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733667-002-004-0039

Fbi Memo Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
This document is a memo regarding a request for a copy of the FAA report related to a UFO sighting by a Japanese pilot in November.
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733667-002-007-0073

Foia Release Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
A request from the Federal Aviation Administration in Anchorage, Alaska, seeking information about a UFO sighting involving Jafan Air Lines that occurred in November. The request includes inquiries about photos and drawings related to the event.
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733667-001-024-0005

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
A cargo aircraft captain reported seeing irregular pulsating lights that he believed to be a UFO while flying over Alaska. The FAA concluded that the lights were likely caused by atmospheric conditions.
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733667-001-003-0033

Foia Release Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
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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733667-002-008-0138

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 15% Original ↗
The document appears to be a fragment of a communication, possibly a letter or memo, dated November 1986. The text is largely illegible and lacks coherent context, making it difficult to ascertain its full meaning or relevance to UAP/UFO matters.
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Military Report Confidential Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document is a compilation of reports and findings from Project Blue Book, detailing the status of unidentified flying object (UFO) sightings and investigations conducted by the U.S. Air Force during the early 1950s. It includes statistical analyses, evaluations of reported sightings, and insights from professional astronomers regarding the nature of the…
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733667-001-020-0008

News Article Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
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.
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733667-002-006-0004

News Article Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
This document discusses a UFO sighting reported by a Japan Air Lines pilot, Kenjyu Terauchi, who claimed to have seen a UFO while flying over Alaska. The FAA is offering a comprehensive package of information related to the incident for public interest.
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333336218

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
…icance in final one-sentence paragraph. List inclosures at lower left. Begin text of report on AF Form 118—Part II.) 1, This report contains information of the sighting of a luminous object from sampson Air Force Base, New York at 1820 hours, 26 January 1953, 25 AS2E Salzberg, Sampson AFB, reported in letter form the visual observation of a luminous object a…
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333336363

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
…et ee GADAPH ROR <P Ar enn” eonnenese By. ve NARS, ‘Att sa laiteevageid 3 seen seanageae APPROVED, : | CHARLES J.WWCOOKE oketch, stages during f lt. Col., USAF Sighting (6 cys) S cye aed Wing Intelligence Officer Statement, Lt. Brandt (6 cys) caps ARS i Statement, Lt. Loveless (6 Cy rg} < DISTRIBUTION BY ORIGINATOR NOTE: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AF…
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333336409

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
…ummary of report. Give significance in final one-sentence paragraph. List inclosures at lower left. Begin text of report on AF Form 112—Part II.) Report of the sighting of an unidentified flying object by Lloyd C Booth of Conway, South Carolina, at 300345Z (January). Three (3) Navy blimps were reported in the area at approximately the time of sighting. It is…
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23857122-1537-544053-0002

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
…FROM (Agency) REPORT NO. Head quart 36th Divisio Basie seh ikes FB, Th ecger nic | LRP 3-53 PAGE +» 2 Paces 1. On the night of 15 April 1953, fovr unidentified sightings of lights over Tucson, Arizonay were observed and reported, a. The first sighting was orange-red, predominating color was orange. It was first Sighted coming from th ie north on a heading of…
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733667-002-005-0052

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
A request for information regarding a UFO sighting reported by JAL Captain Kenjyu Terauchi, sent to the FAA by Mrs. William P. Henson in 1987.
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733667-001-003-0026

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
A letter from the FAA Public Affairs Officer, Paul Steucke, to Philip J. Klass regarding the JAL flight 1626 UFO sighting in Alaska. The letter discusses the sharing of radar data and the FAA's commitment to transparency about the incident.
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733667-002-005-0051

Foia Release Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
A letter from Grant Csalliaor requesting information from the FAA regarding a UFO sighting reported by JAL Capt. Kenjuy Terauchi on November 17, 1987.
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733667-001-020-0013

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
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…
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733667-02-001-0029

News Article Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
The document discusses a confirmed FAA sighting of an unidentified flying object (UFO) by pilot Kenjyu Terauchi during a Japan Airlines flight over Alaska. The sighting involved a large craft accompanied by two smaller objects, which displayed bright lights and were tracked on radar, although later investigations could not confirm radar echoes.
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733667-001-019-0020

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 50% Original ↗
This document appears to be a technical report or data log related to unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) observed on November 18, 1986. It includes various parameters such as time, altitude, and azimuth, but lacks detailed context or clear findings.
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733667-001-021-0001

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
This document appears to be a simulation report related to a flight tracking exercise involving Japan Air 1628, dated November 18, 1986. It includes specific details about the data entered into a display system for plotting the flight's trajectory.
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733667-001-003-0038

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document is a letter from Paul Steucke of the FAA to Dr. Richard F. Haines regarding the JAL 1628 flight incident and related radar data. It discusses the availability of radar tapes and data, and invites Dr. Haines to visit the Anchorage Air Route Traffic Control Center.