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733667-001-007-0009

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document is a personal statement by Captain Kenju Terauchi regarding the sighting of unidentified aerial phenomena during Japan Airlines Flight 1628 on November 17, 1986. The statement describes the visual experience of encountering two unidentified ships while flying near Eielson Air Force Base and Fairbanks, Alaska.
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733667-001-011-0045

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document is a personal statement from Captain Kenju Terauchi regarding the sighting of unidentified aerial phenomena during Japan Airlines Flight 1628 on November 17, 1986. The statement describes the positioning of unidentified ships in relation to the aircraft and the visual conditions during the sighting.
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733667-02-001-0042

News Article Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
The FAA is offering a package of materials related to a UFO sighting reported by a Japan Air Lines pilot, which includes audio tapes, interviews, and documentation, in response to public interest.
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23857122-0457-180273-0384

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
…observers to make reliable estimates of the speed, distance, or size of such stimmlus objects. It is not possible to estimate accurately € the distance of smll bright objects viewed against a clear sky, unless the object is identified first. If you know beforehand that an object is a weather balloon, an FSO, or a dirigible you oan estimate its speed and dist…
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40027753-001-0017

Foia Release Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
The document outlines the categorization and evaluation of UFO sightings by the Project Blue Book Office, detailing the types of reports, the significance of missing data, and common sources of UFO misidentifications.
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23857122-1315-497716-0005

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
…standing by Barracks T-347 facing the lake. I noticed a light due west coming east and brought it to Steinberg's atten- tion who verified the object. It was as bright as the North Star and it zig-zagged slightly to the left and right as it continued to come east. It paused for several seconds and then headed back on a northwest course and disappeared over th…
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733667-002-008

News Article Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document contains various requests for information regarding the UFO sighting by Japan Air Lines pilot Kenjyu Terauchi on November 17, 1986. The FAA offered a mail-order package with detailed information about the incident, including tapes, drawings, and radar data.
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333336643

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
…aight up in order to observe it, They both agreed on the following points: | That the object was round and flat resembling the shape of a meniscus lens, It Was bright sliver metallic in color and reflected the rays of the sun brilliantly at times, It seemed to turn on its own axis while remaining bn one spot, at times showing just the side View and again sho…
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20060527F 001 016 2023

Foia Release Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This 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 federal, state, and local hazardous waste laws for classified information.
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20060527F 001 017 2023

Foia Release Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
This 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 informa…
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20060527F 001 020 2023

Cia Document Confidential Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document is a confidential memorandum regarding classified information related to the Air Force's operating location near Groom Lake, Nevada. It discusses the necessity of exempting this location from disclosure requirements under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act due to ongoing litigation.
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9507092 — Page 2023

Foia Release Unclassified Released Jun 15, 2026 Credibility 70% Original ↗
… record. This is used as an administrative marker by the Clinton Presidential Library Staff. Stack: v Shelf: i Original OA/ID Number: 605 1 TO: PRESIDENT FROM: WHITE, JOHN KEYWORDS: LEGAL ISSUES SECURITY PERSONS: SUBJECT: ACTION: SEE 9507055 FOR FINAL ACTION DUE DATE: 29 SEP 95STATUS: C STAFF OFFICER: KRECZKO LOGREF: 9507055 FILES: WH NSCP: CODES: DOCUMENTDI…
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9706476 — Page 2023

Foia Release Unclassified Released Jun 15, 2026 Credibility 70% Original ↗
2006-0527-F FOI MARKER Document ID: 9706476 Row: 45 Stack: v Section: 3 Shelf: 8 This is not a textual record. This is used as an administrative marker by the Clinton Presidential Library Staff. Position: i Original OA/ID Number: 1642 » NSC/RMO PROFILE TO: PRESIDENT FROM: HAMBRE, JOHN KEYWORDS: PERSONS: SUBJECT: ACTION: SEE 9706404 FOR FURTHER ACTION DUE DAT…
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237UAP00269

Military Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
… details a sighting of unidentified aerial phenomena by commercial aircraft at high altitudes, with multiple witnesses confirming the observation of stationary white lights.
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20060527F 001 009 2023

Foia Release Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
…ormation concerning the Air Force's operating location near Groom Lake, Nevada. It discusses legal issues surrounding the disclosure of classified documents in light of a recent court decision.
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237UAP00389

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
…garding a slow-moving unidentified flying object (UFO) observed in the vicinity of Chiloquin, Oregon, on February 9, 2019. The UFO was noted to have a flashing white light and was flying at an altitude between 40,000 and 50,000 feet.
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237UAP00517

Radar Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
…e 10, 2023, a Copa Airlines flight reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon while flying near Marathon, Florida. The phenomenon was described as a stationary white light that turned on and off periodically, with multiple aircraft in the vicinity reporting similar sightings. No evasive actions were taken, and there were no operational impacts.
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23857122-0261-64425-0012

Military Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
A report from the 5021st Air Base Squadron detailing two sightings of unidentified aerial phenomena near Shemya Air Force Base in April 1949.
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23857122-0457-180273-0382

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
…flying in formation at what they judged to be 2000 or 3000 feet altitude over Logan, Utah at 22340. They were judged to be about the size of pigeons and looked white. All for observers agreed that these objects looked and acted somewhat like birds but all thought they were not birds beoause they appeared to € travel mich faster than birds. As we have seen, i…
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333336203

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
CS AF FOR™.112—PART | art —- 1; | (CLASSIF ICATION) APPROVEG@MOUNE 1948 =< © oe aw x COUNTRY | We Wen: REPORT NO. (LEAVE rg: 7 United States* | \ TR-1-53W ) SLIRAT an oe —= Alk —_AIR-INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REP ~: eee ———$——————— SUBJECT Unidentified Flying Object Report ( FLYOBRPT ) span Rapid FROM (Agency) Director of Intelligence ; Hq, WADF | sonoma Vall…