2. LOCA'fiOI-1 fi~.llJrtOI\J~:.. st6li~'7tJ.r ;rr UtJCLASSiflfD D~PMT~fi'fT Of THE AIK FOita STAff MESSAGe B~AMot INC01ftiHG MESSAGf ( 4) FROM EAST TO SS\V.HIGH ALTITUDE (6) SIX MINUTES LO~EST OF ANY O~E SIGHTif'.rl C. (1 ) G;:)QUf'.D At-n AIR VISUftL (2 ) N POWER SHIPS TELESCOPE (3 ) N'...ME~OUS AIRCRAFT, .~L L HEADIN:; EAST FROM KWAJALEIN TO PAGE 3 RL'i-L ~ 235 UNCLAS E F T 0 HONCt 'l.U AREA. 3. S~IPB:~D OBSERVER ?1DEG20' N 158DEG W AT ANCHOR I~ PC: .!..~L HARBOR. AIR3.:?~.f OBSERVERS VAR!:JUS POSITIONS ALO~ AIRWAYS KWAJALEIN TO HO fIOL :.t u. F. <2) ~ ~::.~50N, DARL D. , 5487528, FT-1, USS BENJAMIN STOODERT AND SEV .::_ .S.J!=>~IC:TESS. R::L!A31LITV-GOOD. UMCLASSI flED U~ClASSI fl ~D DE?t\lTMf~T OF THE Allt f Oia STAff ~.lHSitGi ll.l..vlot INCOMiHG t'JISSAC C4) 15 PlUS (5) 4 TENTHS ( 2 TENTHS CUMllUS 3000' , 2 TENTHS STRATO CUMULUS (7) 'lOT AVA l l ABL E AN .t.TLAS MISSILE WAS LAIJNCHEO FROM VAMJE~ERG AFB AT 22/1545Z K. 0 I~=.::TOR OF I NTELL !Gt:NCE, MILL S, JERRY MMN CAPT ,HQ tA86 ABWG/ SOC- I , "REA CODE 8e8, ~42224, 400285. THI S SIGHTII\G VIAS SEEN BY ~A.~NY PEOPLE A~D CAUSED CONSIDERABLE PUBLICITY IN LOCAL MEDI A. WE ,_,AO SIMILAR OCCUR~t\!CE I N 1963 CAUSED BY AN ATL AS FLIGHT. ??.ELIUINARY ANALYSIS P DICATES THIS TOO WAS AN ATLAS MISSILE Alq rG~CE WESTERN TEST RA~E. TO BE SiZE OF PIPER CUB <J) G~::Y. fRONT POINTED EMJ APPEARED RED FROM REFLECTION OF R IS I tG 5 J ~ll G HT. UNCLASSiffED U~CLASSI tD DfP.'\~T!J\UiT 01 THE Al~ FORC! (6) SMOOTH SURFACE B. (1) SUN REFLECTING OFF ~.DS~ STAff f.lESSl\GE BA~ot l~iCOMI:-IG mSSAGE (2) lt5 OEG ABOVE HORIZO DIRECTLY SOUTH OF OBSERVER <3' RY HIGH TO SE OF OBSERVER (4) 09JECT APPEARED TO 9~ HOVER IN.; ABOVE A GOLF COURSE. WAS P ~ ~ 5 Ri>LIOA 235 UNQAS EFT 0 TI??:J AT 450EG AN:;LE, LARGE END DOWN, LOOKED LIKE A KITE AT FiRS7 GLANCE. AFTER A30UT 2 MINUTES IT BEGAN TO ~O VE EASTWARD A'D C;.. 1MB RAPIDLY. (5) 0 :SAPPEAREO I NiO ;.. CLOUD. CLOUDS WERE AT 3 MD 5090 FEET t U/JCLASSJrltD UNCLASSIFIED DPMTMENT OF THE Al:l fORa STAff MfSSAGI BRANCH INCOMIHG MtSS.AG E. 21D::G 20' N 157 DEG 46' W, 1-1/2 Ml EAST OF DIAMOND HEAJ CRATER, Y1 IT HI N 112 M I Of THE BEACH. ,HOt\'OLULU, HAWAII, ELEC"!'RONIC TECHNICIAN FOR US ARMVM RELIABILITY UNKt-nWN. G. WEAinER SAME AS PART I. H. !~'JIVIDUAL HAD HEARD OF EARLIER SIGHTJt-liS ON RADIO BUT QAIMED ~ :-,\J NO IDEA OF SEEI 1\fi ANYTHI ~.x;. HE STOPPED HIS CAR A~ W~Tc..:~D OBJECT FOR A WYILE BEFORE IT FLEW OFF. HAD NEVER S~E '~ JNE BEFORE. PAGE 6 RUY._ 1.1 235 UNCLAS E F T 0 {: PREP AR I r-..G 0 FF I C~2. THE MAN TAL KED WELL 0 N TEL EPHO 1\'E ?E j.?.EO TO BE R~?GKT I NJ AN HONEST OBSERVAT I 0 N. HOWEVER IT I~ SI~LIIflCANT THAT THE SIGHT!~ WAS ALON:; A WELL TRAVELD MA!.'i ~1?'-JJ\Y CALTHOUG~ ! T \'/AS SUt\DAY MORNING) AND YET t{) ONE ELSE R:::>cqTEO IT, EVEN THOUGH THE RAD 10 WAS G lVI t-.G THE UFO S IGHi I ~n S CONSIDER ABLEPUBL I C lTV D URI t-.G TH~ T PER I OD. UN CLASS I flED D EPA IH M f: N T 0 F HI E A I R F 0 R C E tiEADQUARTERS ?TH Al:ROSPACE DEFENSC DIVISION (AOC) ENT J\ IR FOtlCE BASE, COlORADO 80? 