28952655.pdf

|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION  |
| --- | --- |
|  16 Jan 53 | Honolulu, Hawaii, T.H.  |
|  3. SOURCE | 10. CONCLUSION  |
|  Yoeman Third Class | PROBABLY AIRCRAFT  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | No data presented conflicting with a/c analysis.  |
|  One |   |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS  |
|  3 Min. | Source observed a bright highly illuminated object from moving auto. Aside from bright light, object had no visibly unusual or aerodynamic features.  |
|  6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | Ground Visual  |
|  7. COURSE | S turned W  |
|  8. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No  |
|  9…

AT 119
Witness

USA - MATS
IR-101-53
UNCLASSIFIED
FLYOBRPT
Honolulu, T. H.
22 January 1953
Major John E. Rhode

Hq PACD, MATS, APO 953, Hickam AFB, T. H.
16 January 1953
F-6
1500 Air Base Wing, Hickam AFB, T. H.

Report #1. FLYOBRPT received this headquarters from 1500th Air Base Wing, Hickam Air Force Base, T. H., on 21 January 1953. No distribution other than to Headquarters MATS.

APPROVED:

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

DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS:
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DIR 5200.10

UNCLASSIFIED

ATIC

Hq FACD, WATS, APO 953, Hickam IR-101-53 2 2

Source: Yeoman 3d Class, WATS, Pearl Harbor, T. H.

1. On 16 January 1953, Yeoman observed an unusual "flying object" in the air. Interrogation of Yeoman Williams by the 1500th Air Base Wing Intelligence Officer revealed the following facts.

2. At 0630 local time, 16 January 1953, while proceeding on Nimitz Highway in the city of Honolulu, Yeoman Third Class, presently assigned to WATS, Pearl Harbor, observed a bright, highly illuminated circular shaped object moving at a high rate of speed over the Pearl Harbor area for about a period of three mi…