Foia Release Unclassified Complete

733667-002-009-0005

National Archives and Records Administration

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Department

National Archives and Records Administration

Original size

2.5 MB

External ID

2d596c377fdccf601452ac2cdd8a5eaa31e68e059be70425415fd658f56eeaf4

Confidence

85%

Credibility

80%

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Intelligence summary

A request for documentation regarding recent UFO sightings reported by a Japanese pilot in Anchorage, Alaska, dated March 5, 1987.

Tags & topics

Media Coverage of UFOsPublic Requests for InformationUFO sightings FOIA Public Inquiry sightings UFO

Extracted timeline

Jun 15, 1987

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Jun 16, 2026

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Entities mentioned

Anchorage, Alaska Paul Harvey Japanese pilot

Full document text

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Merch 5, 1987 Fo AL As Box 14 Anchorage, Alaska Dear Sirs: Please send the documentation If understand you are making evailable covering the recent UFO sightings reported seen by a Japanese pilot in your ares recently. 2 My reeuest is in accord with the information brosdcast by newscaster Paul Harvey on March 5th. lest. If this is in error, I would case ae iatie a reply end/or instructions on the proper procedure for obteining information on the unidentified / sightings referenced above. Sincerely,