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733667-02-001-0027

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
On November 17, 1986, Japan Air Lines pilot Kenju Terauchi reported a close encounter with a UFO while flying over Alaska. The incident involved two cylindrical objects with bright lights that maneuvered in formation with his aircraft, leading to radar confirmations from Anchorage air traffic control and the U.S. Air Force.
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333335954

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
…were made by the naked eye, The observers were located on the ground at the northern section of Maxwell Air Force Base, APPROVED: ai) EDWARD R, SWARTZ ist Lt., USAF Wing Intelligences Officer —_——— —_— DISTRIBUTION BY ORIGINATOR Chief, Air Technical Intelligence Center Wright. Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio ATINs ATIAA-2c NOTE: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMA…
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23857122-1271-489460-0005

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
…URITY ron (CLASSIFICATION) APPROVED 1 = 1948 |” s AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT 9 FROM (Agency) REPORT NO. Director of Intellizence Headquarters Command, USAF Seed Kismet Wes & Sic At 0915 hours on 6 August 1952, a Mr Morrison addresa: 122] 48th Ave (SE) reported sighting two (2) disk, size: seme as a fifty cent (50¢) pi@e heading toward Seat Pleasant …
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23857122-0457-180273-0108

Military Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
This document is a communication from Andrews Air Force Base to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base regarding unidentified flying objects (UFOs) and recommendations for improving investigation guidelines.
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20060527F 001 017 2023

Foia Release Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
…is document is an administrative marker from the Clinton Presidential Library regarding a congressional notification of a presidential exemption related to the Air Force's operating location near Groom Lake, Nevada. It discusses the exemption from certain disclosure requirements under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) for classified informati…
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9700471 — Page 2023

Foia Release Unclassified Released Jun 15, 2026 Credibility 70% Original ↗
2006-0527-F FOI MARKER Document ID: 9700471 Row: 45 Shelf: 4 Section: 2 Position: 3 This is not a textual record. This is used as an administrative marker by the Clinton Presidential Library Staff. Stack: v Original OA/ID Number: 1599 TO: PRESIDENT KEYWORDS: DEFENSE POLICY PERSONS: SUBJECT: ACTION: PRESIDENT SGD PER WH EXEC CLERK DUE DATE: 28 JAN 97 STATUS: …
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9700698 — Page 2023

Foia Release Unclassified Released Jun 15, 2026 Credibility 70% Original ↗
2006-0527-F FOI MARKER Document ID: 9700698 Shelf: 5 Row: 45 Section: 2 This is not a textual record. This is used as an administrative marker by the Clinton Presidential Library Staff. Stack: v Position: i Original OA/ID Number: 1600 1 f TO: PRESIDENT FROM: WHITE, J KEYWORDS: PERSONS: SUBJECT: ACTION: SEE 9700471 FOR FINAL ACTION DUE DATE: 06 FEB 97STATUS: …
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ufo8

Other Unknown Released — Credibility 20% Original ↗
The document appears to be a fragmented and corrupted report related to unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) sightings and investigations, primarily from the 1950s. It includes references to radar detections, military communications, and possible sightings of flying saucers, but the text is largely unintelligible due to formatting issues.
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23857122-1381-512021-0001

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
…DATE OF REPORT | DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION 15 January 1953 27 December 1952 Bel PREPARED BY (Officer) SOURCE Civ Airl ine Pilot 5 GLEN D PARRISH, lst Lt., USAF AEG Employee o ju, REFERENCES (Control number, directive, previous report, etc., as applicable) i ya AFL 200-5, dated 29 April 1952 SUMMARY: (Znter concise summary of report. Give significance in…
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23857122-1625-558206-0001

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
…b Wing, 810th Air Div, Biggs AFB,Tex DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION 1 May 1953 19 April 1953 Fe6 PREPARED BY (Officer) SOURCE H. B. BENTZ, Capt, USAF, Dir/Intel Mr. A. V. Chapin, Ft. Davis, Texas "REFERENCES (Control number, directive, previous report, etc., as applicable) _ SAF ICP, 15 Aug 52 SUMMARY: (Enter concise summary of report. Give si…
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733667-001-003-0022

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
…light path of JAL Flight 1628, which encountered a UFO on November 17, 1986. The FAA confirms the flight path based on radar data and emphasizes their focus on airspace safety rather than UFO phenomena.
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733667-001-011-0099

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document details two incidents of unidentified air traffic sightings reported by flight crews in Alaska in January 1987. The first incident involved an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 that detected a fast-moving target on its radar, while the second incident involved a Japan Airlines Boeing 747 pilot who reported unusual lights in front of his aircraft.
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733667-001-024-0004

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document details two incidents of unidentified air traffic sightings reported by flight crews of Alaska Airlines and Japan Airlines in January 1987. Both sightings involved unusual radar targets that could not be visually confirmed by the pilots.
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733667-001-024-0009

News Article Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document is a press release from the FAA regarding a press conference to discuss the inquiry into unidentified air traffic related to Japan Airlines flight 1628 on November 17, 1986. It outlines the materials that will be presented, including radar data, photographs, and pilot interviews.
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20060527F 001 023 2023

Foia Release Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document is an administrative marker related to a Presidential Determination on classified information concerning the Air Force's operating location near Groom Lake, Nevada. It outlines the exemption from public disclosure requirements under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) to protect national security information.
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9700698 — Page 2023

Foia Release Unclassified Released Jun 15, 2026 Credibility 70% Original ↗
2006-0527-F FOI MARKER Document ID: 9700698 Row: 46 Section: 5 Position: 2 Stack: v Shelf: 8 This is not a textual record. This is used as an administrative marker by the Clinton Presidential Library Staff. Original OA/ID Number: 3221 CHRON FILE TO: PRESIDENT FROM: WHITE, J KEYWORDS: PERSONS: SUBJECT: ACTION: SEE 9700471 FOR FINAL ACTION DUE DATE: 06 FEB 97S…
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ufo5

Fbi Memo Confidential Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
… a series of reports and communications regarding sightings of flying discs, particularly focusing on incidents from August 1947, including the crash of a B-25 aircraft and various eyewitness accounts of unidentified flying objects.
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23857122-1022-446840-0001

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
…Force Base, New Mexico DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION 8 Jamary 1953 30 December 1952 | Be? PREPARED BY (Officer) SOURCE GLEN D PARRISH, lst Lt., USAF Civ AEC Security Inspector, Los Alamos,3.M. REFERENCES (Control nwmber, directive, previous report, etc., as applicable) AFL 200~5, dated 29 April 1952 SUMMARY: (Enter concise summary of report. …
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23857122-1355-505297-0003

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
… (Agency) REPORT NO. Hq, WADF, Hamilton AFB Hamilton, Calif TR-1-53W LARS a ie So hiaee On 15 January 1953 at 1135 hours PST (19352), one Colonel Robert McNab, USAF, (Retired), appeared and was interrogated in the Office of the Director of Intelligence, Hamilton Air Force Base, Hamilton, California, stating he had observed an unidentified flying object. A ta…