PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION CONCLUSIONS a Was Balloon 20 January 1956 LaHinia, Maui, a Probably Balloon 3. DATETIME GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION a Possibly Balloon IXSround VIsual a GroundRodar a Was Aircraft a Probably Aircraft a Air-Vi suol 0 Airlntercept Radar Iii X Possibly Al rcroft 0 Was Astronomical 0 Probobl y Astronomical 0 Possibly Astronomical 7. LENGTH OP. OBSERVATION NUMBER OP OBJECTS a , Other lnsuffi ciet>t Data for Evaluation 25 minutes 1IO. BRIEII SUMMARY 011 SIGHTING One object color A/C light'. Believed flame, had muffled roar object investigating com~n cause fast. Seemed hover finally faded officials. out i n distance. Witness reported and six between ~n 6 and 21 January ATtC PORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) ln.A~SIFI\.A T!OIII U}JCLASSIFii.D AF FottM. tl2 .. APPR6VI::D I JUME 191'.8 USA Te~ritorv Ol- AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT FP.OM 1 l.,mcv) ~RfA nfl'ORTED Oli DATE OF RO'Oa'T DAlE OF I"FOR IATI'JII I ~.JATI(J" PREPAACO BY ) I SOURCE 11r s .L ..C.ol John Sa_::lclweit j)J..x:._o~.J.ntel . _ J il~an.-fG B AEFERENCES--rl~rol ,. .. -.., dirld&N, prG'Ic-uJ rtpoAC, ttc., O.t np-plcoblc Observer reported, through official channels, sightin6 UFOB at 2109152 Jan, west of the island of liaui, !.H.-Color, s ize and flight path as described by obsarver leaves little doubt that object (light) was actuall y on aircraft. -----lltCl..S. APPROVED I HAROLD A. BULLOCK Lt Col, USAF Deputy for Operations JtDT; -;"HIS O<.X:UM-Ioi CONTAit iS II'.FORM"liON ~FFfc:t1t:'; THE 'IArt()N/L r.ri''l~E OF ~Ill': I)NITC) Jl A"t; WITHI'I THE loiF.ANI'{c.; OFTI~E E"SP.ONAGE ACT 51 U S C - Jl ANI) 32. N,, AM!::NO(D n--; ':'P\/'I::.MJ~.S10N t:fl THE r.C.'IEV TIC'' 0r ITS t'('"4~ENT!; "~ A',y '\.IAI~"4ER TO AN UNAJTHOR12ED PERSON IS P%H91TEt> 8'1' ._t..'ill. IT !.1.\Y Nv r BE PEP!-JU\:C:O IN V.r!OL OR IN PART. !lY 07HEP T AN U' T!:D ST.:.TES AIR FO ~.-( ACE~CIE'.S. E..XCLI'T BY PER!t!ISSIOH OF THE OIIU:CTOR O F lliiaLIGO::.'IC.. U5.4F. AF fORM 112-PART 11 UNCLAS~ IFIED AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT Dir of Intel, Hq, 7t h At r Force l. a. Light, no cont our s b. Quarte r c Cran~;,e flame h. ;<luffed r oar 2. a. First observed through screened window while resting , with house lights out b . 20:~ngle of el 9vation, azmith 270 about true north . d. S~ object coming from distance, fast, slowing t o a hove~. Cnce seemingly goi ng back into a valj ey (isLL~ of Moloka1, 10 miles across channe1) and out, stoppin& to hover. e. Faded out in the distance. r. 25 minutes. ._ l'o .-.tf)l C A l'i HT. BY Ofii ER THAN 'll 1 CO ::.TATE:; AIR 1-'Qh.C: AGE."-C (.,C.~P1 n ?EP.'IISSION OF fh!:: U NCL\ >SIFIEl> lF FORM 112-PART II UNCLI\SS 1FIED AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT Dir of Intel, Hq, 7th ~ir Force 7~ a . S catte red clou d s , drJ, no wind, warmo b . Altitude 1-'.onol ulu ( No weathe r station on Maui) d. 20 miles scatte red, scattered , 25,000 10. Negative, ~ee ll below. Director ot Intelligence, TXS/0, Hq, Air P"orce , APO Ob~erver is ature. s incere, inteJl igent and respectable. She nying Saucers A.re Real" but state s s he does not believe in it. or analyze what s he sa.r, s he reported sighting to C.U. authority. has read the book Unable to ident1f7 This is not the tirst or most recent sighting b y named obs~rver. (Four ( 4 ) in 1952 and six (6) since 6 January 1956.) Observer was surprised t hat a dime held a t arms length would cover the moon (near halt phase) . This discount~ cons i derably he r estimate of the siz e or t he UFCBs. It is my opinion obserYer has been seeing exhaust and/or navigation lights or loeal. a ircraft. Di.ffu.sion an-::i refraction of such lights passing through the d e nse a t mosphere close to the earths surface accounts for ob~ervers ge nerous e sti:nates of s i z e and color. I t is impractica l to che c k air t raffic for even this one (1 ) sighting : CAA has no recorq o f such a flighto 'I 'HJ V ~ .I'.!E!>O"'O 1 o>A~i';\liS<;lOM QP 'Hf rlE'JI':i..ATION OF trS ..:Ot'!Tlr-.' N A'IY "1~1-oNt:." ro 1\'1 \j'o;..,-;-"'" ~!' Pl:Cf!S0' IS f'PCI1'81"'ED BY l.A" r JE p~I>PI)~1u<. .. 0 IN whOLl OR IN P\IH tH .:Hl-'EP o!1AN u:urc:o !>V"i.:> AIR f'ORCE AGE.'ICILS. E.'<C.P"T < '~RMISSION Or H!:. OtRECTOR O F UNCLA.SSIFIED AF FORM 112-PART II UNCLAJSIFTED (ClAS';IFIC4 TIOH' APPROVLiJ 1 JlJ.'IE I'J3 AIR INTELLIGENCE .INFORMATION REPORT .Dir of Intel, Hq, 7tb Aj,.r Force b, Air Force , ~!avy, 1-la.rine, A1;ny and civil aircraft including _jet, hellcopt.er and conventional types, are based in the ifawai-ian area c. Local-flight~ sighting area. by one or all of the services above could have been in the d. ..v~ry pilot flying_ at. ~he time .would n~navigation logs are kept on local flights .have to be interrogated because JOHN Ho .3CH'IEITZER Lt Colonel USAF Air of Intel 110ft: THIS OOC!JMEN T CONT AINS I N FOR 'lA ToQI'; \ F""E:71NG THE 1< ~ f,O'>~At oJI:FE 'lSf OF THE u NlT'EO STATt:S ~THIN THE MEMHN\. <..r THE ESPIO'.AGE .:.cr. 50 u S C - 31 A:-10 32 A<; AMEt-.OED ITS TRANSMISSIO.., ')R TilE R(VEL-\TION Qt ITS CO!'HENT3 IN ANY MANNER TO UNAU7HO? I ZED PERSv N i S pqQHIBI TED BY LAW. I T YIAY NOT BE RE?ROOUCEO IN WHOLE OR I N Po\RT. BY OTHER TI-'AN UNITED STATES ~IR FORCE AGEI\CIES. EXCEPT BY PERMISSIO~I OF THE DIRECTOR OF tt. TELLIGE.NCE. USAF UNCLAS-SIFIED