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The document discusses an unidentified flying object (UFO) sighting over Alaska reported by a Japan Airlines cargo crew on November 17, 1986. The FAA has reopened its inquiry into the incident, collecting data and interviewing witnesses to identify the object.

This document is a correspondence from the US Department of Transportation regarding an inquiry about the Japan Air Lines sighting of unidentified air traffic on November 17, 1986. It provides information on how to obtain the report related to the sighting.

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On November 17, the crew of Japan Air Lines Flight 1628 reported a UFO with flashing lights following their cargo jet across the Arctic Circle. The Air Force confirmed radar detection of an object near the plane, although FAA controllers did not see it. The crew described the lights as unusual and not typical of aircraft markings.

AF FORM 112—PART I (CLASSIFICATION) APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 COUNTRY REPORT NO. (LEAVE BLANK) United States of America IR - 2 + 50 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT 4 4 3uHY 3 Sighting of Unidentified Object AREA REPORTED ON ——_———_— aainnaemenanend —_ SUBJECT FROM (AsencY Ds wegtorate of Intelligence, Ninth Texas | Air Force (Adv), Fort Hood, Texas DATE OF sa…

A Japanese pilot reported being followed by a large unidentified flying object (UFO) while flying over Alaska. The incident involved three lights that followed his Boeing 747 cargo jet for nearly an hour, leading to an investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

AF FORM 112—PART Il - APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT 1/1 14.57 | = Coned 3 C. Jal Y FROM (Agency) REPORT NO. TK-i-S52 PAGE OF PAGES 15 May 1952 STATEMENT At 2200 hours on 8 May 1952 we were flying north along the coast line about a mile south of Misawa Air Base. The pilot, Lt. Chaplin, called my attention to a | flashing light which…

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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