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This document contains selected materials related to the FAA investigation of Japan Air Lines flight 1628, which reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon on November 17, 1986. It includes transcripts of interviews with the flight crew, statements from air traffic controllers, and explanations regarding uncorrelated radar signals.

The FAA released documents regarding a UFO sighting by a Japan Air Lines flight crew over Alaska on November 17, 1986. The FAA could not confirm the sighting but investigated to ensure no safety hazards existed. Analysis revealed that the radar anomaly was a split return from the JAL aircraft, not another aircraft.

This document details a personal account from Captain Kenju Terauchi regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon observed during JAL Flight 1628 on November 17, 1986. The crew reported seeing lights that did not correspond to any known aircraft in the area, raising concerns about the nature of the sighting.

This document contains a comprehensive air traffic package related to the unidentified traffic sighting by Japan Airlines Flight 1628 on November 17, 1986. It includes transcripts of interviews with crew members, communication records with air traffic control, and radar tracking data.

This document contains various materials related to the investigation of JAL Flight 1628, including simulated radar data, voice transcriptions, photographs, and interviews with the flight crew and air traffic control.

The FAA released documents regarding a reported UFO sighting by a Japan Air Lines flight crew over Alaska on November 17, 1986. The FAA could not confirm the sighting but investigated to ensure air traffic safety.

This document discusses a series of radar sightings and reports related to a Japanese Airlines flight (JAL 1628) that encountered unusual lights while flying over Alaska. The FAA's investigation into the incident revealed conflicting accounts among air traffic controllers and raised questions about the nature of the sightings, leading to public interest and …

The FAA released documents regarding a reported UFO sighting by a Japan Air Lines flight crew over Alaska on November 17, 1986. The FAA could not confirm the sighting but investigated to ensure no safety hazards existed in the air traffic control system.

On January 11, 1987, Japan Airlines Flight 628 reported seeing unusual lights while flying over Alaska. The lights appeared at various positions relative to the aircraft and were initially thought to be a UFO. Air traffic controllers confirmed no other traffic in the area, and the phenomenon was later attributed to village lights obscured by atmospheric cond…

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.

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.

…passes at it and attempts to ram it as he olimbed. He finally stalled out. Several inferences oan be drawn from the several reports about this incident. In the first place, when it is night, and a pilot is turning so steeply, and going such violent acrobatics, that he sometimes blacks out, as Was the oase here, it would be very diffimilt if not impossible to…

…object that looked somewhat like a weather balloon at about 2000 M. He kept it in sight for about an hour. He later concluded thet it was at a great height. At first it 1p had the color of a fluorescent electric light but became orange as the Sun went down and then rather suddenly beoame invisible. Both of these objects oaild well have been just what they ap…

…tories. 2. A listing has been compiled of all balloons launched by these laboratories and its contractors for special atmospheric research pur- poses, from the first such launching to No. 101 on 17 November 1948. Each of these launchings has been compared with the reported incidents l through 172. Factors of comparison were date of launching and date of reco…

…h a thundercloud and photographed them. The picture and story received nationwide distribution by AP Wirephoto. 2. The report was investigated since it was the first known time that pictures purporting to be flying saucers had appeared in the public press, and -- if proven to be genuine -- the pictures have definite intelligence value, 4. An interview with M…

…e object was somewhat doubtful in the pilot's mind due to the - 3° ject's distance from the aircraft. The object disappeared over the top of the clouds ,/. <ne first sighting, reappeared ant in like manner disappeared as the object's color ‘erded with the lower overcast. aes hs : Ee is a jet pilot~in the 9th Fighter Bember Kuladren, Hisana air Base, APO 919,…

…f the object was somewhat doubtful in the pilot's mimi due to the bbject's distance from the aircraft. The object disappeared over the top of the clouds on the first sighting, reappeared ani in like manner disappeared as the object's eolor Iblended with the lower overcast. 5, 1st Lt. James H. Harvey, AO 838153, is a jet pilot in the 9th Fighter Bomber Squadr…

…nomenony The observation was made from the sidewalk in front of the observers house in the northwest section of the Los Alamos AEC Installation, The object was first observed to the west of the observer, trailing toward northwest. (Heading of object approx- imately 320° TH) The object appeared to be about five (5) thousand feet above the terrain (terrain 8,0…

…omenony ‘Tha observation was made from the sidewalk in front ef the observers house in the northwest section of the Los Alamos AEC Installation. The object was first observed to the west of the observer, trailing toward northwest, (Heading of object. apprex~ Suately 320° TH) The object appeared to be about five (5) thousand feet above the serrain (terrain 8,…

…nnected with the sighting and the maneuvors were described as bobbing, going sideways but always in the same general SouthWesterly direction from the base, The first sighting was at 0715 and it could not be observed after 0730, The majority of the observers were in the squadron aréa on the base but several reported seeing the object while driving toward the …