The fifth article

Pigeon bones found with WWII message
第二次大戦の暗号文、鳩の骨と共に見つかる

　Experts say the skeletal remains of a pigeon discovered in the chimney of a house in southern England carried a mysterious, long-forgotten message from World War II.
専門家が言うには、イギリス南部のある家の煙突から白骨化した伝書鳩と共に、第二次世界大戦以降長い間忘れ去られ解読不可能な暗号文が発見されたという。

Summary

 Historian at Britain's World War II-era codebreaking headquarters say the pigeon almost returned from France where was occupied by Nazi during the June 1944 D-day invasion.
 What the message says is not solved. It was coded, an unusual measure generally reserved for the most sensitive secrets.
 On Nov.1 Bletchley Park said that one of its manager is trying to solve the message using World War II logbooks.

Reflection

 Reading this article, I knew that pigeons were used to convey the messages in World War II. I was surprised that pigeons were entrusted very important things and carried out them. I hope that the message is solved as soon as possible.

Vocabulary

skeletal 骸骨の ; remain 化石 ; chimney 煙突 ; codebreaking 暗号解読 ; headquarters 本部 ; Nazi ナチス ; D-day 計画実施予定日（ここでの計画はノルマンディー上陸作戦） ; logbook 航海（航空）日誌

Reference

The Japan Times Weekly, November 10, 2012