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733667-001-023-0003

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
…um from the FAA discusses the radar analysis related to JAL flight 1628, specifically addressing the phenomenon of 'split images' observed during the flight on November 17, 1986.
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733667-001-024-0009

News Article Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
…ment 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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733667-001-031-0012

Radar Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
…is document discusses the FAA's analysis of radar data related to Japan Airlines flight 1628, which experienced uncorrelated radar signals during its flight on November 17, 1986. The FAA experts concluded that the radar system detected an 'uncorrelated primary and beacon target', a phenomenon that can occur under certain conditions, particularly when a pilot…
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23857122-0457-180273-0396

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
…Air Materiel Command Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Dayton, Ohio ATTN; MCIAXO 1. Reference is made to the letters from your Headquarters to this station of 22 November 1944S, 6 December 1948, and 14 January 1919, Subjects: “Project 'Sign' ", requesting that reported incidents 1 through 172 be analyzed to determine whether or not these might have been caused…
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23857122-0457-180273-0406

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
…s Air Force irector of Research and Development Cfice, Deputy Chief of Staff, Materiel Nashineton 25, D.C, Dear General Putt: Please refer to your letter of 18 November 1948 relative to the "flying object” problem and to Mr. Collbohm's reply dated 24 November 1948. In paragraph (b) of the reply, ir. Collbohm pronised (among other things) to send a discussion…
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23857122-1209-480825-0004

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
TRUE COPY HAROLD B. SMITH 640 Melville Street Rochester 9, New York November 29, 1952 OFFICER IN CHARGE OF FLARES SAMPSON ATR BASE SAMPSON, N. Y. on ¢ Dear Sir: It would please me very much if you would tell me if a very large number of Tlares were dropped near Sampson, Sunday evening, November 23, 1952. Here is why: On that evening at 5 pm, the writer, Haro…
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23857122-1388-514451-0048

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
…schen Lande der Weg beschritten zu Wohlstand und Gliick. Irene Scherf Die schopferischen Innerbetriebliche Leistungsschau der Volkskunstgruppen und Laien ie im November 1952 Kraifte der Unsere Kulturgruppen haben bis jetzt GroBes geleistet und Tausende unserer Werktatigen erfreut und neuen Ansporn zur Arbeit gegeben. Immer wieder erklarten sie sich zu Einsa&…
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23857122-1388-514451-0049

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… ganzen deutschen Lande der Weg beschritten zu Wohlstand und Gliick. Irene Scherf Die schopferischen Innerbetriebliche Leistungsschau der Volkskunstgrup, is im November 1959 Kriifte der Unsere Kulturgruppen haben bis jetzt GroRes erfreut und neuen Ansporn zur Arbeit gegeben. pen und Laienschaffenden des Sachsenwerkes Niedersedlitz geleistet und Tausende unse…
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333336243

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rene AF hedifie?—PART | all r 7 ae aa APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 Sela e oie. TTA | COUNTRY REPORT NO. LEAVE BLAN. if sae GERMANY 1044-52 . ” Qe ly of 5 / ~ AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORK SUBJECT / SEE CONTENTS BELOW } AREA REPORTED ON FROM (Agency) SOVIET ZONE GERMANY 7350TH BASE COMPLEMENT SQUADRON DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION 22 SEPTEMBER 1…
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28 Open Hearing Brief

Foia Release Unclassified Released Jun 15, 2026 Credibility 70% Original ↗
…atement for the Record Dr. Jon Kosloski, Director, All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities November 19, 2024 Thank you, Chairwoman Gillibrand, Ranking Member Ernst, and distinguished members of the subcommittee. It is a pleasure to be here on behalf of the Department of Defense as the new D…
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733667-001-014

Radar Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
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.
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733667-001-007-0006

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
…ghting by Capt. Kenju Terauchi, who observed two unidentified flying objects exhibiting unusual flight characteristics and lighting patterns during a flight on November 17, 1986.
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733667-001-007-0008

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
…ocument details the personal account of Captain Kenju Terauchi regarding a sighting of an unidentified flying object (UFO) during Japan Airlines Flight 1628 on November 17, 1986. The captain describes visual and radar observations of a large, round object that was not detected by ground radar.
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733667-002-003-0004

Foia Release Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
A request for information regarding the JAL pilot Kenju Terauchi's UFO sighting on November 17, 1986, directed to the Federal Aviation Administration.
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733667-002-007-0055

Foia Release Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
A request for information regarding a UFO sighting by a Japanese Airlines pilot, sent to the FAA by a concerned citizen.
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733667-02-001-0044

News Article Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
The document discusses a UFO sighting by Japanese pilot Kenju Terauchi while flying over Alaska in November 1986. The incident involved two mysterious lights that approached his aircraft, leading to evasive maneuvers and radar detection. The FAA and Air Force later acknowledged radar echoes during the sighting, though they attributed it to electronic noise. …
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68875395

Foia Release Unclassified Released Jun 15, 2026 Credibility 70% Original ↗
68875395
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733667-02-001-0030

News Article Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
An article from the Anchorage Times discusses a UFO sighting by a Japan Air Lines pilot, who mistook the planet Jupiter for an unidentified flying object. The article explores the psychological aspects of UFO sightings and the tendency of individuals to interpret celestial bodies as extraterrestrial phenomena.
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237UAP00035

Police Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
Incident report detailing a UFO sighting over Columbia City Hospital, Indiana, involving multiple witnesses and law enforcement agencies.