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733667-001-003-0025
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Philip J. Klass, a technical journalist, discusses his investigation into a UFO sighting, suggesting that Jupiter was initially misidentified as a UFO during a flight. He expresses interest in giving a lecture to FAA controllers to clarify common misconceptions about UFOs.
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| Location | Context | Confidence | Supporting text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle | Unknown Context | Unresolved | Location for potential TV appearance and lecture. |
| Anchorage | Unknown Context | Unresolved | Proposed location for Klass's lecture to FAA controllers. |
| Seattle | Unknown Context | Unresolved | Location for potential TV appearance and lecture. |
| Anchorage | Unknown Context | Unresolved | Proposed location for Klass's lecture to FAA controllers. |
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Jun 15, 1987
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Paul Steucke: =—2- May 21, 1987
While I am convinced that Jupiter was the "UFO" for the
latter portion of the flight from Nenana south, I _ no longer
think it was the "culprit" for the earlier portion of the flight
but have another candidate which I am now exploring, and which
explains why I need clarification of the precise flight path
Finally, there is a good chance that I may be flying to
Seattle on/about May 7 to appear on a TV show there dealing with
UFOS.
I would be delighted to fly from Seattle to Anchorage to
give my standard UFO lecture to your controllers, to provide them
with a better understanding of the issues. Most of the lecture
deals with incidents involving airline and military pilots and
demonstrates how easily they can mistake prosaic objects for
mysterious UFOs--even in broad daylight.
If there 1s any interest in such a lecture among your
controllers, I'd be delighted to come up if FAA can underwrite
transportation from Seattle and back to Seattle. (The TV station
Will underwrite my travel costs from D.C. to Seattle.)
Would appreciate a prompt response to my flight path
question.
Philip J. Klass
Cordially,
Philip J. Klass
Technica! Journalist
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