The Navy blimp, L-8 delivered 300 pounds of supplies to the Hornet, off the California, coast on 11 April. The weird events were the two crewmen disappeared, leaving the L-8 adrift, happened on 16 August.
It was a very odd situation, as the L-8 reported an oil slick and was going in to investigate. Nearby fishermen saw the L-8 aproach to an altitude of about 300 feet and circle, but they never saw anyone fall out. The fishermen suspected the L-8 was going to drop depth charges into the oil slick, but instead, the L-8 rose up into the clouds and disappeared. This was at 7:50 a.m. And within the hour, it was dragging through the neighborhoods of Daly City, crewless.