Occurred: 2026-03-06 12:47 Local Reported: 2026-05-31 21:40 Pacific Duration: about 5-6 seconds No of observers: 1 – Pilot
Location: Kaiminani, HI, USA Location details: spotted object “flying inland” while my aircraft was just leaving the coast shortly after takeoff.
Shape: Oval Color: sliver/chrome Estimated Size: approx 50+ feet(?) Viewed From: Aircraft Direction from Viewer: directly below me Angle of Elevation: 5 Heading: inland from the sea heading due South East Closest Distance: 700′-1000′ Estimated Speed: Countering our airspeed, approx 80mph
Approx 12:47pm a chrome oval-shaped craft flew inland beneath our commercial airliner. Had no discernible windows or propulsion.
I was seated in 17F of Hawaiian Air flight #HA1067. The weather conditions was sunny with no clouds. Shortly after takeoff at approximately 1000′ to 1500′ approaching the Kona coast, our aircraft was starting to gradually bank right out toward the coast. I was looking out of my starboard window at the algae farms below when I spotted a chrome oval-shaped object below us. It was oval and on its “side” as it was not vertical. It was cruising inland, in a straight line, about the same speed as our aircraft at about half the distance between our aircraft and the coast below. I could see it quite well as there weren’t any atmospheric clouds or particles between us. It was almost directly below our aircraft. I saw no apparent form of propulsion nor windows nor any wings/fins on it. I believe i only saw this object about 5-6 seconds, not long enough to pull out my mobile phone to take photo of it. NOTE: The above image is C.G.I.
On April 23, 2007, Ray Bowyer, Captain of Aurigny Air Services flight GR544 to Alderney, the most northern of the English Channel Islands, along with five other passengers and at least two people on the ground, observed two cigar-shaped luminous objects in the distance for approximately 15 minutes.
Captain Bowyer initially thought that the first object was a reflection from greenhouses on the Island of Guernsey, or other natural phenomena. He described the object as yellow in color, cigar-shaped, bright, with a dark band around the center of the shape.
A passenger on the plane confirmed seeing it as well, and then pointed out a second craft or object in position behind the first. BBC Radio Guernsey reported that two people on the island of Sark observed two bright yellow objects in the sky while on a walk at the same time, and asked about the objects when they returned to their hotel.
Jersey Airport Radar Control recorded radar of the objects, which showed two objects over a 55 minute period. Reportedly, they appeared and then disappeared at the same time.
Captain Bowyer spoke at the U.S. National Press Club in 2007. During his talk, he stated, “This encounter lasted for fifteen minutes, and the first object being visible from 55 miles’ distance. On nearing the object, a second identical shape appeared beyond the first. Both objects were of a flattened disc shape with a dark area to (their) right. They were brilliant yellow, with light emanating from within, and I estimated them to be up to possibly a mile across. I found myself astounded but curious, but at 12 miles’ distance, these objects were becoming uncomfortably large, and I was glad to descend and land the aircraft. Many of my passengers saw the objects, as did the pilots of another aircraft, 25 miles further south.” NOTE: The above image is C.G.I.
National UFO Reporting Center Case Brief off Long Island, NY November 17, 1995
TEXT OF RADIO COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN FAA AND TWO COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT
IN THE VICINTY OF LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK, ON NOVEMBER 17, 1995, at 2220
hrs. (EST).
LUFT: Uh, Boston, Lufthansa 405/Heavy.
FAA: Lufthansa 405, go ahead.
LUFT: Uh, we just passed traffic on the left wing, uh, about 2,000 to
3,000 feet above us. What traffic was it?
FAA Is this Lufthansa 405?
LUFT: Affirmative, Lufthansa 405. We had opposite traffic on the left
wing. Can you confirm this?
FAA: Lufthansa 405, negative. I show no traffic in your area within,
uh, 20 or 30 miles.
LUFT: It should be now on our tail, about 10 miles… We passed it just
one minute ago, and it was looking strange.
