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733667-001-031-0001

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dfc3ff0c8d21b9b4e7a56436d812b48b6d551260f30961376193c4df5fd989a3
Confidence
85%
Credibility
80%

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This document is a record of articles related to the UFO sighting of Japan Airlines Flight 1628 on November 17, 1986, in Alaska. It lists various newspapers and cities from which articles were sourced, totaling over 54 articles.

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AviationMedia CoverageUFOs 1986JAL 1628Media ArticlesUFO sighting

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Jun 15, 1987

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April 15, 1987 Articles sent along with request for material on UFO Sighting of JAL #1628, November 17, 1986, -Alaska: NEWSPAPERS: WaShington POSt.... ccc cc eee c cc ccc nc ccc cece ccc c cece ccecue 1 San Francisco Chronicle........... ccc cece cc ce cc ccc ewe ween 7 Statesman-Journal, Salem, Oregon............cc ccc ccc e cc cee 2 FYESNO BEC... ccc ccc ccc nce cccnccncncceseccccccccucccccccee 1 The Sacramento Bee... ... cece ec ccc ce ec ce ect cee we ee cee eee ee 1 New York Daily NeWS........ ccc ec cee eee ee ec ccc ee eee ween 1 The Seattle Times... ...... ee ce ce et eee ccc cee ccc ccc cc cee 1 N@WSGAY.. eee we cree wcrc cece cece renee eee cece ccc ween ee weece 4 Los Angeles Herald Examiner.......... ccc cc ec ec cee ee ce ecw 4 The Charlotte Observer, NC..... ccc cc cee ec cc cc cc cc cece 1 The Dallas Morning N@WS........ 2... cc eee c ccc cece ween cece 2 Chicago Tribune... .. eee ec ec wt te ce cee ec ec cece wc cee ee 2 Knoxville New-Sentinel......... 0... ccc cece ccc wc wc ccc wc eee 1 Seattle Post-Intelligencer...... 2... 0... ce cc ee eee 1 Indy News, Indiana.......... ccc ce te cc ccc ew cc ec cence 1 New York City Tribune........ 2... cet tcc ee cc ec ee wee 1 Daily Record, Northwest, N.J........... ccc ccc ce cece ewe we cce 1 The Press, Atlantic City, N.J... cc ccc cc cece cece ee ce cece 1 TOTAL 33 Cities/states articles came from (do not have name of paper ): Bakersfield, California... .... cee ee cc ccc ce tw ct we eee 1 Las VegaS, Nevada... ... eee ccc cw tw cc ee ct ee ee ewe eee ee 1 Rhode Island... .... ccc w ce eee ee wee eee eee eee eee ee ee eee eenee 1 NEW YOTK... ec. cc ee wc ee eee ee ee eee ee cee te ee cee eee ewes 1 Los Angeles, California... .. ee ete ct ew ec cee YS SALEM, OTEGOM.. cc cccsnscccccnssvvvcscsccccsccccesvcssccccecs 1 Mesa, ALiZONA.... cece cree cc cnc ccc cece ence cece cece eee nc ewes 1 Long Beach, California....... ct te ee ee tt et ee wee 1 Atlanta, GeOrgia.... ec eee ec tw cee ett eee ccc eee 1 san Francisco, California....... cc ce eee ee ee eee cc eee 1 TOTAL J]3 /y¥ Five (5) articles with no name of newspaper or the city/state where they came from GRAND TOTAL 54+ 72