'I ' Mfto) t i l) Jj o I lilt ohJ .. ol , It I It (lflr4t J. {o If olht'J. tllt; ii,t 111-t'-~ tJ;ltl h tl Jh .:11.ur II . fl: I tl~:tll) it I ii u I If illtf ' t l llt I II h a;,l Uiel~ l II t l ltJo , I II ft ,._. u fhlll t i t) rJt II tl If II H t tlJ:t ijf,,, i t j JItol( ,, oilut 10 U\,~r :{t to f ll, :HtoJo1lo! O(f ~h:lf li (ojt:\to ". JtiJi ., f h.ftt l fe)otcl t tiJ'f llu t; I UNCLASSU-lL-~ HEADQUARTERS PACIFIC DIVISION MILITARY AIR TRANSPORT SERVICE llllttal')' ..U.z-'1-nftey:on BenlM An~r.wa Air roroe Btl.ae Waeb1h8tOA 2,, D. O. A!'ri:!:TIONt IDap.,ot;\W GeoJ:al. ( nSl) Dlreo~ ot SpooSal IAnntp\1 1Ieo4qu~rtere, UA1te4 Stat .. n.u 7oroe ah1Jii.1foa 2.S, D. o. 1. f2!NOP~.ma .Ualdeat1tle4 atl"bor~ objoot ob8ene4 1D 8Q . ~v b~mrs 24 Deober 19SO, 'f/~ , 1500th At ~olloe ~drao, oa 4UtJ wltll Bawa1S..o Sortie .. Polloe (H.~) M abou\ 22.32 hou.n ' 111cka 13 Baee, 24 Deoomber 19,0, he obawte4 1D h ak7 ort lhore trca H1otaa A)' lltau, a br1h' objoct, tZ'ltYel1ns a\ a high rat~ ot epeo4 traa the 41reot.loa ot "'rben Point, Oahu, paat .Hickam At au la the 41reotloa ot Ladkttl. Ollhu, d1ea-pp83!'1J18 lA low clo.a4a coTel'iAa the Koolaw aaountatae. 'tho forward eeotlOD ot th1 objeo annNcl to be ot tbe whtte brlr.llt- aiallal' to tba' ot floreaoent lightln ot; was o1r- oull' iA ahape a tanlloa at a he1~t ot approxs ma'l7 6000 tna and trcD tJ&e t'01Dt ~ Ytew ot obeerver .. 18 loohea ln 41ameter. Obaeft'OI' doaoz-1be4 '-bat tbe objeot had aD or:.tDge tlae-tJpe 'tall abaat u u tbe tlore.oeni aeot10D, t.bla tall t.ay,er1ns t.o a p01Dte Aa OW'8ftll deaor11>tlGD SlftD Wll8 "like tha' ot a qul4 80~ tbZonlb wa\el'" Obae~te~ eta'ed 'thut AO DOWNGRADF:n AT 3 Y B.\R T~TERVA'!' :- DECLASSIFIED ~FTEn 12 'YE.A.RS . DlR 6200..Ii fJNCLASSl :-o . 14-24 m:'M I~n'trU.ICllf:'l3 RKPOft 26 Deoeaber 19'0 stJIDOifa U..OOil'NDt1oa.t1 Ul"'ftft 4W1d10D la oau e ao,ecta \bat objeo' ... tntlne4 eocal~\ant atl\ltutte aa4 BFe4, aod tranled a OO\U'Oe -el to the growad. Obeozs,er 8tatea h k~\ olJeot Ill D18ht t01 ap~rO.lir.w\el,-30 to 45 eoOD4a. No aolae beard. to41oate4 he be 19 1n eusnoe, "a4 nc$ beea c11t1 ulna a' ' ot alfdltlD&, a be ... to Clu'lftMB al4DS(lbt ohuzsola MI'Yi(tl8 ' tlteteh P ot 1alan4 ot t'ahu, ate wbie.b baa ~-an out 111 x-e4 colored ponoll, the patb and ooarae ot objeot., la at\aelaa4 ~o aotJ.on 001'1 of thle 1 the H91!olul)l s;\ftE a 4al~ ah le"IW'P aewapaper ot cenerul olroulldloo ~rcughou\ the '"tr.rltOJJ ot f!.aws11, iD it Hcae U1t1oA ot 2S Ueouber 19SO, oarr1e4 the tollo\!in& 1us"a etoq oa. pea lt J&!Sli:Jtf LICIR fWHt:O ACROSS SltTJ OA\UJ rtOOD SII'l'CUBOAliDS llaDJ re oall.e4 the pollee, tba MWQapen aD4 a41o atatlona to aok aboat a ltJB\erioaa llsht .o brie r17 ln 'be aq about 10130 I'. u. !tala eorntq, wt\h no ottlolal ooot tr.tloa ot tbe plleocwoaaa, 1'b8 Dtar-..,lletla ntll reoeltns oella t..