BRIT: Speed Bird 226 confirms that. It was just above us on our left-hand
side about 3 minutes ago.
FAA What altitude does it appear to be at, Lufthansa 405?
LUFT: It was only 2 or 3 thousand feet above us. We are now passing
(Flight) Level 260. That’s confirmed, or not? Lufthansa.
FAA: Lufthansa 405, roger.
BRIT: Speed Bird 226, we confirm that. We had something go past us about
two, well…about one to two thousand feet above on the left hand side.
Uh, looked like a green trail on it, and a very bright light on the front
of it. We assumed it was an opposite traffic.
FAA: Speed Bird 226, roger that.
LUFT: ((Garbled))..Lufthansa 405/Heavy. we are right now about 26 miles
east of “Hotel Tango Oscar ((Hampton??)).” And the Speed Bird
is now ahead, or behind us ((or where))?
FAA: Lufthansa 405, the Speed Bird is in your 12:00 o’clock, and about
30 miles, 40 miles.
LUFT: That was not our traffic. Lufthansa 405 Heavy.
FAA: Lufthansa 405, roger. And the heading of the traffic, was it the
same direction, or opposite direction?
LUFT: Exactly opposite. Lufthansa 405/Heavy.
FAA: Roger. Did it pass off your right side?
LUFT: Uh, left side.
FAA: Roger.
BRIT: Yea, Speed Bird 226 confirms that. We saw the same thing. It certainly
looked like an aircraft initially, but it may not have been one.
LUFT: ((We can’t tell then??)) It was looking very strange, with a long,
uh, light, in the tail.
BRIT: Yea, a big bright white light on the front, and a greenish tail
coming out the back.
LUFT: Can you confirm this, Lufthansa 405/Heavy.
FAA: OK, Lufthansa 405, Speed Bird 226. Thanks, we’ll look into it.
??? ((Garbled transmissions))
FAA: Speed Bird 226, did it go over…did it go overhead. The traffic
go overhead you, or was it below you?
BRIT: It was overhead and off to the left, much the same as ((garbled)).
It actually looked about…opposite traffic, 2000 feet above. That’s what
it initially looked like. But then it did have a very strong trail to it…a
vapor trail, which looked more like smoke. And the light on the front was
very, very bright, and as it went past us, it seemed to ((just?)) disappear
and ((went)) 5 miles behind us.
FAA: Speed Bird, 226, roger. Were you level at 29 at that time?
BRIT: Yea, affirmative.
FAA: Roger. Lufthansa 405, how far off to your side did that pass, the
traffic pass?
LUFT: It was pretty close, and like Speed Bird said, it looked like
((four??)) or three thousand feet above on the left wing, just one mile
and, uh, on opposite track… It doesn’t have, …it didn’t have any uh,
lights…((normal)) lights, beacon lights, or red or green lights. Only
a white light in the front, and with a long green light. It looked like
a U-F-O.
FAA: Lufthansa 405, roger that. Like I said, we had nothing flying in
the area. You are just north of a military operating area, but the traffic
shouldn’t have varied out that far out,…out of the area.
LUFT: Must have been a military. Lufthansa 405/Heavy.
FAA: Roger. Giant Killer, ((garbled)) 59.
GK: Giant Killer.
FAA: Hey, you got anything flying out in the area?
GK: Negative, ((105 is??)) turned over. 0300.
FAA: Well, I just received a couple of UFO reports.
GK: Oh, is that right?
FAA? Yea, I had a couple of guys that reported lights, just moved all
over their heads. I have no traffic whatsoever in the area. They said it
passed within a mile of them, like at 2-3 thousand feet above them, opposite
direction. ((Garbled)) green trail out the back.
GK: It could have been a meteor, or something.
FAA: ((Garbled–Yea, it could have been that…..it passed within a
mile of them.))
GK: Who reported that?
FAA: Well, I got Speed Bird and Lufthansa.
GK: No, we don’t have any aircraft out there.
FAA: OK. NOTE: The above image is real but from another case in Florida.
