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The document discusses a UFO sighting reported by Japan Air Lines pilot Kenju Terauchi over Alaska on November 17, which was partially corroborated by FAA radar data. The FAA released a data package including transcripts and interviews, revealing insights into the incident and the pilot's previous UFO sightings.

…s a great many miles away. Nevortheless each believed it to be relatively near his own location. € Ineident No, 172. A National Guard Pilot returning to Pargo, North Dakota, ina Fe5l a at approximately 2100 hours saw a small lirht in the air below hin, He was then in the traffie pattern, He dived on the light. The light gained altitude, The pilot "chased" it…

The document discusses a UFO sighting by the crew of Japan Airlines Flight 1628 on November 17, 1986, which was corroborated by radar data. The crew reported seeing strange lights, which were later analyzed and attributed to various factors, including the planet Jupiter and atmospheric conditions.

… compass point be given. If the angular course is associated with objects on the horizon, with roads, with the sur (if the time of day is also noted) or by the north star, the orientation can be rechecked at any later time. c. The time required for the object to traverse the observed course. This is probably the most difficult estimate to make. Timing with a…

This document discusses a UFO sighting reported by the crew of a Japan Airlines (JAL) 747 while flying over northeastern Alaska. The report includes details about the crew's observations of lights in the sky, the involvement of other aircraft in the area, and a hypothesis suggesting that the lights may have been reflections caused by moonlight on ice crystal…

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…sh glow end having a red and yellow tail of fire and sparks. Object emitted two or three smaller balls of fire which burned out. It traveled a straight South - North course West of Temple, Texas, at about 030 degrees heading and disappeared behind clouds. Speed estimated from 500 to 6,000 MPH. Altitude estimated 10,000 to 150,000 feet, flat trajectory. Sound…

This document details an interview conducted with the crew of Japan Airlines Flight 1628 regarding their sighting of unidentified air traffic on November 17, 1986. The captain reported visual and radar observations of an object with distinct lights and movements, which maintained proximity to the aircraft for an extended period.

…sh glow and having a red and yellow tail of fire and sparks. Object emitted two or three smaller balls of fire-which burned out. It traveled a straight South - North course West of Temple, Texas, aS about 030 degrees heading and disappeared behind clouds. Speed ' estimated from 500 to 6,000 MPH. Altitude estimated 10,000 to 150,000 Paet, flat trajectory. Sou…

This document is a transcription of communications involving Japan Airlines Flight 1628 on November 18, 1986, during which the flight crew reported unidentified traffic in their vicinity. The transcript includes exchanges between the flight crew and air traffic control, detailing radar contacts and visual sightings of an unidentified object.

…t could have been a meteor. /3/ 3 April 1952 On the night of 2 April 1952 at approximately 2045 hours i saw an ob jest in the sky coming from the south headins North, ‘This object appeared to me as follows: ; f. a, it apveared to be a ball of firs shooting red flaze from its tail oS rf section. als ApaSs4a3 # 5, it was traveling at a high rate of speed. c.. …

This document details a UFO sighting reported by Japan Air Lines Flight 1628, where the crew observed two unidentified flying objects that exhibited unusual flight patterns and characteristics, leading to significant media attention and speculation.

…(60) seconds, a round, pink, stationary object at an altitude of five thousand (5000) feet to eight thou- sand (8000) feet approximately eight (8) miles to the north. The object appeared to have a diameter equal to that of a B=29 type aircraft or largere WE further states that he continued driving but glanced from his car window rom time to timé in an attemp…

This document details the events surrounding a UFO sighting by the crew of Japan Airlines Flight 1628 while flying over Alaska. The crew reported seeing strange lights that appeared to follow their aircraft, leading to an investigation by FAA officials. The incident sparked significant media interest and raised questions about the FAA's handling of UFO repor…

…(60) seconds, a round, pink, stationary object at an altitude of five thousand (5000) feet to eight thou- sand (8000) feet approximately eight (8) miles to the north. The object appeared to have a diameter equal to that of a B=29 type aircraft or larger. Reverend McNeil further states that he continued driving but glanced from his car window from time to tim…

This document discusses a UFO sighting involving a pilot and the FAA's investigation into the incident. The pilot reported seeing an object that moved in ways inconsistent with known celestial bodies, leading to a debate over the nature of the sighting. The FAA's analysis of radar data was inconclusive, and the document highlights the complexities of interpr…

… ae (1) Shape: Round. Size: About the size of a large jet exhaust. Color: Fire red. Speed: 600 to 900 MPH. Maneuvers: Appeared to move in a slight curve toward northwest. 2 from southeast. Noise: High pitched crackling sound. Manner of Disappearance: Lost from view behind nearby mountains. Altitude: Estimated 5,000 ft above terrain. : Estimated 3/4 to one (1…

The document discusses a significant UFO sighting involving Japan Airlines Flight 1628, where the pilot reported being tailed by an unidentified object. Despite the FAA's attempts to downplay the incident, the pilot and other witnesses remained convinced of the encounter's authenticity, leading to ongoing public interest and concern about the implications fo…

… was unknown, The object was noisless and gave off a white glow as it passed overhead on a course due west, Before it dropped over the horizon it veered to the north-west, gaining altitude, It then dropped out of sight, Approximately one minute later another object of the same description appeared on the same course, The second object continued on a course d…

On November 17, 1986, a JAL B747 cargo flight reported an encounter with an unidentified object displaying unusual strobe lights while flying over the North Pole. The incident was corroborated by radar data from both civilian and military sources, but no further information about the object was determined.