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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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23857122-1356-505577-0004

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…ATTN:ATIAA-2¢ CG ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS COLORADO CG ATRC SCOTT AFB ILL a 213 A PD FLYOBRPT PD IN ACCORDANCE W/AFL 200-5 Par 7c the FOL REPT IS SBM PD (1) ONE LARGE LUMINOUS OBJ CMA RECTANGULAR IN SHAP® w/INDEF FRONT AND REAR ENDS CMA WAS SIGHTED PD A HIGH PITCHED HUM WAS HEARD COMING FR THE DIR OF THE OBJPD THE OBJ APPARENTLY TRAVELED FR BAST TO WEST THROU…
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733667-02-001-0007

News Article Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
The FAA is forwarding radar tapes and records regarding a UFO sighting reported by Japan Air Lines pilot Kenji Terauchi, who claimed that three lights followed his Boeing 747 cargo jet over Alaska for 55 minutes. Despite radar detection, military officials dismissed the sightings as clutter.
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333336218

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FGRN 112—PART | ~~ (CLASSIFICATION) ahs AFrROVED 1 JUNE 1948 COUNTRY REPORT NO. (LEAVE BLA United States AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT __ SUBJECT FLYOBRET AREA REPORTED ON FROM. (Agency ) Sampson Air Force Base, New York Wing Training & Operations DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION __ Cus 28 January 1953 27 January 1953 PREPARED BY (Officer)…
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733667-02-001-0009

News Article Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
A Japan Air Lines 747, piloted by Kenju Terauchi, encountered three UFOs during a flight over Alaska, with one UFO described as being larger than two aircraft carriers. The FAA initially confirmed radar tracking of the UFOs but later retracted the statement, attributing the radar blip to a duplicate image of the 747. Eyewitness accounts from the flight crew …
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23857122-1473-539392-0001

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…text of report on AF Form 112—Part II.) AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT, AF FORM 112, PART I (14) 1, ONE ROUND SHAPED OBJECT, VERY BRIGHT LIGHT SIMILIAR TO LARGE ELECTRIC LIGHT BULB, NO AERODYNAMIC FEATURES COULD BE DISTINGUISHED EXCEPT sHORT STREAM OR TAIL OF LIGHT SIMILIAR TO AN EXHAUST. MOVED UP AND DOWN AND SIDEWAYS. MADE NO SOUND. DISAPPEARED BELOW …
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733667-02-001-0017

News Article Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
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.
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333336385

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…ert of report on AF Form 112—FPart II.) AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT, AF FORM 112, PART I (14) 1, ONE ROUND SHRPED OBJECT, VERY BRIGHT LIGHT SIMILIAR TO LARGE ELECTRIC LIGHT BULB, NO AERODYNAMIC FEATURES COULD BE DISTINGUISHED EXCEPT sHORT STREAM OR TAIL OF LIGHT SIMILIAR TO AN EXHAUST. MOVED UP AND DOWN AND SIDEWAYS. MADE NO SOUND. DISAPPEARED BELOW …
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733667-02-001-0024

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This document discusses a UFO sighting over Alaska involving a Japan Air Lines flight. The FAA and Air Force investigated the incident, which included radar signals and pilot reports of an unidentified craft.
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23857122-1473-539395-0001

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…W, at approximately 1810 EST, 11 March 1953, This object was observed by twelve (12) persons of the GOC, and was reported as oval in shape, with two (2) fairly large shafts, glowing like a star, white, orange, blue, and green in color, traveling at jet speed, at an altitude of approximately 20,000 to 25,000 feet. Color was later given as orange, No sound was…
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733667-02-001-0029

News Article Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
…es 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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333336387

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…W, at approximately 1810 EST, 11 March 1953, This object was observed by twelve (12) persons of the GOC, and was reported as oval in shape, with two (2) fairly large shafts, glowing like a star, white, orange, blue, and green in color, traveling at jet speed, at an altitude of approximately 20,000 to 25,000 feet. Color was later given as orange, No sound was…
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733667-02-001-0039

News Article Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
This document discusses the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) investigation into a UFO sighting reported by a Japan Air Lines pilot over the Arctic Ocean in November 1986. Despite the FAA's conclusion that the radar blips were likely 'split-radar returns' and not an actual UFO, there has been significant public interest in the reports, leading to the F…
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23857122-1475-539504-0003

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…der simulated attack from four F-86 type fighter aircraft from George AFB, Victorville, California. I was searching for fighters in my assigned quadrant when a large jet air- eraft leaving four contrails appeared at (3) three o'clock high crossing over course to (8) eight o'clock. As I observed this aircraft, I noticed a silver ball off the right wing. The b…
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733667-02-001

Foia Release Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document details the incident involving Japan Air Lines Flight 1628, where Captain Kenju Terauchi reported seeing a large unidentified flying object (UFO) while flying over Alaska. The sighting occurred on November 17, 1986, and involved two smaller lights and a massive object described as being twice the size of an aircraft carrier. The FAA and militar…
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333336393

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< 4 Jo ; aus | AME FET CTED skour sry 5 AF FORM 112 | are APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 J — pi tenet ZV POKRMAT IOAN COUNTRY REPORT NO. | (LEAVE BLANK) a a ee ee AOS Oo Bet | AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT +--+ AREA REPORTED ON | FROM (Agency) Lake Charles, La, DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION ALUATIO February 1953 le ¥ebruary 1253 & Bs, RU da ac nce tn So Sac…
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733667-002-002-0011

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This document details a Top Secret Air Force Intelligence report from 1955, which describes a UFO sighting by Senator Russell and his companions while traveling in Russia. The report includes eyewitness accounts and CIA follow-up interviews, highlighting the credibility of the witnesses and the nature of the UFO observed.
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23857122-1478-539830-0004

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…ity. He is not prone to talk much, He told ho one about bis" experience for several days after the incident other than his immedi-« ate fanily. T talked with a large mumber of Mr. Booth's neighbors, including some who have mown him ail his life. Everyone has said that he is a good, Christian, God-fearing man that has never been known to lie or misrepresent a…
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733667-002-002-0013

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This document contains multiple reports of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) observed by pilots in various locations across the United States in 1980 and 1981. The sightings describe objects with unusual shapes, speeds, and behaviors, often interacting with aircraft in close proximity.
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23857122-1478-539830-0006

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…ard the bullet hit the object. It made a metallic seund and bounced off. A bare instamt after the bullet hit, the object began makine’ considers aon eee dike a large electric motor and tock off at a high rate of &peed at abou ree ane ; kept that s : "1 i + t wiper Sid ay te gat It kept that same course until it was completely ont of By pointed OU that the no…