PROJECT BLUE BOOK

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1. CATE WE GROUP 2. LOCATION

4 August 65 G,/12302 Hawaiian Island, (Pacific)

3, souaceE | 10, CONCLUSION =
Military,& Civilian| MISSIIE ©"

4. MUMBER OF OBJECTS
. Atlas Missile launched from Vandenberg prior to sighting ani o
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11, BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
Not Ravorted

Object passed directly overnead, A/c at 2,000 ft. A/C
&. TYPE OF OBSERVATION enroute from Travis AFB to Hickam AFB. Bright light at high
speed, Also chbserved from Ocean Station November,
Gromd & Air-Visual
7, COURSE

223 Degrees
8. PHOTOS

cS Yes

9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE

FORM .
FTD sep 63 0-329 (TDE) previous editions of this form may de used,

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APO Sen Francisca 96593

’ PACAP Base Command (BDZ) 9 August 1965

: U.F.O.'s in Hawaii - 2 August to 5 August 1965

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1. Following is a summary of UFO activity in the Hawa
jan area, 2 August to 5 August 1965. Five UFO's were re-
ported. One of them (part. b) received widespread head~
S lines in Hawaii resulting in increased reporting and pu
licity regarding UFO's.

| a. On 3 August, 0600Z (3/2000 local) a family living
in Waikiki beach reported bright lights moving across the
sky at high altitudes and on various headings. The light
appeared to change colors from red to blue. During the

| telephone conversation with the family, I was able to ob-

| serve the sky from a position approximately 7 miles from

| Waikiki. I saw nothing except some bright stars. Since

| no one else reported the lights, even though they reportedly
were flying over a heavily populated area, I consider the
report to be non-significant.

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 light. Two pilots who

| were flying at 31,000' on the 2089 radial 180 NM out of

iy Honolulu VORTAC said it was bright enough to illuminate

the cockpit as it fell to. the north of them. S8oth pilots

believed that it burned out before hitting the water. |

Observers from the Pacific missiie range said it appeared

to them to look like a re-entry vehicle. The two pilot

said it finally broke into three pieces before it burned

out. Our investigation revealed chat it could not have

crrom U.S. i ope erations - and it is unlike]
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ss lixely, a sandiine space vehicle, which fell approx-
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CLy 100 ES 150 NM southw est o£ Qahu at DOSLELON

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oo c. On 4 August at 1230Z (approximately) the crew of a

/ TAC C-130 enroute from Travis AFB to Hickam AFB observed

j 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- - | |
: reported that it lit up the whole sky as it passed

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(2) Investigation revealed that it was probably

an Atlas missile fired from Vandenburg AFB. The bright
lighe 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.

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"d,s On 5 August, at 1311Z, several aircraft at 28-33N/
145W, 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
group of five ships within the area of the Launch.

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

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

2. This information is forwarded as backgroung information

FOR THE COMMANDER

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