Radar Report Unclassified Complete

733667-001-030-0008

National Archives and Records Administration

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Published

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Jun 16, 2026

Department

National Archives and Records Administration

Original size

1.5 MB

External ID

42275b9bad656bab11580c75be364a05b30bf1968fa9accf5f0fe34777c601be

Confidence

85%

Credibility

90%

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Intelligence summary

This document details a radar sighting by the crew of an Alaska Airlines flight on January 29, 1987, where a target was observed moving at an unusually high speed before disappearing into ground clutter.

Tags & topics

Aviation IncidentRadar SightingUAP 1987 Alaska Airlines FAA Radar UFO

Extracted timeline

Jun 15, 1987

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Jun 16, 2026

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Jun 16, 2026

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Entities mentioned

Alaska Airlines FAA

Full document text

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=-2- ALASKA AIRLINES RADAR SIGHTING, JAN.29, 1987. The flight crew reported that the target on their radar moved at a very high rate of speed, approximately 5 miles on each sweep of the radar (5 MILES PER SECOND). As the target moved off their radar they changed the range of their radar from 50 miles to 100 miles and saw the target briefly before it became lost in the ground clutter created by the Alaska Range of mountains. The flight crew was interviewed by FAA inspectors when they landed at Anchorage. Material developed as a result of this investigation will be released on or about March 5, 1987, in Anchorage, Alaska. # Release updated due to additional available material from inquiry.