Posted on 08/18/2006 6:18:26 AM PDT by Dark Skies
The FBI and the Transportation Security Administration are investigating sightings of an object resembling a missile flying over the Hilo Airport area Tuesday morning, Hawaii County Civil Defense said.
Reports gave opposite descriptions of its direction and widely varying estimates of its size.
The largest estimate was about 12 feet long, and the smallest was one foot. One report said it was headed over the airport's main runway, but another said it was headed north from Hilo, away from the airport.
Civil Defense official Lanny Nakano said the federal agencies classified the sighting as unconfirmed. The FBI and TSA did not return requests for comment.
Nakano, reading from notes from another Civil Defense official, said it was seen at 10:18 a.m. headed away from the airport.
But an eyewitness, who asked that his name not be used, told the Star-Bulletin he saw it heading from the Civic Auditorium area to the Keaukaha area, which would take it over the main runway.
That witness saw a silver tube with no markings or fins, trailing "vapor" that quickly dispersed.
"The noise was super-loud," he said.
Police also interviewed about a half-dozen witnesses who saw or heard it, said police spokeswoman Chris Loos.
Loos and the nameless witness said there were plane flights before and after the object was sighted, but the object did not appear connected to their presence.
At Pohakuloa Training Area, 30 miles to the west, spokesman Bob McElroy said there were no military exercises using missiles.
Even Estes' "Big Bertha" isn't that big!.......
Maybe a toy jet. Those engines have about 30lbs of thrust.
Yeah, so? Look what I saw when my wife was coming back from clamming this morning.
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Alien mind rays at work. I won't believe it until Reuters publishes photographs.
I hate to bring it up...but I think your wife might be having an affair "it."
Former Project Blue Book investigator?
;-)
"The light from Venus reflected off a cloud of swamp gas. Now look right here at this little light." /Men in Black
I am sure George Noory will have it under discussion tonight.
"I see these all the time. They are alien spacecraft. Nothing to worry about."
The four I've seen were all round. Well, there WAS one I couldn't identify because it was night time.
Look like 'rod' technology has made some advancements since last sightings.. Thanks for posting
http://www.roswellrods.com/pre.html
Evil White Devils caught me! Send in Hans Brix!
The JonBenet suspect might be hot news, but I can't bear to look at the guy.
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