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FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of this form

|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION  |
| --- | --- |
|  20 Jul 49 21/0830Z | Honolulu, Hawaii  |
|  3. SOURCE | 10. CONCLUSION  |
|  Civilian | BALLOON  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS |   |
|  Two |   |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS  |
|  Not Reported | First object was a balloon like object traveling in a westerly direction. The second balloon-like object traveled from the South reaching a position above the first. It then circled the first and both proceeded in a Westerly direction and disappeared from vi…

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DISTRICT DIRECTOR FOR OFFICE
Old Naval Station
Alamona Boulevard
Honolulu, T. H.
CX /w
27 July 1949
AF 96182
Memo for: DIC-141D
Subj: Flying Saucers over Oahu; Report Concerning
Encl: (A) Honolulu Star-Bulletin Article of 21 July 1949

1. It was ascertained from a confidential source at the Honolulu Star-Bulletin that the housewife mentioned in enclosure (A) is Mrs. [redacted] of [redacted] Street, Honolulu. Mrs. [redacted] was interviewed regarding the alleged "saucers" on 22 July 1949 and gave the following description of what she saw:

"Some time between 10:30 and 11:00 a.…

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27 July 1949

Subj: Flying Saucers over Oahu; Report Concerning

3. Major Claude H. HALL, USAF, 31st Weather Squadron, Hickam Air Force Base, Oahu, stated on 22 July 1949 that no radiosondes have been released by the Air Force locally for some time.

4. LCIR T. E. KEEGAN, USN, Officer-in-Charge, Fleet Weather Central, Pearl Harbor, T.H., interviewed on 22 July 1949, disclosed that his organization had released a radiosonde at 1025 on 20 July 1949 for training purposes from the PCS-900 at dock Sail-20, Pearl Harbor. This balloon was 5'-6' in diameter at sea level, rose about a…

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27 July 1949

Subj: Flying Saucers over Oahu; Report Concerning

From the above statistics it may be deducted that a balloon at an altitude up to 6,000 feet would be traveling in a westerly direction at a speed of 20 knots. Another balloon at an altitude of 8,000-10,000 feet would obviously be above the first and would approach the first balloon from the south. If the second balloon had a leak and was desonding, it could conceivably hover over the first in the 6,000-8,000-foot level giving the effect of circling the first, and then upon descending to the 6,000-foot level take…

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The following was copied from Info Doc No 10-249, AF 00182

28 July 1949

From: District Intelligence Officer, 14th Naval District
To: Director of Naval Intelligence

Subj: Flying Saucers over Tahu; Report Concerning

Encl: (A) Copy of conf memo for 110-1411, dtd 27 July 1949,

1. Enclosure (A) is forwarded herewith for your information.

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