Near the end of World War II, in a sleepy little suburb of Omaha, Nebraska, the second World War hit home, quite literally, when a bombing occurred over the skies of the midwest.

So why did the news of this bombing and others just like it remain hidden for so many years?

Find out more about the research behind this episode here:

https://www.npr.org/sections/npr-history-dept/2015/01/20/375820191/beware-of-japanese-balloon-bombs

https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/radiolab/articles/fu-go

https://www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/nebraska/9780803249660/

Music in this episode:

"The Last Thing"; "Savior" by Manoucheri, streaming on all platforms.

"Nightfall (Man-O_Madic)" from "When the Giants Fell" by Dave Manoucheri.  Also streaming on all platforms.