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This document details a meeting between FAA agents and personnel regarding an incident involving American Airlines and Japan Airlines on November 18. It includes a statement from Agent Mickle and visual aids provided by the JAL Captain.

…the Anchorage ARTCC, detailing the incident involving Japan Airlines Flight 1628 on November 18, 1986. The report outlines the communication between the flight and air traffic control regarding unidentified traffic.

…ailing operations and communications related to the JL1628 incident on November 17, 1986. It includes timestamps and remarks about the incident, including data reduction requests and notifications to Washington D.C.

This document discusses the need for scientifically and technically skilled personnel to conduct interrogations and investigations related to flying saucer incidents, emphasizing the importance of collaboration between interrogators and technical specialists.

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…t sky. All witnesses estimated the altitude at about c000 feet, and the speed between 300 and 00 MPH. It is possible to estimate distance and speed of anobject with a fair degree of accuracy if the size is known. The distance is judged on the kmowm size and speed on an estimate of distance, plus angular change in position (see page 8, app. G). In this incide…

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…the significant factors of rocketry in relation to the "flying objects". (a) Maneuverability. A spsacial-purpose rocket can be made ag maneuverable as we like, with very high accelerations either along or normal to the flight path. However, a high-performance Space ship will certainly be large and unwieldy and could hardly be desirned to maneuver frivolously…

…angement that has been conceived here on Earth) which uses half its stages to get here and the remaining stages to return to Mars, thus completing a round trip without refueling, but slowing down enough in our atmosphere to be easily visible (i.e., practically making a landing). Since it is nuclear powered, gas temperatures will be limited to the maximum OPe…

Assuming the above volume to be typical, the contents of any other reascnable volume can be found by varying the number of stars proportionately with the volume, or with the radius cubed, S, = 22 x ( r _)5, where Sg is number of eligible stars and r is the radius 16 of the volume in light years. (This formula should only be used for radii creater thah 16 lis…

…streaks of light were lost from view into the cloud — no sounds were heard, na! DAUR Se (9) ",.. Pictures showed that the objects (9) These exoosures were mada with the Bert @ Vanor tradi. 4.2" photographer facing almost due west. (Direction has been confirmed by examination of oduildings and terrain features shown in Incl No. 4). br. Maxey has stated that t…

…porting to be flying saucers had appeared in the public press, and -- if proven to be genuine -- the pictures have definite intelligence value, 4. An interview with Mr. Maxey revealed many discrepancies between his version of the incident and the story appearing in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Mr, Maxey reports that he photographed a series of perpendicular…

…louds, The streaks of light were lost from view into the cloud -~ no sounds were heard, (9) "... Pictures showed that the objects (9) These exposures were made with the Lett. a vapor trail. ..;" photographer facing almost due west, (Direction has been confirmed by examination of buildings and terrain features shown in Incl No, 4). Mr. Maxey has stated that t…

…torate of Intelligence i PAGE 3 OF 3 PAGES ‘ ! Fi EN lll RS na SR I ye _) EIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT, 50 U.S, C.— 31 ANC 3, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW. 27 MAY NOT B…

…ese maneuvers were being performed in and around a few scattered clouds. — “The speed | ef the object was estimated as about 3 times that of the B~47. (Acheck: with the Max ff © well Weather Station revealed that at the time of the sighting there were scattered [| clouds at 20,000 feet. A further check with the Maxwell Radio Range revealed that an AF B-47 #8…

…PAGE = OF 2 PAGES Hq WRAMA, Robins AFB, Ga. 3, Observers stated that the object was shapeless and 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 C…

…n Air Force Base, Hamilton, California, stating he had observed an unidentified flying object. A tape recording of this interrogation was made and is forwarded with this report as inclosure #1. Information con- tained therein is as follows: Name and Address of Observers: (1) Colonel Robert McNab, USAF (Ret) Route #1, Box 237E Sonoma, California (2) Mr. Fay H…

… windows visible. After we had landed and studied the problem I decided we had been about 40 miles NB of the St. Joan River when we broke off. After comparison with a dime held at arms lenth I believe the object was about 1/2 to 3/4 the size of a dime, We landed about 10 or 15 minutes after breaking-off. Heer kC Wley HOWARD C, KELLEY 24 Lt. USAF AO 2223582 4…

…EPORT FROM (Agency) REPORT NO. Commanding Officer 3d Air Reserve District, Austin, Tek I | pacE = OF 2 PAGES The following is information gained from interview with Lewis L. Chandler concern- ing observation of unidentified object: 1. DESCRIPTION: Object appeared to be 18 to 24 inches in diameter, or about the | same size as the Moon. The shape was round, co…

…dentified flying object approximately 3 miles from Hancock Field, (no direction given), at approximately 205 EST, March 1953. The object was of dirigible type, with holes in the sides and flashing a yellow light. The altitude was given as tree- top level. No other information was given as to description, speed, or direction. Observer, Mrs. Gohn, stated that …