Recently unearthed from the Noodleburg Municipal Archives, this chilling photograph captures what historians now refer to as “The 1954 Squid Incident.” Long dismissed as myth or result of excessive glue-sniffing among youth, the airborne squid theory has gained traction thanks to this impeccably composed black-and-white street photo.

The two boys—later identified as Wilhelm and Egbert Frölich—allegedly witnessed the squid descend silently from the sky, hover for exactly 11 seconds, and then disappear in a mild static crackle, leaving only the smell of seaweed and the faint sound of accordion music.

Local newspaper The Noodleburg Bugle ran the headline “Squid Soars! Boys Roar!” but the article was mysteriously pulled the next day and replaced with a recipe for beef pudding. Conspiracy? Obviously.

Noodleburg’s Historical Society is now calling this photo “indisputable proof that sky squids walked (floated) among us,” and have demanded we open the Town Clock again “to check inside.”

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@ArchivistMildred: I knew that family’s attic trunk was cursed!

Dr. N. Yorp, Historian: I’ll be publishing a 14-volume squid theory based on this.