Flash over honolulu, HI
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Hello, I witnessed flashing lights in the night time skies facing north on the island of oahu. It was a little cloudy so I thought it was a typical plane with its flashing lights. This one caught my eye because the flashing lights were not flying like a typical plane or helicopter. It flashed red lights then white lights then made a strobe effect white light! What made me believe this was a UFO was the fact that it speeded away really fast. Not like a fighter jet that I typically see over Hickam Air Force Base but so much faster than that. Take it for what it's worth. I saw what I saw. Thank you and Happy Holidays!
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #161202). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2020-12-12 → 2020-12-29
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