Project 10073 Record Card — Hickam AFB, T.H., 29 September 1952

This document is an intelligence report regarding a UFO sighting that occurred on 29 September 1952 at 2105 hours near Hickam Air Force Base in the Territory of Hawaii. The witness, a civilian employee at the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard, reported observing a black, circular object approximately four feet in diameter. The object was described as moving in a straight line at a speed estimated between 300 and 400 miles per hour, heading in a westerly direction toward the ocean. The sighting lasted for approximately two to three seconds. The witness, who was noted to have experience with conventional aircraft and normal vision, reported that the object exhibited no lights, trails, exhaust, or unusual maneuvers. At the time of the sighting, the weather conditions included a broken cloud layer at 3000 feet. The witness did not see any aircraft at the exact moment of the sighting, though he observed one aircraft flying over the area five to ten minutes later. The report was initially filed by the 1500th Air Base Wing and subsequently debriefed by Major Rowe. The investigating officer, Major John E. Rhode, concluded that while the witness appeared sincere, no credence should be placed in the report. The officer reasoned that the darkness at 2000 hours and the distance of the object made it impossible to verify the nature of the sighting. The report was forwarded to the Air Technical Intelligence Center and other relevant military intelligence commands.