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9600475 — Page 2023

Foia Release Unclassified Released Jun 15, 2026 Credibility 70% Original ↗
2006-0527-F FOI MARKER Document ID: 9600475 Row: 44 Shelf: 7 A A Position: 3 Section: 6 This is not a textual record. This is used as an administrative marker by the Clinton Presidential Library Staff. Stack: v Original OA/ID Number: 1082 « TO: PRESIDENT KEYWORDS:CONGRESSIONAL PERSONS: SUBJECT: ACTION: PRESIDENT SGD PER WH EXEC CLERK DUE DATE: 30 JAN 96STATU…
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733667-001-022-0004

Radar Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document contains regenerated radar data related to the sighting of Japan Airlines Flight 1628 on November 17, 1986, over Alaska.
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733667-001-022-0008

Radar Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document contains re-generated radar data related to the sighting of Japan Airlines Flight 1628 on November 17, 1986, over Alaska. It includes a photograph taken by P. Steucke that illustrates the radar data points.
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733667-001-022-0013

Radar Report Confidential Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
…s a radar chart related to the flight path of Japan Airlines Flight 1628, which encountered an unidentified aerial phenomenon during its flight on November 17, 1986.
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733667-002-007-0070

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 70% Original ↗
A request for information regarding a specific encounter involving Japan Airlines (JAL) on November 17, 1986.
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733667-002-010-0096

Foia Release Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
This document is a request for information regarding a report on the Japan Airlines (JAL) incident that occurred on November 17, 1986. The requester, Steuart Campbell, is inquiring about the items sold as part of the report and specifically asks if it includes information about the weather situation at the time of the incident.
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733667-001-020-0014

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
The document discusses a significant UFO sighting involving Japan Airlines Flight 1628, where the pilot reported being tailed by an unidentified object. Despite the FAA's attempts to downplay the incident, the pilot and other witnesses remained convinced of the encounter's authenticity, leading to ongoing public interest and concern about the implications fo…
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733667-002-009-0117

Foia Release Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
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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733667-001-005-0002

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
This document details an incident involving Captain Terauchi of Japan Airlines, who reported the presence of an unidentified aircraft while flying in Alaska. The FAA indicated a primary target in addition to his aircraft, suggesting potential UAP activity. It is noted that this was not the first sighting reported by Captain Terauchi.
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237UAP00619

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document details a reported UFO sighting by United Airlines flight 1986 near Oakland, CA, on March 6, 2024. The aircraft observed a black UFO at a close distance while in flight.
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23857122-1492-540779-0001

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
…3 (LEAVE BL Cr L, ” 2: 2 F T | , AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPOR SUBJECT UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS AREA REPORTED ON FROM (Agency) ASHTYA AIR BASE, KYUSHU, JAPAN 4334 Troop Carrier Wing (M), APO 75 DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION 14 Mareh 1953 7 March 1953 O-3 PREPARED BY (Officer) k SOURCE ROBERT W. MOORE, 2nd Lt., USAF 1955-1 AACS Detachm…
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333336610

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AF PORM.112—PART | ES eterve bp APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 (CLASSIFICATION) COUNTRY Ie *, REPORT NO. IR-1-53 At Sb op ke Hf / AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT Unidentified Flying Object Report AREA REPORTED ON FROM (Agency) Ryukyus Island D/T, Hy 20th Air Force, APO 239 DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION 27 June 1953 24 June 1953 Ca3 oi teat x! Capt.…
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9600475 — Page 2023

Foia Release Unclassified Released Jun 15, 2026 Credibility 70% Original ↗
2006-0527-F FOI MARKER Document ID: 9600475 'A1 Row: 46 Shelf: 11 A Section: 2 Position: 2 This is not a textual record. This is used as an administrative marker by the Clinton Presidential Library Staff. Original OA/ID Number: 2327 Stack: v TO: PRESIDENT CHRON FILE CONGRESSIONAL KEYWORDS: PERSONS: SUBJECT: DUE DATE: 30 JAN 96 STATUS: C ACTION: PRESIDENT SGD…
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9706476 — Page 2023

Foia Release Unclassified Released Jun 15, 2026 Credibility 70% Original ↗
2006-0527-F FOI MARKER Document ID: 9706476 Row: 45 Stack: v Section: 3 Shelf: 8 This is not a textual record. This is used as an administrative marker by the Clinton Presidential Library Staff. Position: i Original OA/ID Number: 1642 » NSC/RMO PROFILE TO: PRESIDENT FROM: HAMBRE, JOHN KEYWORDS: PERSONS: SUBJECT: ACTION: SEE 9706404 FOR FURTHER ACTION DUE DAT…
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733667-001-031-0031

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document details an incident involving Japan Airlines flight JL1628, which reported seeing unidentified traffic while en route from Reykjavik to Tokyo. The FAA and military were alerted, but subsequent radar data failed to confirm any other aircraft in the vicinity.
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20060474F 001 014 2023

Foia Release Confidential Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document contains emails related to inquiries about UFOs and extraterrestrial life sent to the White House during the Clinton administration. It includes various questions from the public regarding UFO theories and comments from notable figures like Professor Stephen Hawking.
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733667-02-001-0049

News Article Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
A Japanese pilot reported being followed by a large unidentified flying object (UFO) while flying over Alaska. The incident involved three lights that followed his Boeing 747 cargo jet for nearly an hour, leading to an investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
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23857122-1117-467231-0001

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AF FORM 112—PART | RESTRICTED now APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 COUNTRY REPORT NO. (LEAVE BLAN;, United States Ti=2-53 AF Ho) 2 3I AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT SUBJECT FLYOBRPT AREA REPORTED ON FROM (Agency) _Maxwell Air Force Base, Montzomery, a 3800th AU Wing Intelligence Section DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION ALUATION 7 February 1953 6 February Be], PRE…
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733667-002-004-0045

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 70% Original ↗
This document appears to be a communication regarding a request for information related to UFO sightings and possibly a list of locations where sightings occurred, dated from November 1947.
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733667-001-012-0004

Radar Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
This document details a communication from United Flight regarding Japan Airlines flight JL1628, indicating a lack of visual contact with other traffic and a subsequent radar review that did not confirm any nearby targets.