PROJECT 10073 RECORD \ 08ooz Hawaihm Islonor, (..-'1\[1 -l u 4H) (Multiple) i ~. SOURCE j Civilian & Military '4. NU!.~ilER OF OBJECTS 10. CONCLUSION Other (Missle Activi~y) 5. LENGTH OF OOSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Scvcrul lHnuteG J 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION f Groun d & Air Visual j 7. COURSE Objecta were observed by personnel on ship and in the air . Reports voried i n nct.naJ cll't:l:rlpt.ion and time duration. Objcc t appeared to cxp.J.odt wi t.t1 n bri;h t f.luGh leu vine; behind a Ghort vapur t.nun. On one case object appeared to number ) -8 to 12 n U appcuring nr. red a treads and trailinc; flre. Rocket bod.v for ''t~cno odnp t.c r t..uq~er vehicle came down in area at. time of obnervanc e . 9. ?ii'::.;C .. L E VIDENCE UNCLASSIF!ED DEPARTMENT OF THE Alit FORCE STAFF MESSA <if BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGE "/?:J('.J:.e-r buJy Poe 4JeJJA Ad ~pER -. I b tc:je" i Ye.t,l..:k INFO : NIN-7, XOP-1, XOPX-2, SAFOS-3, JCS/OSD/DIA-1, NSA- 7(22) SMB E033 BV C2 03 OfTC JAW RUEDVXE0112 1820256-CC~;C--RUEDHQA. FM 326AIR OIV ~UNIA FAC HA T 0 R Uti. !(M/ PACA.F RUHKWC GAHA'!/SEAFR ON INFO R UEDHQA/CSAF ~UECW /CNO RUECW/ SECNAV RIJ.VOf\1.. BIC I NC'IORAD R UH... HQI C I NCPAC R U~HS/C I JCUSARPAC RUI-ll-l/C INCPACFL T RUAUAZ/CCMUSJAPAN RUA~C/C~US~CREA RUA (}"L/C~USTDC RUCSC/C I NCSAC YAY II Ui0 UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED DPARTMNT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRAN Of INCOMING MESSAGE 1. MERINT, REFERENCE CIRVIS, 326ADCO 00801, 30/093?Z. 2. USNS LON r;.J I E\V 3. AT 30/0748Z 'YHILE HEADING 2400EG.,THE BOWW~TCH SIGHTED A LIGHTEEl OOJECT ON APffi OX. COMPASS BEARING OF 2 80D~ G. OFF STARBOARD 80'!1, AT i5 DEG. ALTI TUDE. AFTER FIVE TOTE~! SECO~.OS, BEARI!G ?6QDEG. Tl- OBJECT APPEARED TO EXPLCflE '.Y ITH A BR I SHT FL~SH, HO'!!EVER '0 FALLOUT '.'iAS ~JOTED Nffi ANY SOUt-V HEARD. AT THIS T 1\'E 80'f UCH REPORTED TO BR lOGE AND H FIRST OFFICER T00!( THE OBJECT U'<O 09st:RVc\TIOt-. ~>'AI~ITAI'-!ED UmiL THE OBJECT DISAPPEARED ON APPROX. 8U1RI JG 110D[G. ~LT O,DEG. AFTER EXPLOSION OBJECT APPEARED AS A S 1~13..: LIGHT '.'liTH SHCRT VAPCF. TRAIN, FQL0 /ED BY-\ GROUPING OF LESSEq L IGKTS I'' CONSTANT ANGUL~R RELATIONSHIP. TOPL TI'}E ELd.PSEn FROV INITIAL Sl GHT lNG TO LOSS OF Sl GHT lNG IS ::~ p.tU~O c\T T''/0 AND ONE HALF TO TI-REE INUTES. OBJECT PASSED IN FROm OF&\ QOUD WHICH .'lAS ESTIMATED TO 9E WITHIN 10 MILES A~ 2 , 000 FT. OR BELOrV. BOT'i OBSERVERS UTILIZED BI~OCULARS. '.VITNESSES ARE CONSIDER~D HI Gt-l. Y REL I~B._E. UNCLASSIFIED ""'"It Jlit:) UNCLASSJFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE