They look around, noticing that they've crash-landed in a rainforest. They assume they're in the Amazon rainforest, but are also disturbed by the fact that it is the middle of the day (whereas it was nighttime in the United States, which is in roughly the same time zone as South America).
They scan their environment, noticing that they have made an emergency landing in a dense jungle area. They mistakenly assume this to be the Amazon rainforest due to its geographical location, but are also puzzled by the unusual circumstance that it is daytime, whereas they had previously experienced nighttime in the United States.