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This document is a personnel statement from Erland D. Stephens, an Air Traffic Control Specialist at the Anchorage ARTCC, detailing the incident involving Japan Airlines Flight 1628 on November 18, 1986, where the flight reported an unidentified object in close proximity.

This document is a personnel statement from Erland D. Stephens, an Air Traffic Control Specialist at the Anchorage ARTCC, detailing an incident involving Japan Airlines Flight 1628 on November 18, 1986, where the flight reported an unidentified object in proximity.

…s the object disappeared in about one minute after traveling through about 30 degrees of arc. It faded from view as if due to great distance. 2. Significance — Unknown. APPROVED: RUDOLPH H d fom Capt, USAF Chief, Intel Div DISTRIBUTION BY ORIGINATOR NOTE THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING…

… (Central Standard Time) at estimated 40,000 feet. Position of objects were SE to ESE of observers and appeared to be in trail of USAF B-36. (distance in trail unknown). By comparison with B-36 objects were circular and approximately 230' in diameter and silver in color. No visible propulsion system was observed and no exhaust gases or sound was evident. “pe…

…ver Cheyenne Mountain, Colorado, observed by U.S. Army service members, suggests the object may have been a result of backscattering of sunlight rather than an unknown aerial phenomenon.

This incident report details a sighting of unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) by a commercial aircraft, AAL1913, which reported a TCAS resolution advisory (RA) involving multiple unidentified objects while flying at FL 260. No radar returns were detected, and other aircraft in the vicinity also reported similar encounters.

This document is a personnel statement from Carl E. Henley, an Air Traffic Control Specialist at the Anchorage ARTCC, detailing an incident involving aircraft JL1628 on November 18, 1986. The report describes the interaction between the aircraft and air traffic control regarding unidentified traffic in the vicinity.

…at detected a fast-moving target on its radar, while the second incident involved a Japan Airlines Boeing 747 pilot who reported unusual lights in front of his aircraft.

A cargo aircraft crew reported observing irregular pulsating lights and a large black object while flying over Alaska. The FAA concluded that the lights were likely caused by atmospheric conditions.

This document is a personnel statement from Carl E. Henley, an Air Traffic Control Specialist at the Anchorage ARTCC, detailing an incident involving aircraft JL1628 on November 18, 1986. The report describes the communication between the aircraft and air traffic control regarding unidentified traffic in the vicinity.

This document is a personnel statement from an Air Traffic Control Specialist at the FAA regarding an incident involving aircraft JL1628 on November 18, 1986. The report details the communication between the aircraft and air traffic control, including the sighting of an unidentified object with white and yellow strobes.

A cargo aircraft captain reported seeing irregular pulsating lights that he believed to be a UFO while flying over Alaska. The FAA concluded that the lights were likely caused by atmospheric conditions.

This document is a personnel statement from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regarding an incident involving aircraft JL1628 on November 18, 1986. The report details the communication between air traffic control and the aircraft as it encountered an unidentified object in its vicinity.

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This document is a memorandum from the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) detailing an unresolved UAP incident involving federal agents observing 'orbs launching orbs' near a sensitive national security site in the western United States in October 2023. The case remains unresolved as of June 2026, with various hypotheses considered but no definitive…

This report details an incident involving an unidentified aerial phenomenon (UAP) observed by air traffic controllers and pilots on May 20, 2021. The UAP was detected at flight level 400 and was tracked moving northwest.

A commercial aircraft reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon during a flight from PWM to MIA on June 12, 2021. The phenomenon was described as white, diamond-shaped, and traveling at a high speed.

A general aviation aircraft reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon, described as a jet pack with red and green lights, while flying southeast at 11,500 feet on August 29, 2021.

A commercial aircraft reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon resembling a jet pack man while flying near LAX.

A commercial aircraft reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon consisting of a line of bright lights moving eastward at high altitude during a flight on May 12, 2022.