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733667-02-001-0027

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
…n November 17, 1986, Japan Air Lines pilot Kenju Terauchi reported a close encounter with a UFO while flying over Alaska. The incident involved two cylindrical objects with bright lights that maneuvered in formation with his aircraft, leading to radar confirmations from Anchorage air traffic control and the U.S. Air Force.
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23857122-0457-180273-0097

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 70% Original ↗
The document discusses theoretical methods for counteracting gravity using electrically charged objects and the implications of such theories on gravitational forces and energy conservation.
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733667-02-001-0037

News Article Unclassified Released — Credibility 75% Original ↗
The document discusses the cultural impact of UFO abduction narratives, focusing on the works of authors Whitley Strieber and Budd Hopkins, who explore personal accounts of alien encounters and abductions. It highlights the skepticism surrounding these claims while acknowledging a growing interest in the phenomenon.
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23857122-0457-180273-0102

Foia Release Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
…ntified aerial phenomena (UAP) sightings, indicating that several incidents were investigated and determined not to be weather balloons. The sightings involved objects with distinct characteristics, including rapid acceleration and maneuverability.
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733667-02-001-0050

News Article Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
NASA scientist Richard Haines tracks over 3,000 UFO sightings reported by pilots, highlighting significant encounters and the cyclical nature of these reports. The article discusses a notable sighting by a Japan Air Lines cargo jet and the challenges of investigating these phenomena.
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23857122-0457-180273-0105

Military Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
…moving against prevailing winds and exhibiting speeds and behaviors inconsistent with known balloons or meteors. Observers noted various characteristics of the objects, including altitude, speed, and direction, leading to the conclusion that they were not typical weather balloons.
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733667-002-002-0009

Foia Release Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
This document discusses a UFO sighting involving a Japanese Air Lines cargo plane on November 17, 1986, where the pilot reported being followed by an unidentified object. Air traffic controllers tracked a radar image that coincided with the pilot's report. The document also includes differing opinions on the sighting, suggesting it could be a natural phenome…
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23857122-0457-180273-0345

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
… of this station only. On the ] t+ number of these ob- other hand, there would have to have been a creat nu jects to rule out coincidence, and as the number of objects increaces 4 4 so do the charces of sightings by other witnesses. Declassification Authority: NND 57565
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733667-002-002-0012

Foia Release Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
…ial phenomena (UAP) observed by pilots and passengers across various locations and dates, primarily in the 1980s. The sightings include descriptions of unusual objects exhibiting extraordinary flight characteristics and interactions with aircraft.
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23857122-0457-180273-0371

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
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733667-002-004

Foia Release Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
This document contains various communications regarding the Japan Airlines UFO sighting from November 17, 1986, including requests for information and materials related to the incident from multiple individuals and organizations.
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23857122-0457-180273-0385

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
…en can be seen when you look up at the clear aky, or when you are reading. They move as your eyes move, It is somtimes possible also to see corpuscles or other objects that are circulating within the fluids in the retina of the eye. Then, of course, everyone from time to time mistakes sane more or less familiar object for another object, A probable explanati…
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733667-002-006

News Article Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
The document details a public inquiry into a Japan Air Lines pilot's UFO sighting over Alaska, including the FAA's response and the materials available for purchase related to the incident.
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23857122-0457-180273-0396

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
…osed. a. Incidents No. 5 through No. 16 reported on 4 July 1947 throughout Oregon, Idaho and Washington gave, in general, descriptions of clusters or groups of objects. The 3 July 1947 balloon launching No. 8 at Alamogordo was a cluster of balloons and was not recovered, and so might be suspected of being the muse of these reports. However, although not reco…
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733667-002-007

Foia Release Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document contains correspondence regarding requests for information about the Japan Airlines Flight 1628 UFO sighting that occurred on November 17, 1986. Multiple individuals expressed interest in obtaining reports, transcripts, and other materials related to the incident from the FAA.
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23857122-0457-180273-0399

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
…as the other is very Slight indeed. CK In obder to estimate the relative changes that visitors from Mars or star X could come to the Farth and act like "flying objects" some discussion of characteristics of space ships is necessary. To handle the simple case first, a trip from Mars to Earth should be feasible using a rocket-powered vehicle. Onee here, the ro…
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733667-002-008

News Article Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document contains various requests for information regarding the UFO sighting by Japan Air Lines pilot Kenjyu Terauchi on November 17, 1986. The FAA offered a mail-order package with detailed information about the incident, including tapes, drawings, and radar data.
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23857122-0457-180273-0406

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
…kelihood of a visit from ather worlds as an engineering problem and some points retarding the use of space vehicles as compared with descriptions of the flying objects. ‘Mr. Collbohm will deliver copies to Colonel McCoy at Wright-Patterson Air Base durins the RAND briefing there within the next few days. A good beginning is to discuss some possible places’ o…
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333335394

Military Report Confidential Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document reports two separate sightings of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) by a B-29 reconnaissance crew over Shemya, Alaska, in April 1949. The sightings involved lights exhibiting unusual characteristics and speeds, leading to speculation about their nature.
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23857122-0457-180373-0003

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
…rom a solid object. These streaks of light, with an overall span greater than & normal aircraft, were all similar. Reeds Rams Adve After seeing the first three objects called upstairs to his wite to bring the camera, Within an estimated 45 to 60 seconds he Was ready to take pictures, kt tae nce reports that he was able to photograph a second three streaks of…