-carrying balloons from Japan to set fire to the vast forests of America. Could Balloon’s launched from Japan make it all the way to Michigan? Did they actually do any damage?
Michael E. Unsworth is the Special Projects Librarian at the Michigan State University Library Digital & Multi-Media Center. He has extensively researched and written on the balloon bomb events which occurred in Michigan.
The Michigan Military Technical and Historical Society is dedicated to preserving the stories of Michigan citizens who served and sacrificed, here and abroad, from WWI to the present. Located just outside Detroit in Eastpointe, Michigan, our 11,000 square foot Museum exhibits the actual equipment, weapons, uniforms and other artifacts that bear witness to the high cost of freedom.