"Golden Eagle" was last reported approximately halfway to Honolulu, at the southern edge of the course with "Aloha" at 2 AM PST on August 17 by , relaying messages from the Army Signal Corps. At about the same time, relayed a message that "Woolaroc", possibly accompanied by "Miss Doran", was also approximately halfway, at the northern edge of the course. Because "Golden Eagle" had sufficient fuel to reach and pass Hawaii altogether, some theorized the aircraft may have overshot the goal in the darkness; Wyatt rejected that theory as ludicrous, as the "Golden Eagle" would have passed over the islands in broad daylight.