PROJECT BLUE BOOK

1. DATE - TIME GROUP

16 Jen 53
3, SOURCE

ta

Yooum Third Class
NUMBER OF OBJECTS

Cne

mi * XCATION

Honolulu, Hawaii, Teil.

LENGTH OF OBSERVATION /|11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS

3 Min.
TYPE OF OBSERVATION

sroum Visuel

COURSE

§ turned '

PHOTOS

0 Yos
X{ Ne

9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE

0D Yes

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FORM
FTD sep 63 0-329 (TDE)

Source observed a bright hisii
movins auto. <Aside fiom brig

umisual a acrodynainic featur

Previous editions of this form may be used,

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FLYOBRPT UNCLASSIFIED * \"
Honolulu, T. H. Hq PACD, MATS, ArO 953, Hickam AFS, T. i.
2° Januery 1953 16 January 1953 on

Major John &. Rhode 1500 Air Base Wing, Hickam AFB, T. H.

Report #1. FLYOBRPT received this headquarters from 1500th Air Basa Wing,
Hicksm Air Force Base, T. H., on 21 danuary 1953. Wo distribution other than
to Headquarters MaTs.

APPROVED:

INGHAM G. MACK
Lt Colonel, UsaF
Chief, Intelligence Division

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1. Cn 16 January 1553, Yeoman PG le sbServed an unusual “Slying

onjeok" in the air. Jnterrogation of ~eoman Williams by the LEODth Air Case jing
nteallizgence UTfiser revealed toe following facts.

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2. AS Oc3O local time, 16 January

195 bile proceeding on limits Higmway
(a foe olty of Vonolu, PE ook bie le: , Mlle reson Sky

ateimed to Nols, Yenrl iiarbor, observed a brignt, highly tlluminated cireular

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craned oo jeot moving at a high rate of Sneed over the i:ourl liarcor area for bout

5 reriod of three minutes. Yeoman ge 225 imable to identity this "flying

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3. The oo [ect vas moving in 4 norta-Scuta direction In a strei¢ght line
sarallal to tbe garth and then sade a 45% turn and novel out of Sizht tn a veaterly
Girvyetion. The gise of the obseat, ita sneed or ita altitude could not be detere-
oinwd by Yeoman QM .side from the brisht Light ‘he object bad no visibly
unveusl or aerodynamic Saatures; thers werd so sounds, Lrsil’, Suoke or srovulaion
$tema noted. ‘ihe ob )90% was oneerved with the naked @ys from a moving uutono>ile.
EEE 2: 00 tras he has bad considerable experivnss {a coserving Jat
2ruj conventional type airerait and tras this objest did not in any namer resemble

anytning he had ever Seen. “wather conditions at time of sighting were clears wind
."

"i2 at atout 5 knote asad aloft conditions were very Light vith winds at shout 4
knoca per hour.

NT: «6A check with U.o. weather bureau revealed that no weather balloons
wate vesleased at the time of tania uizhting. Lasse Operations at “lokam a2 rerorted
tpat & SeS7 type Girorart bad derarted Jickam at 0030 and that a [-54 tyne aircrazt
bad landed at Hickem at 0f40. No oubsetantiating reports from other military and
civilian agencies were received teat would confima the acove reportea sighting.

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