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733667-001-005

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document details an incident involving Japan Airlines Flight 1628, which reported an unidentified air traffic sighting on November 17, 1986. The flight crew, led by Captain Kenju Terauchi, observed strange lights and an unidentified aircraft during their flight from Reykjavik to Anchorage, Alaska.
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20060527F 001 023 2023

Foia Release Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document is an administrative marker related to a Presidential Determination on classified information concerning the Air Force's operating location near Groom Lake, Nevada. It outlines the exemption from public disclosure requirements under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) to protect national security information.
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333336389

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
…s - “ . a ” ° . 2? i eres , én : AF FORM 112—PART | comencyaet oer oa | 4 APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 COUNTRY < REPO (LEA N | | > 4 UNITED STATES Tk- 9- AF 5 ; iS 6 4 AIR INTELLIGENCE a. REPORT _ SUBJECT FLYOBRPT AREA REPORTED ON FROM (Agency) Victorville, Valifornia fig, 96d Bomb Wing, Castle APB, California DATE OF REPORT “DATE OF INFORMATION : ; EVALUATION 10 Fe…
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733667-001-014-0009

Military Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
This document appears to be a communication or report related to air traffic control and military operations, specifically referencing NORAD and FAA operations in the Anchorage area. It includes technical terms and acronyms relevant to aviation and air defense.
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733667-001-015-0024

Military Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 70% Original ↗
This document contains operational details related to air traffic control and military coordination in the context of air defense, specifically referencing NORAD and FAA operations.
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733667-001-020-0008

News Article Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document details a UFO sighting reported by Japan Air Lines Flight 1628, where the crew observed two unidentified flying objects that exhibited unusual flight patterns and characteristics, leading to significant media attention and speculation.
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733667-001-003-0022

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
…light path of JAL Flight 1628, which encountered a UFO on November 17, 1986. The FAA confirms the flight path based on radar data and emphasizes their focus on airspace safety rather than UFO phenomena.
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333335963

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…ght(S) or nine(9) thousand feet traveling SSE for five(5) to ten(10) mimtes during which time it traveled from one horizon to the other. RGR had handy a small pair of binoculars through which he viewed the object. The object appeared to be a bright, glowing, milticolored mass but the relative size and shape were not ascertainable. There were no sounds nor we…
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333336237

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
AF FORM 112—PART | APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 COUNTRY UNITED § smrnsey WELeuts pint Cite t AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT ne eee > — (LEAVE SUBJECT FLYOBRPT RAEN REPORTED ONT te om ee TY | Aa giateeg OL kas FROM (Agency) 3th Air Division (Defense Albuquerque, N Mex and Amarillo, Texas _ Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION mn…
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9806405 — Page 2023

Foia Release Unclassified Released Jun 15, 2026 Credibility 70% Original ↗
2006-0527-F FOI MARKER Document ID: 9806405 Row: 45 Section: 5 Shelf: 9 Position: 3 This is not a textual record. This is used as an administrative marker by the Clinton Presidential Library Staff. Stack: v Original OA/ID Number: 2059 FROM: PRESIDENT KEYWORDS:ACCESS PERSONS: SUBJECT: ACTION: PRESIDENT SGD PD 98-36 DUE DATE: 23 SEP 98 STATUS: C STAFF OFFICER:…
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20060527F 001 016 2023

Foia Release Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
…is document is an administrative marker from the Clinton Presidential Library regarding a congressional notification of a presidential exemption related to the Air Force's operating location near Groom Lake, Nevada. It discusses the exemption from federal, state, and local hazardous waste laws for classified information.
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733667-001-011-0065

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
…conversation involving a flight engineer discussing an unidentified object observed during a flight. The engineer describes the object as larger than a typical aircraft and mentions issues with communication with Air Traffic Control.
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733667-001-030-0002

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
This document is a transcription of recorded conversations related to an incident involving Alaska Airlines Flight 53 on January 30, 1987. The transcription covers communications between the Anchorage Air Route Traffic Control Center and the flight crew.
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733667-001-015-0015

Radar Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
This document appears to be a transcript of communication between air traffic control and Japan Airlines flight 1628, discussing the flight's position and the presence of military aircraft in the vicinity. The conversation indicates a potential UAP sighting or unusual radar activity.
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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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733667-002-002-0009

Foia Release Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
This document discusses a UFO sighting involving a Japanese Air Lines cargo plane on November 17, 1986, where the pilot reported being followed by an unidentified object. Air traffic controllers tracked a radar image that coincided with the pilot's report. The document also includes differing opinions on the sighting, suggesting it could be a natural phenome…
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333336610

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
AF PORM.112—PART | ES eterve bp APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 (CLASSIFICATION) COUNTRY Ie *, REPORT NO. IR-1-53 At Sb op ke Hf / AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT Unidentified Flying Object Report AREA REPORTED ON FROM (Agency) Ryukyus Island D/T, Hy 20th Air Force, APO 239 DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION 27 June 1953 24 June 1953 Ca3 oi teat x! Capt.…
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733667-001-020-0014

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
The document discusses a significant UFO sighting involving Japan Airlines Flight 1628, where the pilot reported being tailed by an unidentified object. Despite the FAA's attempts to downplay the incident, the pilot and other witnesses remained convinced of the encounter's authenticity, leading to ongoing public interest and concern about the implications fo…
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733667-001-029-0002

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document details the communications between Japan Airlines Flight 628 and air traffic control on January 11, 1987, during which the flight reported seeing unusual lights in the sky, which they described as a 'spaceship'.
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23857122-1412-535137-0003

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
Seine RESTRICTED ‘c } AF F ORM 112—PART il (CLASSIFICATION) APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 spe ae AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT FROM (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 fl…