Tulagi, Solomon Islands: GI Observes Formation of 150 Unknown Objects
On August 12, 1942, a GI on combat duty on Tulagi, Solomon Islands observed approximately 150 unknown objects in straight-line formations passing high overhead.
Background
On August 12, 1942, a GI on combat duty on Tulagi, one of the Solomon Islands, heard an air raid siren and leaped into his foxhole, rifle at the ready, expecting an attack by Japanese warplanes. Instead he was amazed to see overhead a swarm of unknowns, which he estimated at about 150, in a series of straight-line formations, passing by high in the sky. He did not know their purpose or where they were headed. All he knew was that they were definitely not Japanese zeroes.
The sighting occurred during a critical phase of the Guadalcanal campaign, when American forces were heavily engaged with Japanese forces in the Solomon Islands. The sheer number of objects — estimated at 150 — and their orderly formation made this one of the largest reported mass sightings of the World War II era.
Significance
One of the largest mass sightings during WWII, with ~150 objects in formation over an active combat zone.