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This document contains correspondence related to the Japan Air Lines (JAL) UFO sighting incident reported by Captain Kenju Terauchi on November 17, 1986. It includes requests for information from various individuals and organizations seeking details about the sighting and related FAA documentation.

… ew eee OP I, lst Lt William F. Farley, AO 715 752, make the following statement. _ &t 20002 7 February 1953 while on duty as controller in 705th AC&W Squadron radar operations the Naknek Detachment of. the 64th Fighter~ Interceptor Squadron called me and said that King Salmon Tower informed them that they could see an unusual light in the sky. Tower request…

The document details a public inquiry into a Japan Air Lines pilot's UFO sighting over Alaska, including the FAA's response and the materials available for purchase related to the incident.

…- at the cruising speed of a jet, estimated that the red light, which is normally on the apparently on the right wing, Captain Cramer contacted and the nearest radar station in an effort to identify Both the tower and the radar station reported no jets airborne and the radar station was unable to pick up a flying object in the area. The object continued on a…

This report details a UFO sighting involving multiple aircraft in the Hayden, Colorado area, with no radar returns observed.

This document is a photograph from Project Blue Book, showcasing a radar screen with multiple signals being tracked, dated June 18, 1953.

This document is a photograph from the Project Blue Book case files, specifically case file 2605, which includes a radar screen showing multiple tracked signals related to unidentified flying objects (UFOs) investigated by the Air Force from 1947 to 1969.

…ment details a communication from United Flight regarding Japan Airlines flight JL1628, indicating a lack of visual contact with other traffic and a subsequent radar review that did not confirm any nearby targets.

This document appears to be a radar report related to an incident involving JAL #1628 in Alaska on November 17th. The details are sparse and the text is partially illegible.

This document contains regenerated radar data related to the sighting of Japan Airlines Flight 1628 on November 17, 1986, over Alaska.

This document contains re-generated radar data from an incident involving Japan Airlines Flight 1628 on November 17, 1986, over Alaska. The data is likely related to UAP sightings reported by the flight crew.

This document contains a radar chart related to the flight path of Japan Airlines Flight 1628, which encountered an unidentified aerial phenomenon during its flight on November 17, 1986.

A request for information regarding the JAL UFO sighting, including a picture or radar reading, sent by Kathryn Lundstrom to the National Archives.

A letter from Ronald M. Meldrum requesting information on a public account of a UFO encounter involving an airliner and radar confirmation, as mentioned in the news by Paul Harvey.

A request for transcripts and radar recordings related to a UFO sighting by a Japanese airline pilot, dated March 5, 1987.

A request for documentation regarding an alleged UFO sighting by Japan Airlines crew and radar operators in Anchorage, dated March 5, 1987.

A request for information regarding a JAL plane's encounter with a UAP, including pilot recordings and radar photographs.

A request for information regarding UAP sightings and radar enhancement sent to the FAA by JBM Electronics, Inc. in 1987.

This document contains an analysis of unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) observed in the United States, particularly focusing on an incident that occurred on February 18, 1948, over Norcatur, Kansas. The analysis includes eyewitness accounts, descriptions of the object, and speculation regarding its nature, including theories about it being a meteor or a ro…

A pilot reported observing an unidentified white object while flying, which did not have navigational lights. The incident occurred on October 19, 2007, and was documented in a Skywatch Incident Report.