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733667-001-029

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
… unusual lights while flying over Alaska. The lights appeared at various positions relative to the aircraft and were initially thought to be a UFO. Air traffic controllers confirmed no other traffic in the area, and the phenomenon was later attributed to village lights obscured by atmospheric conditions.
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UAP D020 Gemini 5 Technical Debriefing Part2 1965

Other Confidential Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
The document is a technical debriefing transcript of the Gemini V mission, focusing on the flight crew's operational experiences and observations during the mission. It includes discussions on systems operations, visual sightings, experiments, and various technical aspects of the spacecraft's performance.
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UAP D018 Gemini 4 Experiment Debriefing 1967

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
The document is a detailed debriefing of the Gemini 4 mission, focusing on the additional flight activities and the performance of the spacecraft and crew during the mission. It outlines the objectives, procedures, and experiments conducted during the flight, including extravehicular activities and rendezvous maneuvers.
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733667-001-011-0006

Radar Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document details communication between Japan Air Flight 1628 and the Fairbanks FAA tower regarding unidentified traffic during the flight's approach near Fairbanks, Alaska. The flight crew reported visual contact with an unidentified object, while the FAA confirmed no military aircraft in the vicinity.
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733667-001-014

Radar Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
…, 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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23857122-1221-481980-0021

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
…CA SYSTEM H Hard surfaced runway Ss al ed 278 126.18 46 Length of longest runway a to nearest hundred feet 62 Length of longest runway . h feet 278 126.18 2870 Control tower transmitting frequencies pomeareck real When information is lacking, the respective character will be replaced by a dosh _—{, - L— 32 AIR NAVIGATION LIGHTS Rotating light] ea eee * Flash…
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Acceptance of records for historical preservation

Other Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
U.S.C. Title 44 - PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS TITLE 44 PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS This title was enacted by Pub. L. 90 620, 1, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1238 Chap. Sec. 1. Joint Committee on Printing 101 3. Government Publishing Office 301 5. Production and Procurement of Printing and Binding 501 7. Congressional Printing and Binding 701 9. Congressional …
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733667-001-007

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
…e flight encountered two spaceships and a mother ship while flying over Alaska, leading to a series of unusual observations and communications with air traffic control.
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333336166

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
…NFORMATION EVALUATION 27 February 1955 2) February 1953 FO ‘PREPARED BY (Officer) SOURCE JOHN F. FARNHAM 1/LT., USAF MR & MRS CLARENCE CAMBRIDGE | “REFERENCES (Control number, directive, previous report, etc., as applicable) A..F. LTR 200-5, TWX F5G 4602d AISS # 774, 25 February 1953 SUMMARY: (Enter concise summary of report. Give significance in final one-s…
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20060474F 002 003 2023

Foia Release Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document is an administrative marker from the Clinton Presidential Library, detailing correspondence related to UFOs and extraterrestrial intelligence. It includes requests for meetings with the administration to discuss declassification of materials related to UFOs, and highlights the involvement of notable figures in the UFO disclosure movement.
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9506127 — Page 2023

Foia Release Unclassified Released Jun 15, 2026 Credibility 70% Original ↗
Case Number: 2006-0474-F FOI MARKER Document ID: 9506127 Row: 44 Shelf: 10 Position: 3 Section: 5 Stack: v This is not a textual record. This is used as an administrative marker by the Clinton Presidential Library Staff. Original OA/ID Number: 599 SUBJECT/TITLEDATERESTRICTION n.d. P6/b(6) 001a. list Summary of Letters and Documents [partial] (1 page) 05/08/9…
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23857122-1310-496480-0008

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
…an Islands. These charts are designed primarily for piloting, which is also known as contact flying. They contain a LIGHT SIGNAL PROCEDURES FOR AIRPORT TRAFFIC CONTROL The following procedures are used by airport traffic control towers in the control of aircraft not equipped with radio. These same procedures will be used to control aircraft equipped with rad…
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23857122-1472-539243-0007

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
… i iGaat H Hard surfaced runway S Normally sheltered OoLS 62 46 Length of longest runway take-off area 2870 278 126.18 Ny in hundreds of feet 6 278 126.18 2870 Control tower transmitting frequencies Length of longest runway in hundreds of feet § VALLEY (750 L — 32 When information is lacking, the respective character will be replaced by a dash AIR NAVIGATION…
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733667-001-014-0004

Radar Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document details a communication exchange between Japan Air flight 1628 and the Fairbanks FAA tower regarding unidentified traffic observed by the flight. The exchange indicates that the flight was deviating from its course due to an unidentified object, with no military aircraft reported in the area.
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333336373

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
…ISS, PIAFB DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION — EVALUATION — 4 March 1953 2 March 1953 F~0 PREPARED BY (Officer) SOURCE JOHN F, FARNHAM 1/LT,, USAP REFERENCES (Control number, directive, previous report, etc., as applicable) Report # F3G-T-4 dated 27 Februery 1953 SUMMARY: (Enter concise summary of report. Give significance in final one-sentence paragraph. L…
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333336024

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
…NFORMATION EVALUATION 26 January 1953 _ 23 January 1953 B=2 PREPARED BY (Officer) SOURCE 2/Lt. Eugene F. Redden T/Sgt Gerald V. Kelley AF 1119),087 REFERENCES (Control number, directive, previous report, etc., as applicable) AFL 200-5 FLYOBRPT 29 April 1952 | SUMMARY: (Enter concise summary of report. Give significance in final one-sentence paragraph. List i…
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733667-001-003-0027

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
…from Philip J. Klass to Paul Steucke regarding discrepancies in the flight path of Japan Airlines flight JAL-1628. Klass highlights inconsistencies between the FAA's reconstructed flight path and the pilot's radio communications.
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733667-001-003-0032

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
The document is a white paper summarizing the Japan Air Lines (JAL) UFO incident that occurred on November 17, 1986. It discusses the initial media coverage, FAA investigations, and analysis of radar data related to the incident.
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733667-02-001-0043

News Article Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
… 1986, during a flight over Alaska. The incident involved unusual lights and a large object that the captain believed to be of extraterrestrial origin. Despite FAA and military investigations labeling the radar evidence as artifacts, the case has revived public interest in UFOs.
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733667-02-001-0035

News Article Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
The FAA released data regarding a UFO sighting reported by a Japan Airlines pilot and crew, but concluded that the radar evidence did not support the sighting. The pilot described seeing two small UFOs and a large 'mothership', but FAA officials stated that the radar interpretation was likely a mistake.