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733667-002-003-0002

Foia Release Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
A request letter from Carol Keast to the FAA seeking information about a UFO sighting reported by JAL pilot Captain Kenjyu Terauchi, as mentioned in the San Francisco Chronicle.
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733667-002-003-0042

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… letter from Lawrence S. Brooks, Executive Assistant at Cineplex Odeon Corporation, requesting information from the FAA regarding a Japan Air Lines pilot's UFO sighting.
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733667-02-001-0050

News Article Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
NASA scientist Richard Haines tracks over 3,000 UFO sightings reported by pilots, highlighting significant encounters and the cyclical nature of these reports. The article discusses a notable sighting by a Japan Air Lines cargo jet and the challenges of investigating these phenomena.
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733667-002-004-0012

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document is a letter from McManus Law Offices to the FAA requesting a copy of the FAA form summarizing a UFO sighting involving a Japan Airlines flight on November 17, 1986. The letter includes a payment for the request.
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733667-002-004-0054

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
A request for information regarding a UFO sighting by a Japan Air Lines pilot in November 1986, sent to the Federal Aviation Administration by Richard A. Seidita.
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733667-002-005-0051

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A letter from Grant Csalliaor requesting information from the FAA regarding a UFO sighting reported by JAL Capt. Kenjuy Terauchi on November 17, 1987.
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733667-002-006-0073

Foia Release Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document is a correspondence from the US Department of Transportation regarding an inquiry about the Japan Air Lines sighting of unidentified air traffic on November 17, 1986. It provides information on how to obtain the report related to the sighting.
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733667-002-007-0011

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
This document is a communication from Robert Achzener to the FAA in Anchorage, Alaska, regarding a local news report about a UFO sighting by a Japanese pilot. It mentions the availability of a video tape of the sighting in VHS format.
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733667-002-008-0143

Foia Release Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
A request for information regarding a UFO sighting reported by JAL pilot Capt. Kenjyu Terauchi, dated February 28, 1987.
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733667-002-009-0035

Foia Release Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
A request for information regarding a UFO sighting made to the FAA, dated March 4, 1987.
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733667-002-009-0093

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A letter from Sharon Cumberworth expressing interest in purchasing materials related to a UFO sighting encountered by Japanese over Iceland, as mentioned on a radio broadcast.
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733667-002-009-0117

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A letter from Linda Hall requesting information on a UFO sighting reported by Terauchi on November 17, 1986, and inquiring about organizations for regular updates on UFO sightings.
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23857122-0261-64425-0011

Military Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
This document details two sightings of an unidentified light by a B-29 aircraft on April 4, 1949, while flying at different altitudes. The sightings describe the light's position, intensity, and movement relative to the aircraft.
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23857122-0457-180273-0104

Foia Release Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
The document discusses various sightings of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) and evaluates the possibility of them being weather balloons. Multiple observations indicate that the objects were likely not balloons due to timing, altitude, and flight patterns inconsistent with balloon behavior.
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23857122-0430-161581-0001

Military Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document details a sighting of an unidentified object by USAF pilots over Alaska in February 1950, describing it as a red and white flare that burst and fell without any visible means of support.
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23857122-0457-180273-0106

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
The document discusses various reports regarding unidentified aerial phenomena, primarily focusing on the possibility of misidentified weather balloons. It evaluates the likelihood of these objects being balloons based on wind patterns, release times, and radar reports.
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333335409

Military Report Confidential Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
On February 10, 1950, while flying at 9000 feet altitude northeast of Atka Island, two USAF officers reported sighting a red and white object resembling a flare that burst and fell free, illuminating their aircraft momentarily before disappearing into the undercast.
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23857122-0463-187325-0002

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23857122-0880-393936-0002

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
…weather teletype sequences — MSP O 15 278/16/5 = 7/026/607 Ze No activity or condition, meteorological or otherwises was present .. witch might account for the sighting, he Wo physical evidences i ‘Uns object again but this was usucessful.. je Huber ani type of local aircraft airborne at the tine of of the sighting + TAKACWRe , 5 ee a ee Declassification Aut…
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23857122-0457-180273-0012

Cia Document Secret Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
The document discusses the sightings of mysterious aerial objects referred to as 'ghost rockets' in Sweden during the summer of 1946, and the subsequent reports of similar phenomena in the United States, notably the sighting by Kenneth Arnold in June 1947, which popularized the term 'flying saucers'.