Is this scrap of fabric evidence of a secret wartime attack on the U.S. mainland?
The granddaughter of a World War II veteran from Austin, TX may have remnants of a unique weapon in modern warfare: the Japanese Balloon Bomb. Host Tukufu Zuberi travels to Texas and to the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. to learn whether this souvenir is a missing piece of a secret weapon.
AIR DATE 7/13/10
HISTORY DETECTIVES returns to explore the stories behind historic sites, artifacts and tall tales told in cities across the country, with the help of an inquisitive team of fact-finders with an uncanny talent for uncovering the truth.
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