Project 10073 Record — Sighting in Kauai, Hawaii, 7 October 1950

This document is an Air Intelligence Information Report regarding an unidentified aerial object sighting over the island of Kauai, Hawaii, on 7 October 1950. The report was submitted by Captain Percy E. Sutton of the USAF. According to the witness, at 7:25 PM local time, he observed a luminous, circular object moving from south to north. The object was initially seen at an elevation of 20 degrees above the horizon and was last observed at 30 degrees above the horizon. The witness noted that the object's diameter appeared to be one-quarter the size of the moon initially, increasing to six-tenths the size of the moon as it moved over Kapaa, before decreasing in size and disappearing into or above high cumulus clouds near Anahola. The object emitted a soft, luminous white light with indefinite edges. Captain Sutton noted that while he initially considered the object to be a shooting star, he discounted this theory because the object maintained a level flight at an even speed and possessed a softness of light unlike that of a falling star. Despite the witness's observations, the official conclusion recorded in the Project 10073 record is that the event was a meteor observation. Weather conditions at the time of the sighting were not reported.