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: No enemy aircraft were ever found. The military later attributed the event to a "false alarm" caused by a lost weather balloon and "war nerves" .

The movie's title and early marketing were inspired by a real historical event from . subtitle Battle Los Angeles

: The incident remains a favorite topic for UFO theorists, who speculate the objects were actually extraterrestrial craft—a theory the 2011 film uses as its core premise . "Mockbuster" Confusion : No enemy aircraft were ever found

: A group of Marines, led by Staff Sergeant Michael Nantz (Aaron Eckhart), must rescue civilians and destroy an alien command center in a war-torn Los Angeles . : The incident remains a favorite topic for

: Just months after Pearl Harbor, jitters over a Japanese attack led U.S. forces to fire over 1,400 anti-aircraft shells at unidentified objects in the sky over Los Angeles .

: The invaders are bio-mechanical beings that attack coastal cities to harvest Earth's water for fuel . The Real-Life "Battle of Los Angeles"