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733667-002-010-0022

Foia Release Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
A request for information regarding a UFO sighting by an airline pilot, including transcripts of tower conversations and radar images.
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23857122-0261-64425-0004

Military Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document details two sightings of an unidentified light by a pilot flying at different altitudes over Shemya Air Force Base in 1949. The sightings describe the light's intensity, position relative to the aircraft, and weather conditions at the time.
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23857122-0261-64425-0007

Military Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
A pilot's report from 1949 details an encounter with an unidentified light during a weather reconnaissance mission over Shemya Air Force Base. The light was observed to move at high speed and did not resemble a meteor.
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23857122-0457-180273-0106

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
The document discusses various reports regarding unidentified aerial phenomena, primarily focusing on the possibility of misidentified weather balloons. It evaluates the likelihood of these objects being balloons based on wind patterns, release times, and radar reports.
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23857122-0457-180273-0107

Foia Release Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
This document contains a series of observations and analyses regarding unidentified aerial phenomena, with a focus on distinguishing between potential weather balloons and other objects based on radar data and visual sightings.
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23857122-0457-180273-0339

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Incident No. 111 — 1 April 19:7, 0955 Hours, Central Phillipines. An Fel7 pilot leading three other aircraft at 1500 ft saw an object y Ss approximately three miles awav at 1000 ft. Object appeared to be a nl om re ea oe ok aetie | leek: deen dom ££. 4 a2"« oe 4 ae ieee lek . flying wing thirty by twenty feet, silver in color. The pilot turned ety Bk ce ose …
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23857122-1175-475582-0001

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…significance in final one-sentence parag 41) S26 raph. List inclosures at lower left. Begin tert of report on AF Form 112—Part II.) At 0401351, March 1952, the Pilot and crew of a C~5i, type aircraft of the 53rd Troop Carrier Squadron, (H), APO 75, sighted an unidentified flying object. The C-5h was returning to Ashiya Air Base (33° 53" N — 130° 40' &), and …
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333335980

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…rt. Give significance in final one-senience paragraph. List inclosures at lower left. Begin text of report on AF Form 112—Part II.) At 0401351, March 1952, the Pilot and crew of a C-54 type aircraft of the 53rd Troop Carrier Squadron, (H), APO 75, sighted an unidentified flying object. The C-54 was returning to Ashiya Air Base (33° 53" N - 130° 40' &), and w…
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333336017

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AF FORM 112—PART I cence ye (Guassirica i E | APPROVED 1 JUNE 193 auiril aha | <P RERORPNTT Se Se eo" SI LEAVE BLAR v [ | UNTTED STATES . a ee He Ps AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT ‘SUBJECT YSRPT AREA REPORTED ON FROM (Agency) a 4 re » Aibany, Georcia eau Wing Intellisence DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION | EVALUATION 3 Febru 1953 28 Januar ? r- PREPAR…
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23857122-1216-481596-0007

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… the Search and Rescue Service will be Y activated. yD L777 Z3}z=F75Z#7 77 tgyp3;}z77--7 | Searches are expensive, they np ie i ae a Bite ae the lives of other pilots are sacrificed when searching for lost or overdue pilots. WITH TRAFFIC CLEARANCE IN CONTROL ZONES IN CONTROL AREAS ELSEWHERE GROUND TO AIR EMERGENCY CODE DISTRESS SIGNALS = By) . ar PE BR rg ia…
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333336229

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…accordance with AFL 20065, Dated 29 April 1952. The object was also sighted by at least two fighter aircraft from other squadrons, The | conversation among the pilots and R O's was heard by A/1¢ Ferdinand who was on duty at the ADDC. Not knowing which of the pilots and R O's were talking the conversations went as follows: Pilot said, "De you see that thing a…
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23857122-1412-535137-0003

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…ROM (Agency) REPORT NO, Wing Intelligence L¥¥*-1-3 Castle AF Base, California PAGE 2 OF 2 PAGES 1, Description of Objects The observers, Aircraft Commander and pilot of a B-29 Air Refueling aireraft, first observed the objects while flying on a heading of 330 degrees, The objects appeared as a formation of lights approaching the aircraft from & northeasterly…
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23857122-1707-580524-0002

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…mbers present during the interview by Intelligence Officer inciuded the following: Capt JAMES TILMAN A0+782751 Aircraft commander 1/Lt G. A. WEHRHAN AO-1911186 Pilot Capt MARVIN A. LICHTTENEGGER AO754435 Co=pilot 2/Lt~ NEAL R. MCCAULEY A0-2224005 Navigator T/Sgt LORENZO HUMPHREY AF~15337775 Left scanner S/Sgt BOBBY L. DIENER AF=15236200. Right scammer he The…
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733667-001-024

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document details the FAA's investigation into the reported UFO sighting by Japan Airlines flight 1628 on November 17, 1986. The investigation included interviews with the flight crew and analysis of radar data, which suggested that the sighting was likely a split radar return rather than an unidentified aircraft.
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733667-02-001-0009

News Article Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
A Japan Air Lines 747, piloted by Kenju Terauchi, encountered three UFOs during a flight over Alaska, with one UFO described as being larger than two aircraft carriers. The FAA initially confirmed radar tracking of the UFOs but later retracted the statement, attributing the radar blip to a duplicate image of the 747. Eyewitness accounts from the flight crew …
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733667-02-001-0022

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
This document discusses a pilot's encounter with unidentified lights while flying over Alaska. The pilot reported seeing three lights that changed colors and exhibited unusual behavior, leading to an investigation by air traffic controllers.
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733667-002-002-0008

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document details the extraordinary sighting of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) by Captain Kenju Terauchi during a Japan Air Lines cargo flight over Alaska in November 1986. Terauchi and his crew observed two belts of amber lights that exhibited advanced technology and maneuverability, leading Terauchi to conclude they were of extraterrestrial origin.…
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733667-002-004

Foia Release Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
This document contains various communications regarding the Japan Airlines UFO sighting from November 17, 1986, including requests for information and materials related to the incident from multiple individuals and organizations.
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333335409

Military Report Confidential Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
On February 10, 1950, while flying at 9000 feet altitude northeast of Atka Island, two USAF officers reported sighting a red and white object resembling a flare that burst and fell free, illuminating their aircraft momentarily before disappearing into the undercast.
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237UAP00569

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
… flying near Yardley, PA. The UAP was observed at an altitude of 1,200 feet above the aircraft and was indicated to be an aircraft by lights, but it was not in communication with air traffic control.