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733667-001-031-0017

National Archives and Records Administration

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Department

National Archives and Records Administration

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1.6 MB

External ID

8ecb8270f06c6bddce0749b1f06a9110481d3971f6a27b6399d08c37a858c0de

Confidence

85%

Credibility

80%

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Intelligence summary

This document pertains to a press conference held by the FAA on March 5, 1987, regarding the sighting of a UFO by Japan Airlines flight 1628 near Anchorage, Alaska.

Tags & topics

AviationPress ConferencesUFO sightings 1987 Anchorage FAA JAL1628 UFO

Extracted timeline

Jun 15, 1987

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Entities mentioned

FAA Japan Airlines #1628 Anchorage, Alaska March 5, 1987

Full document text

69 characters, transcribed via OCR. Errors reflect the source scan. Compare with the original ↗

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JAL #1628 (UFO) FAA PRESS CONFERENCE MARCH 5, 1987 ANCHORAGE, ALASKA