E-006727LANDMARK CASE · HIGH CORROBORATIONDATE PRECISION: exactRECORD COMPLETENESS: 100%
East of Hawaii Multi-Aircraft UFO Formation
July 11, 1959Pacific northeast of Honolulu, North Pacific, International waters
Crews of several aircraft reportedly saw a large bright light with smaller lights in formation east of Hawaii; Pan American crews, Air Force bombers, a Slick Airways aircraft and a Canadian Pacific airliner were said to report similar phenomena.
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“Crews of several aircraft reportedly saw a large bright light with smaller lights in formation east of Hawaii; Pan American crews, Air Force bombers, a Slick Airways aircraft and a Canadian Pacific airliner were said to report similar phenomena.”
“Hall introduces Section X as a survey intended to show that UFO reports, official investigations and private study groups were international rather than uniquely American.”
“Captain George Wilson described one bright light with three or four smaller lights that made an abrupt turn. Hall/NICAP interviewed some civilian witnesses but not the Air Force crews.”