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This document details an interview conducted by the FAA with the crew of Japan Airlines Flight 1628 regarding their sighting of unidentified air traffic on November 17, 1986. The captain reported visual and radar observations of an unidentified object with distinct lights and movements.

…his document details an incident involving unidentified air traffic observed by the crew of JAL flight 1628 on November 17, 1987, as they approached Anchorage, Alaska. The crew reported seeing strange lights that changed position and were confirmed on radar by air traffic control.

This document appears to be a fragmented communication from the Anchorage International Airport operations office, possibly related to air traffic or operational procedures. The text is largely illegible and lacks coherent information regarding UAP/UFO sightings.

This document details an interview conducted with the crew of Japan Airlines Flight 1628 regarding their sighting of unidentified air traffic on November 17, 1986. The captain reported visual and radar observations of an object with distinct lights and movements, which maintained proximity to the aircraft for an extended period.

The document discusses the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) response to public interest in a Japan Air Lines pilot's UFO sighting from November 17, 1976. 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 investigato…

…0th Grd Obsr Sq, Trenton, Ned DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION 3 March 1953 1. March 1953 PREPARED BY (Officer) SOURCE RICHARD FP. WATSON, ist Lt, USAF REFERENCES (Control number, directive, previous report, etc., as applicable) AFL 200-5, 29 April 1952 Intelligence SUMMARY: (Enter concise summary of report. Give significance in final one-senten…

…E COMPLEMENT SQUADRON DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION 23 JANUARY 1953 23 JANUARY 1953 NONE PREPARED BY (Officer) SOURCE TREFTER L. THOMAS 1ST LT. USAF WHITE, E.R., 1ST LT. USAF REFERENCES (Control number, directive, previous report, etc., as applicable) SUMMARY: (Enter concise summary of report. Give significance in final one-sentence paragraph…

… discusses Swedish perceptions of guided missile sightings over Sweden in 1949, indicating that they were largely considered natural phenomena or misidentified aircraft, despite the recovery of a V-2 missile from German experiments during WWII.

…n contact with the GCI controller and upon pancaking I made a verbal report to him of what I had observed. : /s/Donald F. Chaplin /t/DONALD F. CHAPLIN lst Lt., USAF ei AQ=756488 CERTIFIED T. RGE #. BRAME Captain, USAF Incl #1 NOTE: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT, …

…nterphone and for him to answer, I could not see anything I could recognize as a solid mass, only as light. : /s/William W., Hints /t/WILLIAM W. HINTS 2nd Lt., USAF A0Q-1850740 CERTIF IED “hp logget Yee GEOR@E F, BRAME Captain, USAF Inel #2 OR NOTE: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF T…

…a of Japan, Kyushu area | 6lst Troop Carrier Group (Heavy) DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION hk March 1952 4, March 1952 B-6 RAY F_GRODHAUS, Capt., USAF, Intel. Os | REFERENCES (Control number, directive, previous report, etc., as applicable) PREPARED BY (Officer) wee ae It. E.Js Weed » AO 2053865 7 Sab & UE rhe te U Lyang Obje s,'' FRAF ane e SU…

…nd AIRMAN FIRST CLASS ALFES G. SMITH, AF 34816470, HEADQUARTERS TENTH AIR FORCE, SELFRIDGE AIR FORCE BASE, MICHIGAN on 15 August 1952. APPROVED: o Me INE Lt 14 USAF Assistant Deputy for Operations puis) meee 1. A/2C VIERRA'S signed statement 2. A/2C STEINBERG'S signed statement 3. A/1C SMITH'S signed statement 4. Sketch of observations DISTRIBUTION BY ORIGIN…

…N 7350TH BASE COMPLEMEN DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION _ 14 AUGUST 1952 iz-14 AUGUST 1952 PREPARED BY (Officer) SOURCE TREFTER L. THOMAS 1ST LT. USAF AIRMEN, TEMPELHOF AIR BASE REFERENCES (Control number, directive, previous report, etc., as applicable) ——— SUMMARY: (Enter concise summary of report. Give significance in final one-sentence para…

…st DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION 12 January 1953 10 January 1953 F6 PREPARED BY (Officer) SOURCE Mr J K " Rittenh ouse Major Leland J, Lannoye, USAF | RR#3, Hopkins, Minn. REFERENCES (Control number, directive, previous report, etc., as applicable) None SUMMARY: (Enter concise summary of report. Give significance in final one-sentence paragra…

…TED BY LAW. IT MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY OTHER THAN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE, USAF, Pestreeted 16—55560-2 U. 3. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OPPICE (CLASSIFICATION) Declassification Authority: NND 57565 (ore itt iy LARA) : mt meen i ge emncnrereeh ieee

…ed of object. Object did not register on radar screen at this station. Weather at time of sighting was clear with visibility wulimited. DUMONT C. MILLS Captain USAF Operations Officer 7) on > n J : ‘ait | a | err el 1 mg ss nt 4 1 oft ay a ; rf m : a at 4 czy 1 : MP as 5 ‘ast wie t. dbtes lad ate de ‘ae a B.0. 12065, Sec. 3-402 c py WoLEwi's mec. nto 2/26/F0…

… statements. I certify the statements contained herein to be true and correct to the best of my knowledge. /s/ William F. Farley /t/ WILLIAM, F. FARIEY lst. ay USAF Chief Controller COMMENTS of Preparing Officer: This report is considered to be of value primarily for the assistance it may furnish in identifying other sightings not otherwise so clearly establ…

… 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 Detachment REFERENCES (Control number, directive, previous report, etc., as applicable) AFL 200-5, dated 29 Apr 52, SUBJ: ‘Intelligence-Unidentified Flying Object Reporting. SUMMARY: …

…t Falls, Montana Helena, Montana DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION 13 March 1953 11 Mareh 1953 PREPARED BY (Officer) SOURCE PAUL H. MILLIKIN, Capt, USAF, Commandi Mr. Jim Young, Great Fells, Montma REFERENCES (Control number, directive, previous report, etc., as applicable) AFL 200-5, dated 20 April 1952 SUMMARY: (Enter concise summary of report.…

…xel, Dir of Intelligence REFERENCES (Control number, directive, ee report, etc., as applicable) AFL 200~5, dated 29 April 1952, Hq 775th AC&W Sq Msg 75 SAJ 179 USAF Airmen | SUMMARY: (Hinter concise summary of report. Give significance in final one-sentence paragraph. List inclosures at lower left. Begin tert of report on AF Form 119- -Part. ye In accordance…