At 07:22 one of Takagi's carrier scouts, from "Shōkaku", reported U.S. ships bearing 182° (just west of due south), from Takagi. At 07:45, the scout confirmed that it had located "one carrier, one cruiser, and three destroyers". Another "Shōkaku" scout aircraft quickly confirmed the sighting. The "Shōkaku" aircraft actually sighted and misidentified the oiler "Neosho" and destroyer "Sims", which had earlier been detailed away from the fleet to a southern rendezvous point. Believing that he had located the U.S. carriers, Hara, with Takagi's concurrence, immediately launched all of his available aircraft. A total of 78 aircraft—18 Zero fighters, 36 Aichi D3A dive bombers, and 24 torpedo aircraft—began launching from "Shōkaku" and "Zuikaku" at 08:00 and were on their way by 08:15 towards the reported sighting. The strike force was under overall command of Lieutenant Commander Kakuichi Takahashi, while Lieutenant Commander Shigekazu Shimazaki led its torpedo bombers.