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A cargo aircraft crew reported observing irregular pulsating lights and a large black object while flying over Alaska. The FAA concluded that the lights were likely caused by atmospheric conditions.

… Wylie, a Quality Assurance Specialist at the FAA, regarding the radar data analysis of the JL1628 incident that occurred on November 18, 1986, near Fairbanks, Alaska. Wylie reports that he found no unusual radar targets associated with the sighting.

…a Quality Assurance Specialist at the Federal Aviation Administration, regarding the radar data analysis of an incident involving flight JL1628 near Fairbanks, Alaska, on November 18, 1986.

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.

This document is a personnel statement from the Federal Aviation Administration regarding an incident involving Alaska Airlines Flight 53 on January 30, 1987. The Assistant Manager of Automation at the Anchorage ARTCC reviewed radar data and found no evidence of the reported aircraft.

A letter from J. Antonio Huneeus to the Federal Aviation Administration requesting a copy of the official report on the Japan Air Lines' UFO incident over Alaska, along with other related materials for updating his articles.

…anca, a UFO investigator in Spain, requesting information and pricing for a kit related to the 1986 Japan Air Lines radar-visual UFO sightings off the coast of Alaska.

This document recounts the experiences of Japan Airlines pilot Kenju Terauchi during a flight over Alaska on November 17, where he observed mysterious lights and objects in the sky, leading him to believe they were extraterrestrial in origin. Despite some speculation that the lights were reflections from ice crystals, Terauchi remains convinced of their othe…

The FAA is investigating a UFO sighting reported by Japan Airlines Flight 1628, where the pilot observed three lights in the sky over Alaska. The investigation was prompted by public interest and includes re-interviews with the pilot and analysis of radar data.

…his document discusses an incident involving Japan Airlines Flight 1628, where the pilot reported seeing three unidentified lights in the sky while flying over Alaska. The FAA has stepped up its investigation into the sighting, which included a large darkened globe and smaller lights that changed angles. The pilot, Kenji Terauchi, reported the lights to air …

… Ground Observer Squadron DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION 4 February 1953. 3 February 1953 PREPARED BY ( Officer) SOURCE Kenneth B. Todd, 2nd Lt, USAF Interview with observer on telephone __ ‘REFERENCES (Control number, directive, previous report, etc., a3 applicable) — a ee — SUMMARY: (Enter concise summary of report. Give significance in fina…

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…U Wing Intelligence Section DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION ALUATION 7 February 1953 6 February Be], PREPARED BY (Officer) SOURCE _ EDWARD Re SWARTZ, 1/Lt., USAF, Wg Intel Off Captain Robert S, Gleason REFERENCES (Control number, directive, previous réport, etc., as applicable) SUMMARY: (Enter concise summary of report. Give significance in final one-sent…

…OCAMA, Oklahana City, Oklahoma ‘DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION (9 June 195 5 Jume 1953 | PREPARED BY (Officer) fem) DAVID A. POWERS, JR, Lt Col, USAF | REFERENCES (Control number, directive, previous report, etc., as applicable) [Msg OCEQ-2T=6=lj-5 FLYOBRPT SUMMARY: (Enter concise summary of report. Give significance in final one-sentence para…

This preliminary assessment by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) evaluates the threat posed by Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) based on reports from U.S. military and intelligence sources. It highlights the challenges in data collection and analysis, the potential safety and national security implications of UAP, and the need for…

UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE Preliminary Assessment: Unidentified Aerial Phenomena 25 June 2021 UNCLASSIFIED 2 UNCLASSIFIED SCOPE AND ASSUMPTIONS Scope This preliminary report is provided by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) in response to the provision in Senate Report 116-233, accompanyi…

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…