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_ DATE ; TIME GacuP 2. LOCATION
2 August 65 03/06002 Waikiki Beach, Hawaii
SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION

Ciilian MISINTERPRETATION OF CONVENTIONAL OBJECTS

4. NUMBER OF O8sECTS

5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION |11. BRIE*® SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS

Lights moving across the sky at high altitudes ami on varicu

ae The lights appeared to change colors from red to
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3. COURSE GSOMMENTS: No additional reports. Investigator viewd sky amd gaw
only bright stars, Considered the report to be nonsignificant me
to caervation from heavily populated area at a time when many
pecopls were outdoors. No additional reports from area.

Evaluated as misinterpretation of conventional lights or objecis.

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9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE

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1. Following is a summary of UFO activity in the Hawai-

ian area, 2 August to 5 August 1965. Five UFO's were re-

One of them (part b) received widespread head-

ported.
lines in Hawaii resulting in increased reporting and pup-
licity regarding UFO's.
“i a. On 3 August, 0600Z (2/2000 local) a family living
\ in Waikiki beach reported bright lights moving across the
| sky at high altitudes and on various headings. The lights
appeared to change colors from red to blue. During the
elephone conversation with the family, I was able to ob-

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serve the sky from a position approxinuately 7-miles from
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report to be non-significant.

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herr b. On 4 August, 0644Z (3/2044 local) numerous sight-

ings were made of an object which fell from the sky south-

west of Oahu. The reports differed on the colors but all

agreed that it was a very bright lisht. Two pilots wno

flying at 31,000' on the 208° radial 1380 NM out of |
ght enough to illuminate |
Both pilots

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Honolulu VORTAC said it was Dri
the cockpit as it fell to the north of then.

believed that it burmed out before hitting the water.
id it appeared

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to look like a re-entry vehicle. The two pilots

bard Le £4 inally broke into three pieces before it burned
out. Our investigation revealed that it could not have

been from U.S. space operations - and it is unlikely that

it was Russian. Tentative analysis is that it was a meteor
or less likely, a Gece ying Space venicle, which fell approx-
imately 100 to 150 NM southwest of Oahu at position
1930N/159-30W.

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“ec. On 4 August at 1230Z (approximately) the crew of a

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TAC C-130 enroute from Travis-AFB to Hickam AFB observed
a high altitude, high speed UFO pass directly overhead on
heading 2299, Location of the aircraft was 125W to 128W-
35N, altitude 20,000'. Object was a bright light.

(1) Ocean station November sighted the same ob-
ject and reported that it lit up the whole sky as it passed

overhead.

(2) Investigation revealed that it was probably

nm Atlas missile fired from Vandenburg AFB. The bright
light over ocean station November resulted from a flash
fire from fuel still left in the booster on separation.
Time of the missile firing was 1243Z. This was 13 minutes
later than the sighting reported by the aircraft. How-
ever, the aircrew was not exactly sure of the time. There-
fore, I believe the sighting and the missile flight were
in fact one and the same.

d. On 5 August, at 1311Z, several aircraft at 28-33N/
1454, reported a rocket firing from the surface of the
ocean. The object climbed rapidly and flew into the
clouds on heading 049°. One aircraft also reported a

roup of five ships within the area of the launch.

(1) A query to CINCPACFLT OPS PLOT revealed that
the signting was probably a navy operation being conducted
in that area at that time.

e. Also on 5 August at 0500Z, a teenager reported a
bright light in the sky. Since no other details were
available, and no other reports made, the sightinz was
ruled non-significant and no investigation was made.

2. This information is forwarded as backgroung information
only.

FOR THE COMMANDER

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