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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.'

…Texas Aver) $y 2958) CVV s FIT TETAS Pe ye es Poere we $i ° On 2 April 1952 at approxinately 2940 hours at Draughon=ailler Airport the undersigned coscorved an object movin; beak the air in the “irection of “orth. itis estimated the object was moving av a speed of 1500 47 or I. better ond appeared to be at an altitude of 20,000 to 40,000 feet. All that could…

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.

…0 hours on that date and at a point approximately eight (8) miles south of Sault Ste Marie, he observed for about sixty (60) seconds, a round, pink, stationary object at an altitude of five thousand (5000) feet to eight thou- sand (8000) feet approximately eight (8) miles to the north. The object appeared to have a diameter equal to that of a B=29 type aircr…

This document contains a series of requests for information regarding a UFO sighting involving a Japan Airlines flight in 1986. Various individuals are inquiring about literature, reports, and recordings related to the incident, as mentioned in a news broadcast by Paul Harvey.

…0 hours on that date and at a point approximately eight (8) miles south of Sault Ste Marie, he observed for about sixty (60) seconds, a round, pink, stationary object at an altitude of five thousand (5000) feet to eight thou- sand (8000) feet approximately eight (8) miles to the north. The object appeared to have a diameter equal to that of a B=29 type aircr…

… northerly direction at an estimated approximate speed of 00 mph. From the far (or eastern side) a trail of isolated red lights were visible, The nebula on the object was constant, and had no indication of resistance by atmosphere, The object was visible for approximately three (3) seconds. e. Altitude: At first impression, it appeared to be approximately 30…

…ortherly direction at an estimated approximate speed of 100 mph. From the far (or eastern side) a trail of isolated red lights were visible, The nebulae on the object was constant, and had no indication of resistance by atmosphere. The object was visible for approximately three (3) seconds, ; e, Altitude: At first impression, it appeared to be approximately …

…ORT NO. Bree Let oe th ; PAGE aN i? OF me PAGES Wine Intelligence, Moody AFR, Ca. evternnn plist 9, Nesativee SOURCE made no attemnt to intercent or home in on object yy considering it for some time as a oossible hazard to flight. Other aircraft yore in the area. Saw nothing unusual in the object excent its brilliance until such time as it began its rapid ch…

…n the night of 28 January 1953, at approximately 21235 hours. SOURCE ; on - + ‘ my eo ut . + > of u | a b Ad Jw b OIG of Rase: Onerati ons, saw an unidentified object from a jet airnlane and + So rxro 4 £, 0 | a ] + 4 » ‘) Wd ; \4 2 a 4 observed it for approximately seventeen (17) minutes. Object remained at same angle in relationship to pilot and aircraft w…

…j ieee i /; i a ifs COUNTRY f aie ts . oe ae t “TR- 3-53 ua L, Wat 5 ae AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT Report of the Observation of an Unidentified Flying Object United States AREA REPORTED ON FROM (Agency) Austin, Texas l2th Strategic Fighter Wing DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION 26 January 1953 23 January 1953 B=2 PREPARED BY (Officer) SO…

… I APPROVED. 1 JUNE 1948 i “Dnited States |"F%. 3-53 ae ie U3 t 59-3! AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT | Report of the Observation of an Unidentified Flying Object AREA REPORTED ON ; FROM (Agency) Austin, Texas 12th Strategic Fighter Wing DATE OF REPORT , DATE OF INFORMATION ; EVALUATION ‘ , 26 January 1953 23 Jamary 1953 B-2 | PREPARED BY (Officer) \ SOU…

…43rd Bomb Wing, Medium, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base and his wife Mrs Dorothy Helmer, of 4351 Eastland Street, Tucson, Arizona, observed an unidentified flying object traveling in a general Southwest direction. The object was traveling at a high rate of speed and appeared to trail a rocket-type exhaust. (See diagram). The object appeared round, brilliant whi…

…0 Steinberg, were standing by Barracks T-347 facing the lake. I noticed a light due west coming east and brought it to Steinberg's atten- tion who verified the object. It was as bright as the North Star and it zig-zagged slightly to the left and right as it continued to come east. It paused for several seconds and then headed back on a northwest course and d…

…nal one-sentence paragraph. List inelosures at lower left. Begin text of report on AF Form 112—Part II.) 1. Forwarded herein is a report of unidentified flying objects as obtained by the 1946th AACS Squadron, S-2, officer Capt. Frederick A. Boswell, AO~2044539, &@. About 2300 hours local on 11 August the Fire Department called the Control Tower and asked if …

…nal one-sentence paragraph. List inclosures at lower left. Begin tert of report on AF Form 112—Part IT.) 1. Forwarded herein is a report of unidentified flying objects as obtained by the 1946th AACS Squadron, S-2, officer Capt. Frederick A, Boswell, AO~2044539, 12 August 1952, &. About 2300 hours local on 11 August the Fire Department called the Control Towe…

…thin overcast, lower scattered clouds. Winds from 270° at 30 knots at 10-30,000 feet MSL, Inversion existed at 18,000 feet MSL with top at 21,000 feet MSL, (7) Object observed concurrently with radar observation. (8), (9) and (10) All negative, COMMENTS of Preparing Officer: Negative. COMMENTS of Approving Officer: Weather balloons are released daily at 0300…

…LLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT j "POM (ae 6024 AISS, PIAFB pes aa : PRESQUE ISLE, MAINE F3G~T~5A 1 A NE ER ne SIGHTING OF UNIDENTIFIED LIGHT I, DESCRIPTION OF THE OBJECT: One (1) dark red, light, circular in shape, and four (4) or five (5) times larger tham @ny visible star, displayed no aerodynamic features, Path of flicht was either in a westerly direction or…

…e summary of report. Give significance in final one-sentence paragraph. List inclosures at lower left. Begin text of report on AF Form 112—Part IT.) The single object was sighted at wide spread locations by five known observers, one of whom was in the vicinity of Upper Darby, Pennsylvania which would indicate that the distance of the object from the four obs…

…scribed it as green with an orange tail, None of the observers could accurately deseribe what they had seen; all or them, however, stated that it was the first object of this nature that they had ever seeng The time of observation, azimuth and elevation of the object were epproxinately the same for all observerse Only two observers followed the object throug…