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Project Blue Book Motion Picture Films

Foia Release Unclassified Released Jun 15, 2026 Credibility 70% Original ↗
Project Blue Book Motion Picture Films Department of Defense. Department of the Air Force. Office of the Chief of Staff. Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff, Intelligence. Aerospace Technical Intelligence Center. (9/21/1959 - 7/1/1961) Records of Headquarters U.S. Air Force (Air Staff)
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733667-001-001-0007

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This document contains a collection of reports and transcripts related to the unidentified traffic sighting by Japan Airlines Flight 1628 on November 17, 1986. It includes interviews with crew members, air traffic control communications, and radar tracking data.
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733667-001-011-0002

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This document contains selected materials related to the FAA investigation of Japan Air Lines flight 1628, which reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon on November 17, 1986. It includes transcripts of interviews with the flight crew, statements from air traffic controllers, and explanations regarding uncorrelated radar signals.
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Scanned: Case Number 091934 — Page 2023

Foia Release Unclassified Released Jun 15, 2026 Credibility 70% Original ↗
FOIA Number: 2006-0474-F MARKER This is not a textual record. This is used as an Clinton Presidential Records Collection/Record Group: Records Management - SUBJECT FILE Subgroup/Office of Origin: Series/Staff Member: Subseries: 21830 OA/ID Number: 091934 Scan ID: Document Number: Stack:Row:Section: Shelf: Position: s 836 9 1 administrative marker by the Will…
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733667-001-011-0003

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The FAA released documents regarding a UFO sighting by a Japan Air Lines flight crew over Alaska on November 17, 1986. The FAA could not confirm the sighting but investigated to ensure no safety hazards existed. Analysis revealed that the radar anomaly was a split return from the JAL aircraft, not another aircraft.
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01 2023 Annual Report

Foia Release Unclassified Released Jun 15, 2026 Credibility 70% Original ↗
UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR O F NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Fiscal Year 2023 Conso lidated Annual Report on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena October 2023 01 All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office Chief of Staff, AARO Date: 1/23/2025 Released in Full: X Authority: FY24 NDAA, now codified at 44 U.S.C. 2107 Case Number: 33…
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733667-001-015-0005

Radar Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
This document appears to be a transcript of communication between air traffic control and Japan Air flight 1628, discussing radar contact with an unidentified object.
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02 Physical Constraints Paper

Foia Release Unclassified Released Jun 15, 2026 Credibility 70% Original ↗
Draft version March 1, 2023 Typeset using L A T E X default style in AASTeX631 PHYSICAL CONSTRAINTS ON UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHENOMENA Abraham (Avi) Loeb 1 and Sean M. Kirkpatrick 2 1 Head of the Galileo Project, Astronomy Department, Harvard University 60 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA 2 All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office 1010 Defense Pentagon Wash…
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733667-001-015-0015

Radar Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
This document appears to be a transcript of communication between air traffic control and Japan Airlines flight 1628, discussing the flight's position and the presence of military aircraft in the vicinity. The conversation indicates a potential UAP sighting or unusual radar activity.
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40027753-001-0031

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…discusses the phenomenon of unidentified flying objects (UFOs), detailing their characteristics, historical sightings, and investigations conducted by the U.S. Air Force. It highlights the challenges in evaluating UFO reports and categorizes many sightings as natural phenomena or misinterpretations.
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733667-001-024-0003

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The FAA released documents regarding a reported UFO sighting by a Japan Air Lines flight crew over Alaska on November 17, 1986. The FAA could not confirm the sighting but investigated to ensure air traffic safety.
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733667-001-005

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This document details an incident involving Japan Airlines Flight 1628, which reported an unidentified air traffic sighting on November 17, 1986. The flight crew, led by Captain Kenju Terauchi, observed strange lights and an unidentified aircraft during their flight from Reykjavik to Anchorage, Alaska.
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733667-001-029-0008

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This document is a personnel statement from Gail Ferguson, an Air Traffic Control Specialist at the Anchorage ARTCC, detailing an incident involving Japan Airlines Flight 628 on January 11, 1987. The flight reported seeing an unidentified object during its journey, prompting communication between the flight crew and air traffic control.
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733667-001-031-0011

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The FAA released documents regarding a reported UFO sighting by a Japan Air Lines flight crew over Alaska on November 17, 1986. The FAA could not confirm the sighting but investigated to ensure no safety hazards existed in the air traffic control system.
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23857122-0457-180273-0007

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This document is a comprehensive report on unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) and the investigations conducted by various agencies, including the Air Force. It includes findings from early American reports, discussions with consulting agencies, and evaluations of remaining reports related to UAP.
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733667-001-031-0037

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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 the incident is under investigation.
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333336007

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Ar FORM 112 APPROVED 1! JUNE 1948 COUNTRY USA AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT —Sa— FLYOBRPT AREA REPORTED ON nace ? FROM (Agency) Cayuga Lake. N.Y Wing Training and Operations * & EOF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION apereee - st i | SB weeiines! 1953 | 15 May 1952 an ge.) ES Sen an Pa ed be 4 PROPARED BY (Officer) SOURCE DONALD L. MYERS, LT., USAF Letter from…
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733667-02-001-0010

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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.'
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333336072

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a | fe ha ea _ SEE / 4] c- f . (CLASSIFICATION) APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 COUNTRY REPORT NO. (LEAV; 4NK) i . United States Lhe oS Ati g y= “a £7 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT FLYOBRPT “AREA REPORTED ON ae FROM (Agency) 500th WU Wing Intell Section Raimer, Alabama DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION é o 18 February 1953 17 February 1953 C=3 PREPARE…