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Fire! Fire!

In March of 1951, one year into the Korean War, private first class Francis P. Wall and his regiment

found themselves stationed near Chorwan in what is now North Korea, about 60 miles north of Seoul.

The capital city had recently been recaptured, and UN forces were now pushing the Chinese army back north.

After evacuating Korean locals from a nearby village,

Francis's unit began bombarding the area with artillery. All of a sudden, the soldier's attention

was drawn to the right-hand side, off to the east. A large, round object surrounded by orange light

was now floating down the side

of the nearest mountain

heading toward the village

baffled and unsure of what this thing was

when it later redirected itself

back up the mountain towards their position

Francis quickly turned to his lieutenant

and requested permission to fire on the object

with his rifle

when he did the object began firing back.

But it wasn't firing bullets.

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