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SPECIAL INQUIRY
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ATVANTION: Inspeeto (CSI) .
- TO: Director Inveatigations
Heodquarters, United States AIr Force
Mashington .
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l. SYNopsIs: Unidentified airborne objeot observed in aky
' t 2232 hours 24, Decembor 1950. .
2. I December 1950, T/Egt
1500th Air Police Squndron,
SomieeaDaliee
reported:
At about 2232 hours at Hickam Ar Decomber 1950,
. he observed d in the aky off ahore from Hickam Ar' Bane,
. a bright objoct, traveling at a high rate of apeed from
the direction of Barbers Point, Cahu, past Hickam AP
Base, in the direction of Lanikal. Oabu, disappearing
in low clouds covering the Koolaw nountains. The forard
seotion of this objeat annoarud to be of the white bright-
Dess similar to that floresoent lightin of; was cir-
cular 1n shape; truveling at a height of approximately
6000 feet: and poins or of obeerver wa8
approximately 18 inohes in diameter Observor dosoribed
. that the objeot had an orango flame-type tail. about as
. long th florescent Bection, thia tail tanering to a
point. An overall deseription given was "like that of a
squid going through water Obsorve; ted that no
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out in rod colored poneil, the path and approrimate
course of object, is attaehed to action copy of thie
report.
G. The Honoluly Star Bulletin, a daily Knglish langunge
newspaper of general circulation throughout the Territory
of Hawaii, in its Home Edition of 25 December 1950,
carried the folloving
BOARDS
Many Honolulans Ghrigtmas Kve called the polico, the
newspapors and radio atations to ack about a mysterious
light Been brierly in the sky about 10:30P. M.
This moraing. with no official confirmation of the
phenomonon, The Star-bulletin ms still receiving calls
But all
about the same time.
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Head direetion toward town.
"It soened to definite scurse "and
was traveling parallel with the ground. It wan a brilliant
orange flame and the biggest part of it appeared about
the size of a four engine plane."
in WT walked out to my
garage flaze traveling
from Koko Head direotion aud headed almoet due north.
"It was
for about five seconds," Mr. Riuhmond eaid. "There was
no noise and I would judge it to be not over in
altitude.
UNCLASSIFIED "It wasa brilliant Orange solor, " Like the rest Mr.
Richmond said he lost track of it disappeared
into cloud benk.
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FROM: COMPACDIVMATS HICKAM AFB TH
TO: COMATS ANDREWS AFB MD UNCLASSIFIED
INFO: COFS HQ USAF, WASHINGTON, D.C.
NR : PL 12116 26 Decembe 1950
Unidentified luninous white circular _flying object
visually observed from Hickam AFB about 2508303 coming
from vic Barbars Point nas over John Rogers Airport diss-
apearing into local clouds over mounteins east of Honolulu
object folloved straight level course at constant speed
greater than jet Totsl time on obser ved urae es timate
45 to 6 seconds Altitude estimated at 8000. Diameter pro-
portionate to one foot object from obser
flame extended twice dianeter majority flight
observed with no visibility limitations When objeet entered
local clouds over mountsins east Honolulu clouds vere illumi-
nated. Above pr ort obtained from two observers who
. indicate that ten other vitneases. CINCPAC
fleet has from other r8, one
of whom of whom believes belicves the object )ject neteorite He beaes his belief
on on previous Obger obgervations vations of of geteorites. orites. Investigations being Investigations being
conducted full rpt wil rendered soonest.
INFO : OIN, CSI, CIG, OAT-1, OOP, OPD, S SLO
CAF IN: 85555 (26 Deo 50) DTG 260145Z JDM/nlb
RC 18/26
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the strange flying machine had plenty of navigator interhone
and asked him what he thought it And be bad tinc to look out call me back. I
flashed my landing lights but got the other shin a: t had no navi-
gational lights. This object had no a falling star meteor. I
would judge it cane within 200 yards of re turning. Another aircraft was on
2870 ke. Honolulu Overseas Radio called in and asked if there were other aircraft in
the lionolulu South Port Allen area. I called at 2503352 and osition as at
South Port Allen at 7,000 feet. After landing I discovered o neople
same thing as and had the identical description.'"
2. Confirmation of the sighting is indicated in the following ceived
from the Commander, Ckan AFB, Hawaii:
level course at constant speed greater th that jet aircraft The total tine
on the observed course was estinated at 45 seconds. The altitude was estinated
at 8,000 feet Diameter orozortionate to a one-foot object ten fcct from the
observer. extended twice the diameter of object. The majority y of the
flight was obser ved with visibility limitations. "hen the object entered local
clouds over mountains east of Honolulu, the clouds were illwninated. The above
preliminary report was obtained from two observers indicate that there are at least
ten other witnesses. The Cormander-in-Chief, Pacific Fleet, has received sinilar re-
ports from other observers, one of whom believes the object was meteorite. le bases
his belief on previous observations of meteorites. an investigation is being con-
ducted. rendered as
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WILLIAL: L. TRAVIS
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