-pereou IIIlo ealcl ~T wba' baa b&eo deeer1bec1 .uloual.J' u a n, a -' o poealb~ a low t1J1D8 calle4 the pol1oe c1epanmeot at 10t43 P to repcn-' ina a "streak tit llpt tlaeblDS tbroasb 'b oloude trc. UtaJtoad ttee.cl \o O.hen who \el~oae4 ~ pollee weN 14 ~ Aiea Hatpu an4 ~ tlen to tlae poll .414 ao' .. , all rep a~telaa. \he altGDt tbe t.lae. DOWNGRADED AT 3 YF. ~ "' ~ v-Rpn DECLASSIFIED AFT.; r . . :. ,.:_P : 11NCLASSfFfED 1424 SPO'l' nttl~t.J.tr.\NCI RP:POR'l' SUB.TIXJ!a tJaeODnlltlODal Atroratt ...-teeol'i tile llsllt beiDa brllliaat oruce 1a tolar aa4 laa'1DS tor toar or tlYe oon~1. fte polloe oalle4 the ocv' paa-4 att eneal rapGI"t;e OD t~e l18b' or tallia& atar bad beea reoe1Y04. The eou' pan dlda'' a ba' ra1sb' luln oaaae4 lt , z.,. Hoao11llu' uti'ODaaioel oxpen aD4 a eolentln tor 'he Biahop .... _., aa14 tb1a AorD1D lle baa not the -pbeDOII\eaOA an4 ... unable to uo01'D' tor it trca the 4eeor1p,iou &lna. Dl'l"INI~ COORSW A pdi'OD ot the 'Orin ID thtu n14 the objeo' wu tnaYellDS at a treat e,eect aat wu aolq the Koeo Bead c!lreotlOft toward '" tt eoeQft4 to be on a 4et1a1\e oourae, he ea14 "BD4 wae tnwlins J'Gftllel w1th the P.,rOUAd. It n e. bnlllnt l1NCI.!ASSIFI ED tl aDd tbe blt~Jsut pan o~ lt appeaa4 abou' tbe ala ot a toar enalD plaae. ar Ale a, eald' x walked ou' to tq pnp eboQ' lOt)O wbeD l eaw br1ll1ant. tlue i.rnYellq tl'Oa JCoko H dlr.o,loa cl hdecl alaon <1u. narth. "n t 11"8 parallel w1 th the paund en4 f'~ ~o be oa a oouree. I .... t' onl.7 abou\ 3 or 4 ~teooa4e before lt 41 laM eloa4 tMaU. 'VI tlJia' 'boaPt wu tbat tt na a Mteor, but '' .... .a to M tranllas oa a 4t1D1te e~n. 'tbea I '!l~t 1\ ~ntlb' beea a 3n atnatt." o-.jen wu taftltac roa V1aaaa4 uct , a \emtto rate ot ape.a. Xal&ala ea14 \he \owar4 Koke tttt wu \re.,ellJII J)aftllel w1 til tile gi(IUII4 u4 .,1elb~ ta alou' tin aeooDd:' IU'. tU.uhoad eatd. Then wu ao aolae u4 I wCMI.l4 jaqe i\ \o be ao' orer 5 000 tee\ Sa <ltntte. a a brllllu\ vaap eolo Ltn the nn be Uobaoa4 aid he loe\ taak ot i' aea lt 4lappeue4 lA\o a ol0114 llau. t>OWNGRADED AT 3 yr \T~ 1~ ' DECLASSIFIED AF T L..: t 1:.! ) . DOD n1 P r.~no . .A n S't'l' JPi~ttol'Gmo! !t''Or,'f' VDOODYeaUoaal Alreftft 26 ueoeaer 19'0 l AC'l'IO.-t '1',.\,,:n, ortloe ot IDMlllceaee ottleer, Peeltlo DIYlataa, Uta's, iiiot U Baae, 'lapboaloa~ ac!Yler4 nt 2316 llGQI'a 24 JJeober 1950. 'lh Iatell1paoe ott1oer, Hloke A! Bue, tolaphodo~aU,. adnse4 ' 2)26 !aoura 24 De ... \er 19SO. 4 DI!::l'm~JTIO!h Ia ad41\10D to adU.aaMa, ooptee of tbl are twaiahe4a IateUtpaoe ott1eer, Paoitlo DlYlaloa, f!t"d'S, ~ Ulf, Iatelli.,.IM Offleer, ll1okaa B , 'f. H. Ekeull t.ap ot Jal.,.. ot Calla PIRRf O'Def.t1i!U, t~ Colonel, OSAr DOWNGRADED AT 3 Y~ \!! " ' " DECLASSIFIED AF . ,. . ~ DE.