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|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION  |
| --- | --- |
|  5 August 65 05/1311Z | 28.33N 145W (Pacific)  |
|  3. SOURCE | 10. CONCLUSION  |
|  Military | ROCKET  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | Rocket launched from USS Buchanan at approximate time of observation  |
|  One |   |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS  |
|  Not Reported | Object appearing to be a surface launched rocket observed disappearing into clouds.  |
|  6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | Air-Visual  |
|  7. COURSE | Rising  |
|  8. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No  |
|  9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE | ☐ Yes ☑ No  |

FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-32…

UNCLASSIFIED
PACIFIC AIR FORCES BASE COMMAND
United States Air Force
APO San Francisco 96553

REPLY TO
ATTN OF: PACAF Base Command (BDI) 9 August 1965

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

TO: AFSC (FTD)
Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio

1. Following is a summary of UFO activity in the Hawaiian area, 2 August to 5 August 1965. Five UFO's were reported. One of them (part b) received widespread headlines in Hawaii resulting in increased reporting and publicity regarding UFO's.

a. On 3 August, 0600Z (3/2000 local) a family living in Waikiki beach reported bright lights moving acros…

UNCLASSIFIED

c. On 4 August at 1230Z (approximately) the crew of a TAC G-130 enroute from Travis AFB to Nickam AFB observed a high altitude, high speed UFO pass directly overhead on heading 229°. Location of the aircraft was 125W to 128W-35N, altitude 20,000'. Object was a bright light.

(1) Ocean station November sighted the same object and reported that it lit up the whole sky as it passed overhead.

(2) Investigation revealed that it was probably an Atlas missile fired from Vandenburg AFB. The bright light over ocean station November resulted from a flash fire from fuel still left in the b…

Pacific 05/1326Z
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NAVAL MESSAGE FILE COPY NAVY DEPARTMENT

PRIORITY
P 060410Z
F4 USS ISLE ROYALE

TO CINCPACFLT
HARCH AFB CALIF (ADMIN FIXSTA)

INFO CNO
CINCPACAF

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AFIN: 51325 (61825Z) C/rm
AF DIST: XOPX-8, XDP-1, NIN-7, SAFOS-3
BMB-1 (21)

UFO REPORT A. CINCPACFLT INST 3829.3

1. ONE BLUISH WHITE CIRCULAR OBJECT THE SIZE OF A DIME WITH CONTRAILS
EMERGING FROM BOTH SIDES OF OBJECTS IN SECTION, WITH SIZE TWICE THE
SIZE OF OBJECT. ANGLE SUBTENDED BY LEADING EDGES OF CONTRAIL 090 DEG.

2. FIRST SIGHTED WHILE OBSERVI…

NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT

10. NONE OBSERVES
11. OPERATIONS OFFICER. OBJECT COULD HAVE BEEN A REFLECTED/PROJECTED/
REFRACTED IMAGE CAUSED BY THE RISING SUN EXCEPT FOR THE CONTRAILS.
12. NONE

|  CONTROL NO. | PAGE OF PAGE | TIME OF RECEIPT | DATE TIME GROUP  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  C55047/4 | 2 2 | 1 | 060410Z AUG 65  |