PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6310527

DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1949

REPORTED LOCATIONHonolulu Hawaii

FRAMES5

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i. DATE GROUP CATION
20 Jul 49 21/0830Z Honolulu, Hawaik
SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian BALLOON
NJM JECTS
Two
5. LENGTH O OCSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
First object was ball∞n like object traveling in a westerly
Not Raported second balloon-like object traveled from the
directio n. The
60 TYPE OF O3SERVATION South reaching a position above the first. It then circled
Ground-Visual the first and both proc Westerly direction and
om view.
7. COURSE
Fleet Weather Central released a 1025L. The
Westerly of a balloon to which is attached a
radiosonde was composed
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Honolulu Star-Eulletin that the housewife mentioned in
enclosure (A) is of
Street, Honolulu. was interviewed regarding
the allered "saucers" on 22 July 104 follow-
ing descripti saw:
"Some time betwen 10:30 and 11:00 a.m cn .odnes-
cay, 20 July 19l0, I was doing the laundry behind
my house wien I saw a balloon-like object hich in
the sky north of where wis standing. The 'balloon'
was traveling in a westerly direction. I could not
cirection
from my view vhich was blocked house. did
not go around t.c the frent the house further
observation. nave obser imilar
occurrence.'
2. Nr. charce of the U.S.Weather
ureau, lionolulu Airport, interviewed on July lolo, re-
ported that, cue to the elements o" time and position, Irs.
cound not have seen one of the .eather ireau's
raiosondes (werther balloons).
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box (approxinately 5"x&") by an eicht-foot wire. Tie balloon
is greyish and the box silver. Both could reflect te sun.
The box is apt to swing in a circular manner beneath the
balloon. No other official agency other than those inter-
viewed is known to release er-
ritory of lawaii.
6. A cescriotion the raciosonce 12s DOWNGRADED AT
.rand she was asked if she could! I not have nistaken the DECLASSIFIED
swinging box for another "balloon-like object." She was
adamant in denying this possibili stating that she
8:. Fleet Heather Sentral statistics show that on the ALo
morning of ednesday, 20 July 1 49 wind conditi ns avove
Cahu were as follows:
feet, east wind, 20 knots
6,000 feet, relatively no wind
8,000 feet. south winc, 10 kots
10,000 -12.00 feet, east wind, 5 knots
12,000 -U.0 foet. relatively no wind
1l1,000 -20,000 feet. southwest wind, 15 knots
25,000
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DOWNG CD AFTER 520010
DECLASSI DOD DIR
Luid
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