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23857122-1188-478145-0005

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…listed for your information: a. Time: 2015 hours, 7 July 1952 b. Places Fort Bragg, North Carolina ¢. Weather condition: Low scattered overcast, d. Incident: A large green light, solid in the center, with a nebula surrounding it, travelling in a northerly direction at an estimated approximate speed of 00 mph. From the far (or eastern side) a trail of isolate…
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733667-02-001-0007

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The FAA is forwarding radar tapes and records regarding a UFO sighting reported by Japan Air Lines pilot Kenji Terauchi, who claimed that three lights followed his Boeing 747 cargo jet over Alaska for 55 minutes. Despite radar detection, military officials dismissed the sightings as clutter.
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23857122-1188-478145-0009

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…sition in the sky was about 45-509, fae ace ee ih a i i aR Rea ee Se tah and during its course, emitted no nopiceams sound, « Group, observed (with his wife) a large green light, solid in the center surrounded Ps 2 approximately 400 MPH, The » The phenomenen * it disappeared behind dense clouds . 3 < Pa oo We ad a iow. « \ hd a \ : 4 £ Dee, Sy e7 Ay Nis _» 2…
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733667-02-001-0009

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A Japan Air Lines 747, piloted by Kenju Terauchi, encountered three UFOs during a flight over Alaska, with one UFO described as being larger than two aircraft carriers. The FAA initially confirmed radar tracking of the UFOs but later retracted the statement, attributing the radar blip to a duplicate image of the 747. Eyewitness accounts from the flight crew …
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23857122-1188-478145-0010

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AF FORM 112—PART Il Se i ie AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT FROM (Agency) REPORT HO, od Directorate of Intelligence PAGE 2 OF he, eee A | 1. Large, green light, solid in center with a nebula surrounding it witha | | \ | trail of isolated red lights. The nebula on the object was constant. and gave no : | on of resistance by the atmosphere. Nebula was irre…
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733667-02-001-0017

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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.
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23857122-1188-478145-0012

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…listed for your information: a. Time: 2015 hours, 7 July 1952 b. Place: Fort Brags, North Carolina eather condition: Low scattered overcast. oo; d, Incident: A large green light, solid in the center, with a nebula surrounding it, travelling in a northerly direction at an estimated approximate speed of 100 mph. From the far (or eastern side) a trail of isolat…
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733667-02-001-0024

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This document discusses a UFO sighting over Alaska involving a Japan Air Lines flight. The FAA and Air Force investigated the incident, which included radar signals and pilot reports of an unidentified craft.
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23857122-1209-480825-0002

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TRUE COPY OFFICER IN CHARGE OF FLARES SAMPSON AIR BASE SASPSO!} \ . i * Ge it~ would please me very much if you would tell me if a very large number of Dlares were dropped near Sampson, Sunday evening, November 23, 1952. Here is why: On that evening oy 5 pm, the writer, Rochester 9, N. Y., and stopped deer hunting with bow and arrow and came out of tne Ww th…
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733667-02-001-0029

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…es a confirmed FAA sighting of an unidentified flying object (UFO) by pilot Kenjyu Terauchi during a Japan Airlines flight over Alaska. The sighting involved a large craft accompanied by two smaller objects, which displayed bright lights and were tracked on radar, although later investigations could not confirm radar echoes.
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23857122-1209-480825-0004

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…w York November 29, 1952 OFFICER IN CHARGE OF FLARES SAMPSON ATR BASE SAMPSON, N. Y. on ¢ Dear Sir: It would please me very much if you would tell me if a very large number of Tlares were dropped near Sampson, Sunday evening, November 23, 1952. Here is why: On that evening at 5 pm, the writer, Harold B. Smith, 640 Melville St., Rochester 9, N. Y., and Carl F…
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733667-02-001-0039

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This document discusses the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) investigation into a UFO sighting reported by a Japan Air Lines pilot over the Arctic Ocean in November 1986. Despite the FAA's conclusion that the radar blips were likely 'split-radar returns' and not an actual UFO, there has been significant public interest in the reports, leading to the F…
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23857122-1282-492903-0001

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… was moving in a parallel direction to Cottonwood on a heading of south, This strange object | es viewed from a set of 8x30 binoculars was described as being a large spot | of light with a smaller light trailing it as a tail. By judging the distance | from the larger mass of light to the smaller mass, it was determined that the ' odject was of considerable l…
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733667-02-001

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This document details the incident involving Japan Air Lines Flight 1628, where Captain Kenju Terauchi reported seeing a large unidentified flying object (UFO) while flying over Alaska. The sighting occurred on November 17, 1986, and involved two smaller lights and a massive object described as being twice the size of an aircraft carrier. The FAA and militar…
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23857122-1282-492903-0004

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…ct was moving in a parallel direction to Cottonwood on a heading of south, This strange object as viewed from a set of 8x30 binoculars was described as being a large spot of light with a smaller light trailing it as a tail. By judging the distance from the larger mass of light to the smaller mass, it was determined that the object was of considerable length,…
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733667-002-002-0013

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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.
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23857122-1294-493431-0003

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…e, Tex 15 shies 2 so 2 | 10. Location of Air Traffie: One DC=3, three (3) miles NE of Love Field, Dallas, 1, Description: Object was delta-winged in shape with large round opening in the center which changed color from orange to red. The nose section was bluish-green; wings were brilliant white; tail section was fuzzy and changed color from orange to red to …
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733667-002-002-0017

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A report clarifying that a bright flash seen in the sky by villagers in Northwest Alaska was not a UFO, but rather the result of Soviet rocket fuel being dumped from a newly launched rocket, Cosmos 1833.
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333336156

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AFFORM 112—PARTI COMmuilo oul (CLASSIFICATION) APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 enn ; REPORT gee At pi 7 2, if 2 / AIR INTELLIGENCE. INFORMATION REPORT SUBJECT Report of Information on Unidentified eee Objects AREA REPORTED ON ROM (Agency) pes OS Ree eee aie =} OL ei~ = Sie HAT DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION 16 Jan 1953. “4 ee mi. V4 CAS ean aime PREPARED…
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733667-002-006-0043

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…The FAA is offering a package of information about the incident for a fee, including tapes, drawings, and photos. The pilot, Kenjyu Terauchi, reported seeing a large spaceship, which some investigators attribute to a bright astronomical object.