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733667-001-003-0033

Foia Release Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
…sighting reported by the crew of a Japan Airlines (JAL) 747 while flying over northeastern Alaska. The report includes details about the crew's observations of lights in the sky, the involvement of other aircraft in the area, and a hypothesis suggesting that the lights may have been reflections caused by moonlight on ice crystal clouds.
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733667-001-020-0009

Foia Release Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
This document discusses a series of radar sightings and reports related to a Japanese Airlines flight (JAL 1628) that encountered unusual lights while flying over Alaska. The FAA's investigation into the incident revealed conflicting accounts among air traffic controllers and raised questions about the nature of the sightings, leading to public interest and …
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733667-02-001-0027

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
… Japan Air Lines pilot Kenju Terauchi reported a close encounter with a UFO while flying over Alaska. The incident involved two cylindrical objects with bright lights that maneuvered in formation with his aircraft, leading to radar confirmations from Anchorage air traffic control and the U.S. Air Force.
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23857122-1652-564183-0005

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
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23857122-0463-187325-0001

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
…distance from the aircraft. The object disappeared over the top of the clouds ,/. <ne first sighting, reappeared ant in like manner disappeared as the object's color ‘erded with the lower overcast. aes hs : Ee is a jet pilot~in the 9th Fighter Bember Kuladren, Hisana air Base, APO 919, The-pilot's ability to judge color, speed, and dis- ee seris considered t…
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333336450

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
… normal apparent path thru the sky until it approached the horizon where it assumed the characteristics described in his previous statement, imcluding changing colors and distortion of size and shape. APPROVED: Nighy, ce Mnasterson JOHN S. MASTERSON Major, USAF Director of Intelligence CINCAL ATIC. 5001st Composite Wing 39th Air Depot Wing AAC NEAC 5004th AI…
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733667-02-001-0039

News Article Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
This document discusses the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) investigation into a UFO sighting reported by a Japan Air Lines pilot over the Arctic Ocean in November 1986. Despite the FAA's conclusion that the radar blips were likely 'split-radar returns' and not an actual UFO, there has been significant public interest in the reports, leading to the F…
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733667-02-001-0044

News Article Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
The document discusses a UFO sighting by Japanese pilot Kenju Terauchi while flying over Alaska in November 1986. The incident involved two mysterious lights that approached his aircraft, leading to evasive maneuvers and radar detection. The FAA and Air Force later acknowledged radar echoes during the sighting, though they attributed it to electronic noise. …
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733667-002-008

News Article Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document contains various requests for information regarding the UFO sighting by Japan Air Lines pilot Kenjyu Terauchi on November 17, 1986. The FAA offered a mail-order package with detailed information about the incident, including tapes, drawings, and radar data.
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237UAP00087

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
This report details an incident involving two commercial aircraft observing unidentified lights in the vicinity of Stillwater, OK, on April 9, 2022. The lights were reported by the flight crews of UAL2330 and DAL309, both flying at high altitudes.
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237UAP00107

Military Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
A commercial aircraft reported observing unidentified aerial phenomena consisting of blinking lights while flying at high altitude. The incident was noted by multiple aircraft in the vicinity, and NORAD attributed the lights to Starlink satellites.
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237UAP00273

Military Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
A commercial aircraft reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon consisting of a string of lights while flying at FL380. The lights were believed to be associated with Starlink satellites.
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237UAP00288

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
AAL1397 reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon consisting of two bright lights circling at high altitude, corroborated by multiple aircraft and facilities.
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237UAP00304

Military Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
A commercial aircraft reported multiple unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) while flying at 45,000 feet. The sighting included several bright, blinking lights that changed direction and speed.
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237UAP00540

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
On August 17, 2023, a Cessna C208 (N414CY) reported seeing multiple colored lights flying between Birmingham and Huntsville, Alabama. The Birmingham Air Traffic Control also confirmed visibility of these lights, but no altitude information was provided.
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237UAP00546

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
On August 27, 2023, UPS Flight 917 reported observing three white lights exhibiting unusual movement patterns near Las Vegas, NV, prompting FAA operations to document the incident as potential UAP activity.
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237UAP00556

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
On September 25, 2023, JetBlue Flight 811 reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon consisting of multiple lights orbiting in the vicinity of the Big Dipper constellation while flying at FL360 near Rome, NY. Other flights also reported similar sightings.
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237UAP00610

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
…AL2484 reported encountering an unidentified aerial phenomenon (UAP) while flying at 37,000 feet near Ardmore, Oklahoma. The UAP was characterized by 1-5 white lights exhibiting varying brightness and moving both vertically and horizontally, with the lights appearing and disappearing rapidly. Other aircraft in the vicinity also reported similar sightings.
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733667-001-007-0006

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document details a personal account of a UFO sighting by Capt. Kenju Terauchi, who observed two unidentified flying objects exhibiting unusual flight characteristics and lighting patterns during a flight on November 17, 1986.
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733667-001-008-0004

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 70% Original ↗
The document appears to be a transcription of a conversation discussing observations of unidentified aerial phenomena, including descriptions of lights, flames, and exhaust from a potential spacecraft or 'mothership'. The dialogue suggests a high level of technology involved, with references to visibility issues and the movement of lights.