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Matching “Southwest Airlines Flight 549” across titles, summaries, and full OCR text.

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23857122-1492-540779-0002

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
…“blips” end the F94 observed at the same tima. They moved across the seope from 240 to 300 mph from altitudes of 200 to 1,000 feat, direction from northvest to southwest and from east te northwest. No unusual sounds were audible. 4 The crash boat at Ashiya was alerted ani searched the area from } of a mile off shore to 2) miles from 2200 I until 2230 I. They…
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333336464

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« AF FORM PY—PART | 1 ELASSIFICATION) APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948: aA | [a a ee Kz ar 3 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION RES OR er ‘SUBJECT UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS AREA REPORTED ON ii FROM (Agency) ASHTYA AIR BASE, KYUSHU, JAPAN 4834 Troop Carrier Wing (M), APO 75 DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION 14 March 1953 7 March 1953 i os oe PREPARED BY (Officer)…
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23857122-1578-547755-0002

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…jects had a very brilliant light until just before they disappeared. ALTITUDE AND DIRECTION TRAVELED: Altitude from 30 to 40 ,000° feet. Objects traveling from southwest to northeast. | Zi: was in back yard facing east as objects traveled by to the east of me. They were never near the horizon but were sighted at about a 45 degree angle above horizon and disa…
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23857122-1578-547755-0003

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…t some lights which were moving in the sky as being very unusual. When I observed the first light I was standing in my front yard and the light was moving from southwest quite as white as a star; this object had more of an orange or yellow glow. Jt crossed the sky steadily and seemed to maintain the same size all during the time I saw it. It made no sound an…
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23857122-1578-547755-0007

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…at some lights which were moving in the aky az ceing very unweual. hen I observed the first tight I was standing in my front yari and the light was moving from southwest © northeast. It resembled a star axcept for the fact that it was not quite ag white es « star; this object had wore of an orange or yellow glow. it eroasged the sky ateadily and seemed to tm…
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23857122-1578-547755-0011

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… at some Lehte hich were aoving im the sky os being very umveunl. “hen I chserved the first light I was stamilag in my front yert and the Light eas soving from southwest te northeast. It resembled « etar except for the fact that it was not quite ae white as « ster; thig sbject hed wore of an orense or yellow glow. it cromsed the sky steadily and seomed to sm…
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23857122-1633-559606-0014

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…ase for eleven (11) years, The weather was very clear and fair, The wind was approximately 15 to 20 mph South Easterly. Around 1900 scattered clouds came up in Southwest. I did not take any photographs and did not obtain any fragments. There was one aircraft came in pretty high from the West about 15 minutes after it lefte The object appeared to have a light…
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333336583

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ar ie tke ol se i~ « se rona 1FIR? /RESTRICTED” AF FORM 112—PART | ~ *¥ RES Bieta BD APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 COUNTRY REPORT NO. (LEAVE wet oa * ff ~ fv FF 2 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT Unidentified Flying Objects Reporting AREA REPORTED ON FROM (Agency) Security Indoctrination Office Hg, OCAMA, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION …
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23857122-1638-561241-0002

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…nd and it preformed no maneuvers, The object seemed to travel straight line estimated to be in a Northwest direction by & observers at Nahe and toward the West-Southwest by one ebserver at Kadena, 3- Although the first sighting of unidentified object was around 19001 hours, 21 June 1953, this Headquarters was not notified of sighting wmtil 23 June 1953, Upen…
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333336610

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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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23857122-1653-564915-0001

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…ect was observed at this altitude for aprx one (1) second, then it sudd- enly began climbing once again at a very fast unknown rate of speed and traveling in a Southwest direction dissappeared over neighbor- ing buildings in the hospital area, ¢ No vapor trails, nor any signs of smoke were emmitted by the object stated that it traveled at almost the speed of…
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733667-002-004-0059

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A request for information regarding the Japan Airlines UFO incident, sent to the FAA by Ed Fernandez on February 26, 1987.
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733667-002-007-0041

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A request for information regarding a Japan Airlines encounter with a UFO, dated March 9, 1987, directed to the South Haven Public Library.
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733667-002-009-0018

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A request for information and photographic material regarding an unidentified flying object reported by Japanese Airlines, sent to the FAA by Tyler Junior College in 1987.
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733667-002-009-0051

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A request for documentation regarding an alleged UFO sighting by Japan Airlines crew and radar operators in Anchorage, dated March 5, 1987.
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733667-002-010-0045

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A request for information regarding a UFO sighting by a Japan Airlines pilot, dated March 9, 1987, sent to the Federal Aviation Administration.
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733667-001-005-0002

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This document details an incident involving Captain Terauchi of Japan Airlines, who reported the presence of an unidentified aircraft while flying in Alaska. The FAA indicated a primary target in addition to his aircraft, suggesting potential UAP activity. It is noted that this was not the first sighting reported by Captain Terauchi.
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733667-001-011-0088

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This document details a meeting between FAA agents and personnel regarding an incident involving American Airlines and Japan Airlines on November 18. It includes a statement from Agent Mickle and visual aids provided by the JAL Captain.
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733667-02-001-0008

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A Japan Airlines pilot's UFO sighting was attributed to the bright visibility of Jupiter and possibly Mars, according to investigator Philip J. Klass. The pilot's claims were contradicted by FAA communications, which indicated he lost sight of the object after a turn. Klass noted that the pilot did not mention the celestial bodies that were clearly visible a…
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733667-002-007-0008

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A letter from Dr. Robert J. Lloyd to Mr. Donald D. Engen of the FAA, expressing interest in the Japan Airlines UFO sighting and requesting data for research on sensory aspects of color vision.