AI~ FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGE PA {L 3 R UHL K H 8 8. OBSERVERS FELT OBJECT TRAVELLED TOO FAST FCR AN AIRCRAFT A"D T 0 0 Sl ON F CR A ti.E T E OR 10. LIGHT SEAS, 3/10 QOUD COVER. READDRESSED TO CIA PER FORM 1392 #005. AFHO V~ILft 0-309A I'UVIOUJ (OITIO~S 0, T>US '0 ... UNCLASSIFIED Dl,AitTMfNT OF THE AIR FOaC! STAFF MESSAGE lUNCH INCOMING MESSAGE npreR.- t:i V~l-4l<:l~ I :~PO : NIN-7 , XOP-l, XOPX-2, SAFOS- 3 , JCS,.' OSD/DIA-1 , NSA-7 (22) ADV CY NIN XOPX DIA.-- 3~ 8 A~97 ZFTU JAW R6EDYXD0i68 1e1105 6-UUUU--RU[~HQA. 7NR UUUUU Z tH-1 JJJJJSSSSSZZSRUEOYQA r:l,l 325 AIR OiV l<UNIA FACILITY HVI'WAI I ;o RUit.KWPACAf HICKAM AFB hA\\AI I :lUHKrl/C().1HAWSEAFRON PEARLHHARBOR HA\\AII INf' 0 RUEOHQA/CSAf USAF '#.'ASH DC P.tJECW/CNO WASH !)I( RUEC'~/ SECNAV NASH OC NCNCRAO C:NT AFB CQO ~UHLHOICINCPAC C/1.\~P H M SMITH HA'AAII HLHS/ICNCUSARP.AC FT SHAFTER HA'AAI I rtUK Jt./ C I NCP ..1Cfl T PEARL HARBOR n..\1..\ II R:.JAUAZ/ C ().tUSJAP AN FUCHU AS JAPAN RUAKC~SI< ffi::A SEOUL K CREA ~UWGrUCCMUSTiJC TAI PEI TAIZAN 1UCSC/CI~CSAC OFFUTT AFB N6 UNCLASSIFIEI UNCLASSIFIED DfPARTMEH'J OF THE All FORCE STAFF MUSAG BRANCH INCOMING MUSAGf UNCLAS.326AD-CO 09801, JUN66 CIRVI S REPCRT CIRVIS REPCRT CIRVIS REP~T i . THE. FOLL OWING IS EXTRWCTED fROM SIGHTING' S REPORTED BY JCQ.. DUNCAN, 154 TH FTR GP, ~R Of KAUA I, HAWA I I !<AUAI , HAWAI I , ANG CAPT ~CRAE OF QUANTAS 531. U ;uAE OF SI GHTING--.33/a89SZ <NIGHD !:) POSI TION--FROW HOtiQUL U I NTER. APRT, T'AO FRO~ ISLANU Of O .. :.Ui\1, fJOM POSITION 350/100 OF hNL TACAN. a.. OBJECTS REPCRi~D AS REO STREAKS, TRAILING F IRE, VARYING I N PAGE 2 RUHLKH 3 UNCLAS DD NUMOER OF 08JECT5-- REPCRTS VARIE.O FRO~ 5- 8 10 12 .3) OBJECT HEADING--VARIED FRO~ N TOSTO TG SE TO DUE E TO AIRB~NE R~OAR REPOH OF 110 OEG1EES n AL ; ITUDE-.=.'.ry," HIGH Q SPEED--VERY HI GH, fASTER THAN AIRCRAFT, ONE REPBRT .30 SEC 1'1CRIZ ON TO H~lZON, ANOTHER 4 ~INUTES. ' ) APP REO TO BE IN FORMAZION. . UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FOR<E STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGE J) LEfT ONE COFTINUQJS LIN ACROSS AIRBORNE RAOA PAGE 3 RUI-l.KH 3 UNCLAS 2. WEATHER A) CEILING HIGH BROKEN TO SCATTERED. 5l VIS!BILITY 1) MILES. S) CL OUO COVER-SCAT TEREO. Q) Lf-'i.INOERSTOR~'S WELL w::ST GF AREA CF SIGHTINGS. 3. TEMT AT I VEL Y I DENT IF I c.O AS ~. TEOR STORM. NOTE: READD~ESSED TO CIA PER FORM 1392 #574. UNCLASSIFIED C:onversation with SPADATS verified the b reak up of a n Agena adapter target vehicle at the time of the sighting in the area in ques t i on. The rocket body broke up into several pieces upon reent~J