Some early reports came from late November 1948, but were at first dismissed as military green flares.

It quickly became apparent to the defending Americans that green flares were used to signal an attack on a given area.

He fired, and a green flare climbed into the sky.

That line also gave a clue to the green flare.

The job had been ordered by that green flare from the night.

After half an hour, the meeting is interrupted as red and green flares soar across the sky.

Within 30 minutes green flares on the objective (blue line) showed that it had been captured.

The final smoke marker dropped, a green flare floating on the surface.

Then without warning a green flare exploded, which had to have been shot off by one of the fishermen.

If I fire a green flare, everything's under control.