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733667-002-003-0013

Foia Release Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
This document is a correspondence from the FAA regarding a request for records related to a sighting of an unidentified flying object by Japan Air Lines on November 17, 1986. The FAA indicates that they are compiling the records and will not be able to release the transcript until it is completed, expected around February 26, 1987.
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20060527F 001 010 2023

Foia Release Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
…s document is a memorandum from the National Security Council to President Clinton regarding a report to Congress about a Presidential exemption granted to the Air Force's operating location near Groom Lake, Nevada. The exemption allows the Air Force to avoid disclosing classified information related to hazardous waste disposal under the Resource Conservatio…
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20060527F 001 013 2023

Foia Release Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document is an administrative marker related to a Presidential Determination concerning classified information about the Air Force's operating location near Groom Lake, Nevada. It discusses the exemption from public disclosure requirements under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) for classified information at this facility.
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733667-02-001-0028

News Article Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document discusses the UFO sighting experienced by Captain Terauchi and his crew during a flight, detailing their observations, the FAA's investigation, and the lack of corroborating evidence.
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733667-002-010-0088

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A letter from Carlos Ponsico Torreblanca, a UFO investigator in Spain, requesting information and pricing for a kit related to the 1986 Japan Air Lines radar-visual UFO sightings off the coast of Alaska.
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733667-002-002-0013

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
… various locations across the United States in 1980 and 1981. The sightings describe objects with unusual shapes, speeds, and behaviors, often interacting with aircraft in close proximity.
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733667-001-024-0005

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A cargo aircraft captain reported seeing irregular pulsating lights that he believed to be a UFO while flying over Alaska. The FAA concluded that the lights were likely caused by atmospheric conditions.
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733667-001-006

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This document appears to be a fragmented communication from the Anchorage International Airport operations office, possibly related to air traffic or operational procedures. The text is largely illegible and lacks coherent information regarding UAP/UFO sightings.
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733667-002-003-0073

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A request for an order form to obtain information about a UFO sighting by Japan Air Lines on November 17, 1986, made by Kathlyn Taylor.
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733667-001-011-0081

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document is a personnel statement from John L. Aarnink, an Air Traffic Control Specialist at the FAA, detailing his observations during the Japan Airlines Flight 1628 incident on November 18, 1986, near Fairbanks, Alaska.
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733667-001-018-0004

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This document is a personnel statement from John L. Aarnink, an Air Traffic Control Specialist at the FAA, detailing his observations during the Japan Airlines Flight 1628 incident on November 18, 1986, near Fairbanks, Alaska.
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733667-001-018-0012

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document is a personnel statement from John L. Aarnink, an Air Traffic Control Specialist at the Anchorage ARTCC, detailing his observations during the Japan Airlines Flight 1628 incident on November 18, 1986.
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733667-001-031-0034

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This document details an interview conducted with the flight crew of Japan Air Lines flight 1628 regarding their encounter with unidentified aerial phenomena while flying over Alaska on November 17, 1986.
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733667-02-001-0012

News Article Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
The FAA reported an incident involving a Japan Air Lines 747 cargo plane that encountered strange flashing lights while flying over northern Alaska. The FAA could not explain the lights, and military authorities were unresponsive. The lights reportedly followed the aircraft for about 50 miles.
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23857122-1638-561241-0002

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
…craft tracks. A radiosonde balloon was sent aloft locally at approximately 1800I but winds aloft carried the balloon eastward, 6 All nine observers were either Japanese or Ckinavan weather observers with from 6 to 30 years experience in weather observing. Their estimated reliability was good and all seemed sincere during interrogation. No U.S, military perso…
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9606505 — Page 2023

Foia Release Unclassified Released Jun 15, 2026 Credibility 70% Original ↗
2006-0527-F FOI MARKER Document ID: 9606505 'A1 Shelf: 6 Stack: v Row: 46 A Section: 3 Position: 2 This is not a textual record. This is used as an administrative marker by the Clinton Presidential Library Staff. Original OA/ID Number: 2345 1■» •* * CHRON FILE FROM: PRESIDENT ENVIRONMENT PERSONS: SUBJECT: DUE DATE: 28 SEP 96 STATUS: C ACTION: PRES SGD PD 96-…
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333336635

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ert id : NN pre ie st ge dG AF bIRM 112—PART | Aes set | eaiouesuee APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 COUNTRY te REPORT NO. (LEAVE BLANK) ls ’ , af” hn, f AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT (ree a — —-—-— SUBJECT <— FROM (Agency) DATE OF INFORMATION ~ tit ets: = ALUATION ” ners 25 July 1953 Boel SOURCE as See Below — mtrol number, directive, prevtous report, etc., as ap…
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733667-002-006-0001

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
A letter from an individual requesting information on Japan Air Lines pilot's encounter with a UFO, dated March 25, 1987.
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733667-001-019-0162

Radar Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document is a computer printout from the FAA regarding radar data related to Japan Air Lines Flight #1628, which reported an unidentified flying object (UFO) during its flight on November 17, 1986.
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733667-002-006-0025

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
The document discusses the beliefs of the Mormon Church regarding extraterrestrial life and includes a detailed account of a UFO sighting by President Jimmy Carter in 1969. It mentions the potential use of UFOs as weapons and their impact on mental health, as well as Carter's interest in space exploration and UFO phenomena.