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733667-001-029-0007

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
…lan J. Patchett, Jr., an Air Traffic Control Specialist at the Anchorage ARTCC, detailing an incident involving Japan Airlines Flight 628, which reported a UFO sighting on January 11, 1987.
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733667-001-031-0014

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
On November 17, 1986, a JAL B747 cargo flight reported an encounter with an unidentified object displaying unusual strobe lights while flying over the North Pole. The incident was corroborated by radar data from both civilian and military sources, but no further information about the object was determined.
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733667-02-001-0013

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
This document discusses an incident involving a Japan Air Lines cargo plane that encountered strange lights while flying near Beaufort. The crew reported the sighting, and air traffic control confirmed no other aircraft were in the vicinity. The document includes a request for military authorities to review the incident.
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733667-02-001-0014

News Article Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
This document discusses the phenomenon of UFO sightings reported by pilots, highlighting a specific incident involving a Japan Air Lines cargo jet. It features insights from NASA scientist Richard Haines, who has compiled over 3,000 UFO reports from pilots over the past two decades. The document details the nature of these sightings, including objects that a…
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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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733667-002-003-0011

Foia Release Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
…espondence from the National Archives and Records Administration acknowledging the addition of Mr. Chris Snell to their mailing list for records related to the sighting of an unidentified object by the crew of Japan Airlines Flight 1628 on November 17, 1986.
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733667-002-009-0080

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
A request for UFO sighting photographs made to the Federal Aeronautics Administration following a mention on a talk show.
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23857122-0261-64425-0002

Military Report Confidential Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document details two separate sightings of an unidentified flying object (UFO) by a B-29 crew from the 4/5th Reconnaissance Squadron on March 9, 1949. The sightings suggest the possible presence of an alien aircraft, with descriptions of the object's speed, altitude, and light characteristics.
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23857122-0457-180273-0356

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
Incident No. 29 —» 1, June 1947, 1200 and 115, Bakersfield, he observer, ane xperienced pilot, reported Sighting ten and later s objects at S500 ft altitude, traveling 350 Mril in a Loose "Vy" Lormati Although the objects were apparently at a con: iderable CiStance the described them as being similar to the XP5U-1 "Flying Flapjack." Ii particular importance …
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23857122-1209-480844-0004

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
…y Airport Yuma, Arizona "Sighting of flying objects” The location Yuma County Airport, February 4, 1953, time 1350 M,8,.T. I was using a theodolite to follow a pilot balloon, which was at 6,000 feet Mean Sea Level, I took my eyes away from the eye pbkoe for a few seconds, returned my eye to the eye piece, and the balloon was out of the field. The readings we…
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333336464

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
…5, Kyushu, Japan. Other flying ebjects observed until 2212 ITEM by GGA only, one (1) F~94 and one (1) crash boat dispatched to the area both reporting negative sightings. JOHN J, BRINLEY Gaptain, ‘SAF Wing Intelligence Officer CE PAG IT PTET LITT PIF TL TINT OTOL CL TINT MRI TID RS, ey Py ape y ee yr yn ae: repuntiieuace _ “ 7 . . - — ° Sony Ot me yg — 3) a …
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UAP D005 FD 1057 04 Northeastern US 2024

Fbi Memo Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
This document details an interview conducted by the FBI regarding multiple UAP sightings reported by a witness in the Northeastern US. The witness describes various encounters with lights in the sky, their characteristics, and attempts to analyze them using ADSB data.
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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.
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37294296

Foia Release Unclassified Released Jun 15, 2026 Credibility 70% Original ↗
37294296
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Klukan Oct 2015 Emails re Pilgrim Drone Spotting

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
Emails discussing the sighting of an unidentified flying object (UFO) near the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, initially thought to be a drone but later speculated to be a weather balloon. Various agencies were involved in the investigation, but no definitive identification was made.
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733667-001-001-0001

Foia Release Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document is a correspondence from the US Department of Transportation regarding the Japan Air Lines sighting of unidentified air traffic on November 17, 1986. It provides information on how to obtain the report related to this sighting.
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733667-001-003-0010

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
The document discusses a sighting of unidentified air traffic involving a C130 military flight and an Alaska Airlines flight on January 29, 1987. It mentions a breach of policy regarding the release of investigative materials related to the sighting.
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733667-001-008-0006

Military Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
This document appears to be a transcript of a conversation regarding a radar sighting of an unidentified object, involving multiple individuals discussing their observations and experiences related to the sighting.
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733667-001-011-0100

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
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.