Japanese attackers spotted approaching Hawaii, but sighting dismissed 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 7 1941)


Video: 'E.02 - Genda's Plan - Pearl Harbor - WW2 - 120 B - December 7, 1941' (covers the attack on Pearl Harbor in real time from 6:40-7:10 a.m. Hawaii Standard Time)

(Sunday, December 7, 1941, 7:02 a.m. in Honolulu/12:32 p.m. in Washington/Monday, December 8, 1941, 2:32 a.m. in Tokyo; during the Attack on Pearl Harbor, part of the Asiatic-Pacific Theater of World War II) — Japanese attackers have been spotted from the ground. One of the men manning an army radar post noticed some blips on his radar.


Video: 'E.03 - Calm Before the Storm - Pearl Harbor - WW2 - 120 C - December 7, 1941' (covers the attack on Pearl Harbor in real time from 7:10-7:40 a.m. Hawaii Standard Time)

Military HQ is alerted but nearby Fort Shafter dismisses the sighting, saying it was a flight of American B-17s coming in from California.


Video: 'Pearl Harbor Minute by Minute' (10-video playlist that covers the attack on Pearl Harbor in real time from 6:10-11:10 a.m. Hawaii Standard Time)