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733667-002-003-0008

National Archives and Records Administration

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Added to archive
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Department
National Archives and Records Administration
Original size
3.3 MB
External ID
5299ce9f52ea8327a539251d0d89054ea7aca25b48acacccf6079f432a9b75c3
Confidence
85%
Credibility
90%

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Intelligence summary

This document is a correspondence from the FAA regarding a request for records related to a UFO sighting by Japan Air Lines on November 17, 1986. The FAA is in the process of compiling the records and will send a copy of the pilot's second interview upon completion.

Tags & topics

FAA RecordsGovernment RecordsJapan Air LinesUFO Sighting AviationFOIAUAPUFO

Locations referenced

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Red Bank, NJ Incident Location Medium February 5, 1987 Mr. Joseph Ryan 37 Carpenter Street Red Bank, NJ 07701 Dear Mr. Ryan: factual as reported, Sincerely, Ivy P. Moore FAA Form 1360-14 (6-81) (907

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Jun 15, 1987

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Jun 16, 2026

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Entities mentioned

FAA Japan Air Lines Joseph Ryan

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February 5, 1987 Mr. Joseph Ryan 37 Carpenter Street Red Bank, NJ 07701 Dear Mr. Ryan: factual as reported, Sincerely, Ivy P. Moore FAA Form 1360-14 (6-81) (907) 271-5169 This is in regard to your letter to Mr. Steucke regarding records pertaining to the sighting of an unidentified flying [> object by the crew of Japan Air Lines on November 17, 1986. We are in the process of compiling the records, and will send a copy of the second interview with the pilot to you upon [massa completion of the package, The Associated Press article in the New York Daily News of January 6, 1987 (which you enclosed with your letter) is |frtesvmsor Freedom of Information Coordinator OFFICIAL FILE COPY CONCURRENCES RTG. SYMBOL AAL-SA INITIALS/SIG. TI Moore DATE 2f 3/87 RTG. SYMBOL INITIALS/SIG. DATE RTG. SYMBOL INITIALS/SIG. RTG. SYMBOL DATE INITIALS/SIG. DATE RTG. SYMBOL INITIALS/SIG. DATE RTG. SYMBOL INITIALS/SIG.- DATE RTG. SYMBOL INITIALS/SIG. DATE vx U.S.G.P.0.: 1985 — 572-590