USAF record 28938445

PROJECT 10073 RECORD

1. DATE - TIME GROUP 7 October 50 08/05252

2. LOCATION Kauai, Hawaii

3. SOURCE Civilian

4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS One

5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION Seconds

6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual

7. COURSE North

8. PHOTOS XXNo

9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE XXNo

10. CONCLUSION Astro (METEOR) Evaluated as a meteor observation.

11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Object was observed as a luminous object across the sky in a South to North direction, starting about 20 deg above the horizon and when last seen was about 30 deg above the horizon.[HW:ILLEGIBLE] When first observed the diameter of the object appeared to be one-quarter the diameter of the moon. When in its course it was about six-tenths the diameter of the moon, decreasing in size as it moved toward where it disappeared into clouds above high cumulus clouds.[HW:ILLEGIBLE] The object was circular in shape, with indefinite edges and enveloped with a soft luminous white light.[HW:ILLEGIBLE] At first it was thought to be a shooting star—but this was discounted by the fact that it seemed to maintain a level flight at an even rate of speed.[HW:ILLEGIBLE] Too, the softness of the light was unlike the brilliancy of a falling star.

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