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733667-02-001-0023

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National Archives and Records Administration
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f7e9d7604f85a2342072954fea7f5e5b31934f890063284d508de5daede7b93d
Confidence
85%
Credibility
90%

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This document discusses an incident involving Japan Airlines Flight 1628, where the pilot reported seeing three unidentified lights in the sky while flying over Alaska. The FAA has stepped up its investigation into the sighting, which included a large darkened globe and smaller lights that changed angles. The pilot, Kenji Terauchi, reported the lights to air traffic control, but they did not appear on radar screens.

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