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This document discusses the UFO sighting experienced by Captain Terauchi and his crew during a flight, detailing their observations, the FAA's investigation, and the lack of corroborating evidence.

A report from the 5021st Air Base Squadron detailing two sightings of unidentified white lights while flying over Shemya Island in April 1949.

The document discusses an unidentified flying object (UFO) sighting over Alaska reported by a Japan Airlines cargo crew on November 17, 1986. The FAA has reopened its inquiry into the incident, collecting data and interviewing witnesses to identify the object.

A report from the 5021st Air Base Squadron detailing two sightings of unidentified aerial phenomena near Shemya Air Force Base in April 1949.

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…ning to Pargo, North Dakota, ina Fe5l a at approximately 2100 hours saw a small lirht in the air below hin, He was then in the traffie pattern, He dived on the light. The light gained altitude, The pilot "chased" it up to 14,000 feet, making various passes at it and attempts to ram it as he olimbed. He finally stalled out. Several inferences oan be drawn fro…

…nknowm size and distance against a night skye The objects may actually have been a flock of white birds, flying at a relatively low altitude and reflecting the lights of the oitye Incidents 30, 30b, 30c, and LS, lisa, lSb, lfc, led. During the same space of time (about half an hour) on the night ° of 7 January 1916 observers at Lockbourne Air Force Base, obs…

…imilar manner. Here the energy (or velocity) required has more parts: (a) escape from the planet (b) escape from the star (c) enough velocity to traverse a few light years of space in reasonable time (d) deceleration toward the Sun (e) deceleration toward the Earth. The nearest "eligible" star is an object called Wolf 359 (sce reference 4, p 52), at a distan…

…tars proportionately with the volume, or with the radius cubed, S, = 22 x ( r _)5, where Sg is number of eligible stars and r is the radius 16 of the volume in light years. (This formula should only be used for radii creater thah 16 lisht years. For smaller samples we call for a recount. For example, only one known eligible star other than the Sun lies withi…

…48 pa ae aa AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT F3G, 4602d AISS, PIAFB Pe PRESQUE ISLE, MAINE F3G-T 4A FROM (Agency) PAGE 2 OF 2 PAGES SIGHTING OF UNIDENTIFIED LIGHT VII. RELATED ACTIVITY OR CONDITIONS: No activity or condition, meteorological or otherwise, which might account for the sighting was observed or reported in the area at the time of sighting. VII…

…he objects were seen for a period of from three (3) to five (5) minutes at about two thousand (2,000) feet. There were two (2) aircraft in the vicinity one (1) light plane and one (1) military type aircraft. Reporting officer heard from one of the men working in this drafting office that there were new shops opening in Parkington, Va. and that they were adve…

…he objects were seen for a period of from three (3) to five (5) minutes at about two thousand (2,000) feet. There were two (2) aircraft in the vicinity one (1) light plane and one (1) military type aircraft. Reporting officer heard from one of the men working in this drafting office that there were new shops opening in Parkington, Va. and that they were adve…

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…proximately 2130 CST, 23 February 1953, Mr. and Mrs. Mike Hilton of Elkhorn, Wisconsin, telephone 141, who were then at approximately 42-08N/88-32W, observed a light yellow ball shaped object in the southwestern sky at an estimated distance of five miles, which they at first thought was an extra brilliant star. Object began to move to the north and gradually…

ts Ma <i ik ee AF FORM 112-PARTI APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 ? y PO i ah He nak ae (LEA Zo AS # o J . / | AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT SIGHTING OF UNIDENTIFIED LIGHT ta & SUBJECT AREA REPORTED ON FROM (Agency) EASTON CENTER COMMUNITY ,ME(N46°371W67°947!') | FLIGHT 3-G, 46024 AISS, PIAFB DATE OF REPORT , DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION 4 March 1953 2 March 195…

… “OE” ae ae AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT SUBJECT IGETING OF UNIDENTIFIED LICHT APEA cee ‘ON. FROM (Agency) 2ASTON CENTER COMMUNITY ME(146°37$W57°47!) | FLIGHT 3-G, 46024 AISS, PIAFB DATE CF RE PORT : DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION ___ 4 Farch 1953 2 March 1953 F-O PREPARED BY (Officer) SOURCE JOHN F, FARNEAM 1/LT., USAF — «¢ , REFERENCES (Control eye …

…from Hancock Field, (no direction given), at approximately 205 EST, March 1953. The object was of dirigible type, with holes in the sides and flashing a yellow light. The altitude was given as tree- top level. No other information was given as to description, speed, or direction. Observer, Mrs. Gohn, stated that this is the third time that she has seen this …

… rORaAeMS-sPART APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 ¢ » (CLASSIFICATION) ¢ i oe ym ag AD 3-53 (LEA Cy. ZH0 /é 4 A AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT Sighting of Unidentified Light AREA REPORTED ON FROM (Agency) Alaska 10th Air Division (Defense) DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION 20 Feb 53 17 Feb 53 Bue PREPARED BY (Officer) SOURCE Joseph H Lemon, Ma jor ; USAF…

…inions concerning unidentified flying objects, and seemed to be completely objective in relating their observations. All possibilities as to the source of this light have been examined with no identification being made. Apparent descrepencies between the statements of the two officers may be attributed to the fact that the light was initially observed by Maj…

…t of the 64th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron informed 795th AC&W Squadron radar operations that personnel at King Salmon Tower, King Salmon, Alaska had sighted a light in the sky to the west of the field. Nothing unusual could be detected by radar. The 705th AC&W Squadron controller called the tower asking for more information and was informed that the object …