Unidentified Flying Object Report — Honolulu, Hawaii, 26 November 1964

On November 26, 1964, at approximately 3:15 PM, Carl R. Nagatori and his wife observed an unidentified object while driving north on Oahu Avenue in Honolulu, Hawaii. The witness, who had studied Air Science at a university and served six years in the Air Force Reserve, described the object as appearing motionless initially, then hovering at an altitude of 500 to 600 feet. The object was estimated to be 50 feet or more in size and was described as either black or a very dark shade of green. The witness reported that the object moved from an east-to-west orientation, turned southward, then southwest, and finally gained altitude while traveling northwest before disappearing into the cloud cover. The witness emphasized that the object made no sound and appeared to maneuver against the prevailing winds, which were blowing from the southeast to the northwest. Captain Jerry M. Mills of the PACAF Base Command conducted a telephone investigation within one hour of the sighting. He confirmed that there were no helicopters, weather balloons, or conventional aircraft in the area, and local radar showed no unusual activity. Despite the witness's background and the detailed nature of the report, the official conclusion reached by the military was that the object was a balloon, noting that the sighting possessed all the characteristics of one. The report includes a sketch provided by the witness and notes that the reliability of the observer could not be judged.