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On January 29, 1987, Alaska Airlines Flight 53 reported an unidentified target on their weather radar while flying at 35,000 feet near McGrath, Alaska. The target moved rapidly and was not visually confirmed by the crew. FAA and USAF investigations found no other aircraft in the area.

… dia- meter was three (3) feet and its distance from the observers was estimated at twenty (20) miles. The ball appeared to remain stationary during the entire sighting. The object made no audible sound, 2. Times: Sighting began at 1100 hours, PST, 2 February 1953, and the object remained in view for approximately three (3) minutes thereafter. 3. Manner of O…

A Japan Air Lines 747 cargo plane crew reported seeing strange flashing lights while flying over northern Alaska. The FAA stated they could not explain the lights, and military authorities were unresponsive. The incident lasted about 30 minutes, with the lights following the aircraft for approximately 50 miles.

… dia- meter was three (3) feet and its distance from the observers was estimated at twenty (20) miles. The ball aopeared to remain stationary during the entire sighting. The object made no audible sound, 2. lime: - Sighting began at 1100 hours, POT, 2 February 1955, and the object remained in view for approximately three (3) minutes thereafter. i 3. Manner o…

The document discusses an unidentified flying object (UFO) sighting over Alaska reported by a Japan Airlines cargo crew on November 17, 1986. The FAA has reopened its inquiry into the incident, collecting data and interviewing witnesses to identify the object.

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NASA scientist Richard Haines tracks over 3,000 UFO sightings reported by pilots, highlighting significant encounters and the cyclical nature of these reports. The article discusses a notable sighting by a Japan Air Lines cargo jet and the challenges of investigating these phenomena.

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This document details a sighting of an unidentified object by USAF pilots over Alaska in February 1950, describing it as a red and white flare that burst and fell without any visible means of support.

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On February 10, 1950, while flying at 9000 feet altitude northeast of Atka Island, two USAF officers reported sighting a red and white object resembling a flare that burst and fell free, illuminating their aircraft momentarily before disappearing into the undercast.

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The document discusses the sightings of mysterious aerial objects referred to as 'ghost rockets' in Sweden during the summer of 1946, and the subsequent reports of similar phenomena in the United States, notably the sighting by Kenneth Arnold in June 1947, which popularized the term 'flying saucers'.

…Mre Louis B. Lackey, Civilian, Badge Noe 59063, Aircraft Dispatcher Supervisor, Flight Operations, Base Executive's Office, Tinker Air Force Base, and reported sighting three (3) objects which looked like stars with tails that glowed traveling South. Objects were sighted over Muenster, Texas, (reported in mes sage as Muster, Texas), geographical location app…

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…Mr. Louis B. lackey, Civilian, Badge No. 3063 » Aircraft Dispatcher Supervisor, Flight Operations, Base Executive's Office, Tinker Air Force Base, and reported sighting three (3) objects which looked like stars with tails that glowed traveling South. Objects were sighted over Muenster, Texas, (reported in message as Muster, Texas), geographical location appr…

…Ted Randall, Age 145. The object was described, by the boys, to Mrs. Ted Randall, 1/25 N. 3rd Street, East Ste Louis, Illinois, who notified this office of the sighting. The object was described as being aluminum colored and disk shaped with a slightly raised dome on the top side. It appeared to have a dark almost black edge with silent exhausts on the under…

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…st; distance was approximately five (5) miles at an undetermined altitude; direction of objects from the observer in Denison was just Hast of the town at first sighting and appeared to be at an altitude of 1200 to 1500 feet and were directly overhead at time of disappearance; directionof objects from the observer in Sherman was North Hast, distance was appro…