Pacific - Object Between Marshall Islands and Hawaii
1948-05-06·19° 08' WN = 164° 05' E between Kwajalein Island, Marshall Islands and Hickam Field·USAF·unresolved
An object observed by an USAF pilot between Kwajalein Island and Hickam Field appeared as a bright ball that exploded like a shell in a split second at approximately 10,000 feet altitude.
“Ahead & above his plane ' objects 1 > of objcet from obsorvor 4 to 5 miles 19 in sight split second Altitudo 10,000 ft Speed n/§ Direction of flicht 43/5 exploded like a shall n/S n/s ball " it Apparent construction iif fire”
Verbatim from DOW-UAP-D088.pdf · View original on war.gov
Case details
- Date
- 1948-05-06
- Date exactness
- Known to the day
- Location
- 19° 08' WN = 164° 05' E between Kwajalein Island, Marshall Islands and Hickam Field
- Country
- United States
- Branch
- USAF
- Unit
- Pacific Division, Military Air Transport Service
- Sensors
- eyewitness
- Shape
- ball
- Altitude
- 10000 ft
- Duration
- 1s
Resolution
Object exploded like a shell and disappeared
Source document
Quote checked against the original file.
This sighting
19° 08' WN = 164° 05' E between Kwajalein Island, Marshall Islands and Hickam Field / 1948
- DOW-UAP-D088.pdf — Written report of this sighting