The History of the “Ghost Blimp”: The Mysterious Case of U.S. Navy Airship L-8 🎈The “Ghost Blimp” refers to the U.S. Navy’s L-8 airship, a non-rigid blimp that became one of the most enduring unsolved mysteries of World War II. On August 16, 1942, during a routine anti-submarine patrol off the coast of California, the blimp returned to shore unmanned after its two crew members vanished without a trace. The incident sparked widespread speculation, from enemy sabotage to accidental falls, and the