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733667-001-031-0029
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This document discusses an incident involving Japan Air Lines pilot Kenju Terauchi, who reported encountering strange lights over Alaska while flying a 747. The Federal Aviation Administration and the U.S. Air Force confirmed the presence of a UFO on their radar during this event.
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| Location | Context | Confidence | Supporting text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska while flying a | Sighting Location | Unresolved | This document discusses an incident involving Japan Air Lines pilot Kenju Terauchi, who reported encountering strange lights over Alaska while flying a 747. The |
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What was In the sky — rer
Japan Air Lines pilot Kenju Terauchi
| prepared an Illustration this week of what he
oo 747 encountered strange lights over Alaska last month. At top, he shows
depicts chat 8 nearly In front of the plane and a close-up of the lights. In middle, Terauchl
wy fare the 1 ay UFO looked like In silhouette dwarfing the JAL jet. At bottom, he shows
and the U rst appeared on the plane’s radar. The Federal Aviation Administration |
}@ U.S. Alr Force have confirmed that a UFO appeared on thelr radar.