Foia Release Unclassified Complete

733667-002-009-0020

National Archives and Records Administration

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Added to archive

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Department

National Archives and Records Administration

Original size

1.2 MB

External ID

c8f167f678bf67002f9defc2331a7899f4984895ee399791d50ded82b4936e26

Confidence

85%

Credibility

90%

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Intelligence summary

A request for transcripts and radar recordings related to a UFO sighting by a Japanese airline pilot, dated March 5, 1987.

Tags & topics

FAA DocumentationPublic Records RequestUFO Sighting 1987 FAA Public Request UFO

Extracted timeline

Jun 15, 1987

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Jun 16, 2026

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Entities mentioned

David M. McKee Federal Aviation Administration Japanese airline pilot

Full document text

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March 5, 1987 Federal Aviation Administration Box 14 Anchorage, Alaska 99506 Gentlemen: Please send me copies of the transcripts and radar recordings of the recent widely publicized UFO siting by a Japanese airline pilot. Should charges be due please advise. My address is: David M. McKee 169 Cannon Dale Rd. Columbia, S.C. 29210 Very truly yours, C D-Y 27 nA David M. McKee