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Matching “JAL Flight 1628 Unidentified Traffic Sighting” across titles, summaries, and full OCR text.

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733667-001-016

Radar Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
… from the Anchorage ARTCC on November 17, 1986, detailing various air traffic control activities, including an incident involving an unknown target observed by flight JL1628.
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733667-001-030-0002

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
This document is a transcription of recorded conversations related to an incident involving Alaska Airlines Flight 53 on January 30, 1987. The transcription covers communications between the Anchorage Air Route Traffic Control Center and the flight crew.
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733667-001-031-0015

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document is a memorandum from the FAA Alaskan Region detailing media inquiries and responses related to a UFO sighting by a Japan Airlines captain in November 1986. It highlights the extensive media engagement and the preparation for a press conference to address public interest.
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733667-002-009-0037

Foia Release Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
A request for information regarding UFO sightings by JAL Flight in November, addressed to the National Archives.
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237UAP00374

Radar Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This incident report details a sighting of unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) by a commercial aircraft, AAL1913, which reported a TCAS resolution advisory (RA) involving multiple unidentified objects while flying at FL 260. No radar returns were detected, and other aircraft in the vicinity also reported similar encounters.
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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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23857122-1412-535137-0003

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
…ne. 9. Immediate Interception or Identification Action: The Aircraft Commander upon first sighting initiated a left turn in an effort to get out of the line of flight of the objects. As both pilots w
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DoW UAP D083 Narrative 5 Western US Event

Military Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document is a memorandum detailing the first-hand narrative of Witness 5, a federal law enforcement special agent, who observed unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) over two days in October 2023 in the western United States. The narrative includes descriptions of various lights and orbs observed during the event, as well as the agents' attempts to doc…
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333336464

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
« AF FORM PY—PART | 1 ELASSIFICATION) APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948: aA | [a a ee Kz ar 3 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION RES OR er ‘SUBJECT UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS AREA REPORTED ON ii FROM (Agency) ASHTYA AIR BASE, KYUSHU, JAPAN 4834 Troop Carrier Wing (M), APO 75 DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION 14 March 1953 7 March 1953 i os oe PREPARED BY (Officer)…
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733667-002-003-0049

Foia Release Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
A request for information regarding the JAL UFO sighting of November 17, 1986, sent to the FAA by Michael DeLorénZo.
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733667-002-004-0025

Foia Release Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
A request for information regarding the JAL UFO sighting, including a picture or radar reading, sent by Kathryn Lundstrom to the National Archives.
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733667-002-005-0048

Foia Release Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
A request for the FAA form summarizing a UFO sighting by JAL pilot Captain Kenjyu Terauchi, dated February 26, 1987.
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733667-002-005-0077

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
A request for information regarding a UFO sighting made by a JAL pilot, addressed to the FAA from a private individual.
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733667-002-005-0079

Foia Release Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
A request for information regarding the JAL UFO sighting from the FAA, including a request for free summaries and a price list for other available information.
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733667-002-006-0068

Foia Release Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
A correspondence dated April 2, 1987, from Marg eit Wt altor to the FAA requesting a summary of a sighting reported by JAL Captain Kenjyn Terauchi, along with a payment for the request.
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733667-002-008-0103

Foia Release Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
A request letter from Alfred La Vorgna to the FAA for materials related to a UFO sighting reported by a JAL pilot in Alaskan airspace.
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733667-002-009-0103

Foia Release Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
A request for information regarding a UFO sighting by the JAL crew over Alaska, dated March 5, 1987.
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733667-002-009-0124

Foia Release Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document is a request for a summary of a UFO sighting reported by JAL pilot Kenjyu Terauchi, dated March 7, 1987.
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733667-002-009-0045

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
A letter from Floyd A. Parshley requesting a copy of the FAA report on a UFO sighting by a JAL pilot, expressing interest in the electromagnetic systems of the spacecraft.