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This document details an interview conducted with the flight crew of Japan Air Lines flight 1628 regarding their sighting of unidentified aerial phenomena while en route to Tokyo via Anchorage, Alaska. The interviews were held by FAA officials in response to the reported sighting.

This document details an incident involving Japan Airlines flight JL1628, which reported seeing unidentified traffic while en route from Reykjavik to Tokyo. The FAA and military were alerted, but subsequent radar data failed to confirm any other aircraft in the vicinity.

This document contains a drawing made by Captain Kenjyu Terauchi of Japan Airlines, depicting the sighting of an unidentified object during flight JAL #1628 on November 17, 1986. The drawing was submitted to the FAA investigator in Anchorage, Alaska, and includes details about the object's movement and position relative to the aircraft.

This document details an interview conducted with the flight crew of Japan Air Lines flight 1628 regarding their encounter with unidentified aerial phenomena while flying over Alaska on November 17, 1986.

This document outlines the execution of a plan related to a UAP incident in Alaska during 1986-1987, detailing the timeline of events, media interactions, and agency responses to public interest and FOIA requests.

…and 100 1%. to left of “light leader. Wingmen on left wing. Checked MPES ARTCC for balloom flights and received word that last one was coleased from University airport at 24/1446%, landed 24/1901% 250 miles ESE of MSP Checked Lowry MFSC to see if any classified flight plans had been received | last 24 hours. Answer was negative. cusing = Rene eee ee aes Mane…

…and 100 1%, to left of flight leader. Wingman on left wing. Cheeked MPIS ARTCC for balloon flights and received word that last one was released from University airport at 24,/144,6%, landed 24/1901% 250 miles ESE of MSP Checked Lowry MFSC to see if any classified flight plans had been received during last 24 hours, Answer was negative. & ys x \ acti, PEN gee…

…nal one-sentence paragraph. List inclosures-at lower left. Begin tert of report on AF Form 112—Part II.) Object was reported by 15 observers at Draughon-Miller Airport, Temple, Texas, 979°25*W 31°10°*N; by 2 observers on flight near Evant, Texas, 98°10'W 31°28'N; 2 observers at Stephensville, Texas, 98°12'W 32°13'Ns and 1 observer in Temple, Texas, 97°20'W 3…

…n im final one-sentence paragraph. . List inclosures-at lower left. ~ Begin ters of report on AF Form “eee sea us was reported by 15 observers at Sica boat isk Airport, = femple, Toxas, 9792598 Sl-10*Ns by 2 observers on flight near Evant, © Texas, 98°10°® 31°28'N; 2 observers at Stephensville, Texas, 98°12'W : 32°13°N; and 1 observer in Temple, Texas, 97°20…

3 April 1952 Drough-iiiller Airport Toempl, Texas ) Statement of a. Gatecr: or a light object flying threw the air. It came fram the South ona heading of North. It flew ina stright lina. at seamed Ho be holding.4t'e altitude above the earth. : I saw cit. goming ever tie water tower fron the South. It flew over head orsa little to the west and out of sight he…

at Draughon-“iller Airport - 5 April 19&2 Froz a position near Svant, Texas at A500ft indicsted altituce, om a a heading of “130°, on the night of 2 April, 1952, at 2042 hours, the pilot, Capt Jom “orin and 1 toge ther saw an object similar to a shooting star or The object started from the horizon to the South gr passed over head - Matesore -_ to the Yorth. …

…il" ‘just before it traveled out of sights. I can think of nothing outstanding about it except the speed that it traveled... f tie AFa34430 5 Mv Draughonliller airport Aporexinately 2045 on. the night of 2 April 1°52 someone called my attention to an object in the sky approaching from the south on 4 northerly: headings This object passed ahove our sositicn a…

…axwell AFB DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION 15 January 1953 Vy, January 1953 B-1 PREPARED BY (Officer) SOURCE William E. Boyer 2dLt. USAF Civilian Airport Manager, Gadsden, Ala. REFERENCES (Control number, directive, previous report, etc., as applicable) None hae a SUMMARY: (Enter concise summary of report. Give significance in final one-sentenc…

…53 ry LX OAL if got ie AIR: INTELLIGENCE. ake REPORT SUBIEEr Unidentified flyinz cbjects AREA REPORTED ON FROM (Agency) Yuma, Arizona | 4750th ABG, Yura County Airport, Ariz, DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION 6 February 1953 _5 February 19 | Saintly reliable PREPARED BY (Officer) ' ee Captein Gaylord G Duren Personal interview REF “SREMCES .( Con…

é | | February 6, i953 "Sizhting of flying objects" fhe location Yuma County Airport, February 4, 19535, time 1350 M.3.T. I was using a theodolite to follow a pilot balloon, which was at 6,000 feet Mean Sea Level, I took my syes away from the eye pabee for a few seconds, _ returned “my eye to the eye piece, and the balloon was out of the field. “She readings…

… 11-53 “ke pe: O Ku 4 if AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT | Unidentified flying cbjects AREA REPORTED ON Yuma, Arizona FROM (Agency) 4750th ABG, Yuma County Airport, Ariz, | DATE OF REPORT 6 February 1953 DATE OF INFORMATION 5 February 1953 ; air EVALUATION = ly reliabl PREPARED BY (Officer) Captain Gaylord G. Duren SOURCE Personal interview AFL 200-5, 29…

…y thirty (30) minutes he telephoned the CIVIL AERONAUTICS ADMINISTRATION office in LANSING, MICHIGAN, reporting what he had seen and asked the observers at the airport to watch the sky to the east for this object. After his telephone call was completed MR. MILLER returned to his lawn and observed the object for another thirty (30) minutes. During the remaind…

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…nd they detected no vibra- tions, smoke, flame or odor. 4. Check with Base Weather Station, Robins ANB, Ga. and Weather Station, Cochran Field (Macon Municipal Airport) Georgia, revealed that no weather balloons were released on 6 January 1953. 5. Check with Base Control Tower, Robins AFB, Georgia and Cochran Field, Ga. revealed no record of any aircraft in …

The report from the Scientific Advisory Panel on Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) evaluates potential threats to national security posed by UFO sightings and provides recommendations for public education and intelligence handling.