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On January 29, 1987, the crew of Alaska Airlines flight #53 reported an unidentified object on their weather radar while flying at 35,000 feet. Despite checking with air traffic control and the USAF, no other aircraft were identified in the vicinity.

On January 29, 1987, the crew of Alaska Airlines flight #53 reported an unidentified target on their weather radar while flying at 35,000 feet. Despite checking with air traffic control and the USAF, no other aircraft were identified in the area.

This document is a memorandum from the FAA Alaskan Region detailing media inquiries and responses related to a UFO sighting by a Japan Airlines captain in November 1986. It highlights the extensive media engagement and the preparation for a press conference to address public interest.

This document outlines a bill introduced in the U.S. Congress aimed at requiring the public release of all documents, reports, and records related to unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP). The bill is intended to enhance transparency and accountability regarding government knowledge and investigations into UAP.

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…lorida 6541 Missile Test Wing,Intelligence (MTFPW) DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION 9 January 1953 5 January 1953 Co2 PREPARED BY (Officer) SOURCE Captain Allen KaDebnam,Winge Intelligence Ofif. Civilian Employee (Base Photo Lab) PARR REFERENCES (Control number, directive, previous report, etc., as applicable) SUMMARY: (Enter concise summary of …

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…formation on an unidentified flying object as observed by MR. ALLAN H. MILLER of BATON RAPIDS, MICHIGAN on 20 July 195¢e. @e Subject report was investigated by CAPTAIN BE NJAMIN W. DAVIS, AO 861 939, pre STANT PROFESSOR of AERONAUTICAL SCIENC nd TACTICS (AFROTC) mj > LA MI HIGAN >) ST : T E; OLI LG is LANS ING, MI CHIGAN : AFFROVED @ ~ INCLS. Sketch of MR MI…

…isconsin 755th AC&W Sq, Williams Bay, Wisconsi DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION 26 February 1953 23 February 1953 F-5 PREPARED BY (Officer) SOURCE Captain Dumont C. Mills Individual listed below REFERENCES (Control number, directive, previous report, etc., as applicable) _ AFL 200-5, 29 April 1953 SUMMARY: (Enter concise summary of report. Give …

…ency) _ Southern Wisconsin 155th AC&W Sq, Willi DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION VALUATION 26 February 1953 23 February 1953 F-5 PREPARED BY (Officer) SOURCE Captain Dumont C. Mills REFERENCES (Control number, directive, previous report, etc., as applicable) AFL 200-5, 29 April 1953 SUMMARY: (inter concise summary of report. Give significance in final one-…

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…om an interview with Major Joesph H, Lemon, At approximately 2350 (AST) 16 Feb 1953 a C-47, AF 1042, piloted by Major Joesph H, Lemon, AO 813 531, and carrying Captain Eugene S, Cramer, AO 816 247, as instructor-pilot, was east of Fire Island and South of Anchorage over the mouth of Turnagain Arm, (GEOREF Position BLQB 5510) flying on an approximate heading …

…ched over the reporting area and during that period of time, The results were negative. 3. The two (2) aircraft in the vicinity of the sighting were piloted by Captain Schwartz, of the 3570th Observer Training Group, this Headquarters, and 17Lt Underwood, who was arriving from Waco, Texas. Captain Schwartz stated that he had arrived at this Headquarters at 1…

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This document discusses a UFO sighting reported by the crew of a Japan Airlines flight on November 17, 1986. The pilot, co-pilot, and flight engineer observed a stream-like radar target that was interpreted as a UFO, which was later suggested to be an echo from ice crystals. The FAA made data regarding the incident available, countering claims of government …

This document discusses a UFO sighting reported by the crew of a Japan Airlines (JAL) 747 while flying over northeastern Alaska. The report includes details about the crew's observations of lights in the sky, the involvement of other aircraft in the area, and a hypothesis suggesting that the lights may have been reflections caused by moonlight on ice crystal…

A letter from Dr. Richard F. Haines, a NASA scientist, to the FAA requesting information and transcripts related to the Japan Airlines flight 1628 incident and another unidentified aerial phenomena sighting in Alaska.

The FAA has reopened its investigation into unidentified flying objects (UFOs) reported by a Japan Air Lines crew over Alaska on November 17, 1986. The inquiry aims to identify an unknown object that appeared on radar and was seen by the crew, which was initially dismissed as 'random clutter.'

A request for information regarding the JAL pilot Kenju Terauchi's UFO sighting on November 17, 1986, directed to the Federal Aviation Administration.