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A Japan Air Lines pilot, Capt. Kenjyu Terauchi, reported seeing unidentified lights in the sky while flying over Alaska. The lights did not appear on military or FAA radar, and the incident is under investigation.

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A Japan Air Lines pilot, Capt. Kenjyu Terauchi, reported seeing unidentified lights in the sky while flying over Alaska. The lights did not appear on military or FAA radar, and there were notable differences from a previous sighting by the same pilot. Speculation arose that the lights could be a weather phenomenon known as 'bounce light effect.'

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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.

…here was a temperature inversion at the time. On the surface the temperature was 22°F, at 3500 feet the temperature was believed to be about plus 2°F and at 10,000 feet the temperature was estimated at -5°F by the weather officer. ‘The sky was very clear and it was a very cold night. The F-94B jet fighters available for Air Defense were grounded at the time …

This document discusses a pilot's encounter with unidentified lights while flying over Alaska. The pilot reported seeing three lights that changed colors and exhibited unusual behavior, leading to an investigation by air traffic controllers.

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This document details the extraordinary sighting of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) by Captain Kenju Terauchi during a Japan Air Lines cargo flight over Alaska in November 1986. Terauchi and his crew observed two belts of amber lights that exhibited advanced technology and maneuverability, leading Terauchi to conclude they were of extraterrestrial origin.…

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… Atlanta Weather Station balloon released at 03002 could have been over Porterdale as at 03052 a westerly wind was encountered, Balloon was lost at 03142 at 14,000 feet, According to source at Atlanta weather, a balloon could only be seen with the naked eye up to approximately 5000 feet, and if balloon had contigmed to rise at the same rate it would have bee…

…e 7 power and one 10 power, Their description of the object is substantially as follows? The object appeared to be at a tremendous height, The men estimated 70,000 feet but when questioned they could offer no reason for this estimate, They also estimated its size as huge, possibly 100 feet in diameter, but again could give no reason for their estimate, The o…

…turn trip of the TB~29, at Georef coordin— ates EJBH3530, four objects at approximately KJBH2237, in two formations of two each at an altitude of from 10 to 12,000 feet. The navigator stated he believed they were single-engine civilian aircraft. The aircraft commander stated he was positive that they were single-engine conventional F~51 type aircraft (civili…

This document is a correspondence from the White House, specifically from the Assistant to the President, responding to an invitation from Joseph Sidney Pendarvis to visit the UFO Welcome Center in Bowman, South Carolina. The letter expresses appreciation for the invitation but states that the President's schedule does not allow for a visit.

A commercial aircraft reported an observation of an individual using a jet pack at 500 feet overhead during its final approach to DFW airport.

The document outlines the availability of textual records related to Project BLUE ROOK, which investigates unidentified flying objects (UFOs). It details the types of records available, their organization, and access procedures at the National Archives.

FOIA Number: 2006-0474-F MARKER This is not a textual record. This is used as an Clinton Presidential Records Collection/Record Group: Subgroup/Office of Origin: Press Secretary Series/Staff Member: Subseries: 12488 OA/ID Number: 252440 Scan ID: Document Number: Stack:Section:Row: Shelf: Position: 93S33 2 Folder Title: AF administrative marker by the William…

This document details the account of Captain Kenju Terauchi regarding an unidentified object that followed Japan Airlines Flight 1628 during its flight on November 17, 1986. The crew reported the object maintaining formation with their aircraft and expressed concern about its intentions.

This document details the personal account of Capt. Kenju Terauchi regarding the sighting of an unidentified flying object (UFO) during a flight on November 17, 1986. The account describes the interaction between JAL Flight 1628 and a United Airlines aircraft, as well as the presence of a UFO that followed them at a similar altitude.