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237UAP00533

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This document provides preliminary information regarding a UFO/UAP sighting reported by multiple aircraft in the vicinity of Dublin, GA, on August 4, 2023. The sighting involved bright white flashing lights at an altitude of 40,000 feet.
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237UAP00562

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This document provides preliminary information regarding a UFO/UAP sighting near Cape Canaveral, Florida, on October 12, 2023. Multiple aircraft reported seeing bright lights through smoke rings, which were initially thought to be related to a potential SpaceX mission failure. However, Space Operations confirmed the mission was successful.
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733667-001-009-0013

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This document appears to be a transcript of an interview regarding a UFO sighting involving a Captain and a pilot. The pilot describes their inability to clearly see the object due to obstructions and mentions that the object was quite large and different from typical aircraft.
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733667-001-011-0062

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This document appears to be a transcript of an interview regarding a UFO sighting involving a Captain and a witness. The witness describes their inability to see the object clearly due to obstructions and mentions that the object was significantly different from what they had seen before.
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733667-001-029-0007

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…m Allan J. Patchett, Jr., an Air Traffic Control Specialist at the Anchorage ARTCC, detailing an incident involving Japan Airlines Flight 628, which reported a UFO sighting on January 11, 1987.
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733667-001-031-0008

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This document details a series of UFO sightings reported on January 8, 1986, including various individuals and organizations involved in the reporting and investigation of these sightings.
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733667-002-007-0004

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A letter from Matthew A. Bentley to the FAA requesting information about recent UFO sightings, particularly a large UFO sighted by an airliner crew.
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40027753-001-0008

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This document contains a compilation of various briefings and reports related to UFOs and UAPs from the years 1955 to 1968, including meetings, articles, and correspondence from notable figures and committees.
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20060474F 001 001 2023

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… a correspondence from the White House, specifically from the Assistant to the President, responding to an invitation from Joseph Sidney Pendarvis to visit the UFO Welcome Center in Bowman, South Carolina. The letter expresses appreciation for the invitation but states that the President's schedule does not allow for a visit.
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40027753-001-0035

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This document details the termination of Project Blue Book, the U.S. Air Force's investigation into UFOs, which concluded in December 1969. It summarizes the findings of the project, stating that no UFOs posed a threat to national security, and that there was no evidence of extraterrestrial vehicles or advanced technology beyond current scientific understand…
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20060474F 001 011 2023

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This document contains an email communication regarding a near-miss incident involving a Swissair 747 and an unidentified flying object (UFO) near Philadelphia. The pilot and copilot provided differing descriptions of the object, which was reported to have passed dangerously close to the aircraft at 23,000 feet.
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40027753-001-0039

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The document discusses the termination of Project Blue Book, the U.S. Air Force's program for investigating UFOs, which concluded in 1969 after evaluating numerous sightings and studies.
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20060474F 001 022 2023

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…ase. It highlights the bizarre behavior exhibited by Williams before his disappearance and the subsequent speculation about alien involvement, as well as local UFO enthusiasts' reactions.
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[09/26/1997 - 02/27/1999] — Page 2023

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…ail System Page l of 1 RECORD TYPE: PRESIDENTIAL (ALL-IN-1 MAIL) CREATOR: Jonathan Orszag ( ORSZAG_J) (OPD) CREATION DATE/TIME:26-SEP-1997 14:04:22.16 SUBJECT: UFO NEARLY HIT 747 NEAR PHILADELPHIA, SWISSAIR SAYS TO: FAX (917034138622,Mary Matalin) READ:NOT READ TEXT: Date: 09/26/97 Time: 13:18 ( TLXAlMAIL_\F:917034138622\C:Mary Matalin\ BUFO nearly hit 747 n…
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733667-001-031-0002

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This document contains a log of calls regarding a UFO sighting that occurred on November 17, 1986. It includes timestamps, names of individuals and organizations involved, and various media outlets that reported on the sighting.
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733667-002-009-0035

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A request for information regarding a UFO sighting made to the FAA, dated March 4, 1987.
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733667-001-030

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On January 29, 1987, Alaska Airlines Flight 53 reported an unidentified target on their weather radar while flying at 35,000 feet near McGrath, Alaska. The target moved rapidly and was not visually confirmed by the crew. FAA and USAF investigations found no other aircraft in the area.
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237UAP00050

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A Skywatch Incident Report detailing a UFO sighting by a pilot at FL370 on May 4, 2021.
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733667-002-008-0016

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This document appears to be a fragment related to a UFO sighting, mentioning individuals Roger and Debbie Swilley from Wilmington, NC.
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237UAP00036

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A Skywatch Incident Report detailing a UFO sighting by the pilot of United Airlines flight UAL1104 on February 8, 2019, while flying between FL370 and FL390.