Lihue, Kauai, T.H., January 1951January 1951

Insufficient Data

Summary

On January 18, 1951, about 6:30 p.m., civilians reported a silvery disc hovering over the vicinity of Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii. The report is part of Project 10073, the Air Force's official record for unidentified flying object reports. The source was a newspaper account.

The witnesses included county officials who said they spotted the silvery disc from the window of an office. They said visibility was excellent and the object appeared against the blue sky. The disc was described as silvery in color, hovering then moving at slow speed, with no sound and no size given. One observer drove home for a telescope, but by the time he returned the disc had started moving and was lost in a cloud formation. The observers agreed the object seemed controlled but could not say how it was powered. The account noted this was the third such report over Kauai since Christmas Eve.

The Air Force listed its conclusion as insufficient data, noting positional data was not given and it was a possible balloon.

Reported location

Lihue, Kauai, T.H., January 1951

Date of incident

January 1951

State / country

? / XX

Page count

4 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 8

Original case file scans

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/ PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD : ;
Y. DATE : (2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
/ 18 Jan 5 | GB Probobly Ball
EE EEE ih BR EE le eed robebly Selisen
" |'3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
local | CxGrowdVisvsl © Ground-Rodor G Probably Airerofs
CMT Not Reported 0 Air-Vi suol 0 Air-Intercept Radar 0D Possibly Aircraft
S. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
O Yes Q Probobly Astronomical
Ne Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE Other Insufficient, Dat :
: 0D Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
Considerable tine One Not Rept |P Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
PPA shape like disc. Color was silvery. Hover| Insufficent data, Positioial Data not
to slow speed, Size not given. No sound, given, Possible Balloon,
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 82)

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