12 ATTN Of: 9QSD-S susJrcr, UFO Re-p or"'.: (tllsg 90SD-l 0615 F el) 67) TO: FT: ', TDETR) 1 . In accordance with AFR 8 0-17, 1 9 Se p 66, and supplemental t o t~e above refezenced message, the following is transmitted a. original negativ e :. statements of the obsf'rvers d . 2SS Form 5, Baker-Nu11n Passage Record 2. Pictures were tal:.en wj th a USAF SPACETRACK Ba k er-Nunn ca:~c~a at Sand Islard (Johnsto n Island) at 22/1600Z. (NOTE : s :-c marks are ev~e:1t over entire f i1m. Statt c was caused ~: ; 2J"Sonno 1 error; i : ~m remained j n camera ten ( 10) m:Lnu tes aft~: exposure o f s~bJect frame. Azimuth from s ite was app:r:-.~imately 25-280 True and Elevation 30 above horizon.) Erc::.:-sed stat e ments ;t?re made by Ai r Force and Coast Guard 3. 9ADD Project Of cer is Capt De l Tonguette , Space Systems Opera ons Officer. Snt AFB, extension 2677. 1. OriginuJ. Negative 2. Pri11ts, 2 cys 3. Statements of Observers, J SEC CEC.RCE O(~f\t:( lll;ivliR (0\:P.-HO CTI.Rr \ ClOCITY CYCURATC (:.r. 1.::: :u_ _j---,-f'':>'l - I REDUC TIOI-<DAIA o o o I J nt tl.o u.:-:: .~ Lore n Station Jolm::;ton J t;lano, located on Sand island i n Joht.~t01 At.oll from the hou1s of 0000":/ -080otv. Ai:, approzir:wtcly :, ::'2 January 1967 I siabted an obj0ct in tl!~ lio rtheast porLion of Its path of tl'<~vel 1I<.ts Lo the \iest HlleJ n i t hov.:.:1ed over Eas::. :.::-land a t a lo.; al"!:.it~..tde and ernitte~i u bri~hL li~:Irt f rom the :: t; a r ound J. lJ ':'!1e o:Jject vms dj.sk like in shape 1:ith a smr:Jll do;ilo ~ :-: :.. ts ton o The Y2~.;: r i 11:.; about it 11<.IS pl'ldt'ccd by vas r:i v e n tr.t.J v a-: :n~ to a ligh i:. gra~,-. 'fhe o'bj e c L :a l. ned al ti \..nde ar.d the vapor not seen ther., c.t::! at tLi::; tin~e the object moved towJrds the u .asr. a:.: d:isappcnred o;..:. o: si;;l!t arounu 0530Ho J.t s movcnent, Has iJ you could :::>-. :..1:!. distine:uish it from a star o TLe sky Has cl.::tt(.~J.::: s , but aft,:r the oojec t h a d passed ancl uus out of sir..;h t,, and afte-r ~..;_:-k::.n;;; for c;pp:o: :i;.ately 10 milluLc s , I loo ked up and the stars ! i1MEu I AT E F11 COM~AWSEAFRON AF IN: 42200 ( 23 Jan 67) N/asm ADV CY XOPX/NIN AF DIST: NIN- 7 , NSA-7, XOP-1, XOP1- 2, SAFpS- 3 (21) TO T~REE TWO SIX AlRDl V KUNIA INFO CH.CP!:rLT C0FSUSAt"" W:..S~ DC Cl\JCUSARPAC S INCr>ACAF ?ACA~ BAS E::~ HICKAM :::eGO FOUTEE-.. r OL ~=c] F M CCGD FOURTeEN TUG = J R~=~RT ED S IGHTING UN~DENTIFIED FLYI NG OBJECT OVER OIAM~Nu HEAD MOVING WESTWARD~ OBJECT DESCRIBEDJAS HALO TYPE 7Hl~3 ~ITH L:GHT lN CENTER , TIME OF SIGHTI NG 211607Z, 0,\TE T!Mc GROUP CONTROl NO. TIMe OF RECE11T !i'1MEDI ATE Fl1 COM~AWSEAFRON AF IN: 42200 ( 23 Jan 67) N/asm ADV CY XOPX/NIN AF DIST: NI N- 7, NSA- 7, XOP-1, XOPA- 2, SAFOS-3, (21) iO T~REE TwO S I X AIRDI V KUNIA ! NFO CI NC?-.:rLT C I ,\J C \J 0 R A D E ,'JT cOFSUSAr W~S~ DC Cl\JCUS AR?A::: :::INC=>AC PhCAF 8ASECJ~ HICKAM ; o L S'D r~JM CCGD FOURTE~ N I TU8 ~L~J R~?0RTED SIGHTING UNI DENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT OVER D!~MJND HEA~ MOVING WESTWA R D~ OBJECT DESCRIBED AS HALO TYPE THI NG ~lTH ~!GHT I N CENTER, TIME OF S IGHTING 221 607 Z , A(l ) JCS <l> NJC(1) NCSH(16)0+ OPA CSAC1> CS F<1> COI'TROl NO . TtME OF llcCEIPT DATE TtM~ GROUP