-.Al.MENT OF THE AIR FC,.,CE STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION INCOMING ~l;:t(SSI MESSAGE -- ..,-::---;;-liNcrl PiililsE noT REQUIRED PROM1 COMPACDIVMATS HICKAM AFB TH : COMATS ANDREWS AFB ND VNCLASS!E!EQ COPS HQ USAF, VASHINQTOB, D.C. Unidentified luminous white circular tlying object v1aual1J observed trom B1ck~m AFB about 250830a co~ing trom vic Barbars Point nao over John Rogers Airport d1aa- apear1ng into local clouda over mountains east or Honolulu object tolloved straight level course at conatont apeed reater than jet Acft. Total tice on observed courae estimate 5 to 6 seconds. Altitude estionted at 8000. Ddameter pro- portionate to one toot object ten teet from observer orange tleme extended tv1ce diameter or object majorit7 or t11ght obaerved v1th no visibility 11a1tation~. When object entered local clouds over mountains eo.st Honolulu clouds vere illumi- nated. Above preliminnrr report obtained trom tvo observers vho 1nd1oate that there e .. e at loo.at ten other vitnenaea. CIUCPAC tleet has received similar reports trom other oboervera, one ot vhom believes the object vco n meteorite. He baaea hia belief on previous observations or mcteo~itea. InvestigBtiona .being oanducted tull rpt v1ll be rendered soonest IRPO t OIB, CSI, CIO, OAT-1, OOP, OPD, SLO AF FORM 11Z-PAAT II Al'f'kOVEV I JUNE IM REPOIH NO. Intellisence Division, 1. The following priority message, which concerns the s it;hting of .:m unidentifi flying object in the vicinity of a USA? plane, vras fon;ar ded by the Intcllicence Officer, 1500th Air Transport l'l!ng, UTS, Hickaa AFB, Hawaii: A'nl Intelligence 8857. O'ro 260001Z Doc 50. Under the provicions ot JJATS en 200-J, the follO\Iine infor1:1ation pert.:U.nin~ t o an unidor.t.if.:.cu flying object i s hereby reported. This Ra Re port is in eX..lct quot~t.i e n"' .-o .. t .. ho report ot the pilot, Captain , vtho WU3 evacuating p:ltiez.L~ tween Johnston AFB rmd lliel<::un /.FE: At the South .rort Allen intersection ut. 25LS3:;Z a large bri~t li~ht approached our aircraft ~il-17, J768, frotl about thNe o clo ck. .,e were cruising at 7,000 feet on a heading of 5.30 rognetic. 'rile subject nir c r ,ft of some sort approached from the right and cut in front o f us and cli.~bcd str a i cht a !. e<>cl ot us out of sit;ht. I couldn t distineuish any particular charaeteri:;tics becauc e the liB)lt was so brieht. There was full moon und no clouds at the tine. ~.'hen the thine had passed ahead we \'lent throuch its "prop \'lash". It.. trailed nn oranc~ fl~e and sparks, noticeable only when it pulled altay a nd up !roo us. I nould e uess its speed to be over .300 LPH and it oanouvercd like a fi~hter type aircraft. Uy first iopres- eion was that it was shininG a bright rloodlicht a t our aircraft, therefo r e we coultm