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23857122-1653-564915-0003

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
> AF FORM 112—PART Ii «APPROVED»! JUNE 1948 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT FROM (Agency) REPORT NO. Base Intelligence Office . Sheppard AFB, Texas IR-3-53 PAGE Le 1 PAGES NOTE: The following is a report of the incident as observed by the undersigned, in his own words. The report generally agrees with / Statements submitted by the two(2) airmen who were …
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733667-001-003-0002

News Article Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
The document discusses a UFO sighting reported by Japan Air Lines pilot Kenju Terauchi over Alaska on November 17, which was partially corroborated by FAA radar data. The FAA released a data package including transcripts and interviews, revealing insights into the incident and the pilot's previous UFO sightings.
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733667-001-003-0003

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The document discusses a UFO sighting by the crew of Japan Airlines Flight 1628 on November 17, 1986, which was corroborated by radar data. The crew reported seeing strange lights, which were later analyzed and attributed to various factors, including the planet Jupiter and atmospheric conditions.
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733667-001-003-0012

News Article Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
A Japan Air Lines pilot reported seeing a UFO over Alaska, which was later attributed to the bright planet Jupiter and possibly Mars by UFO expert Philip Klass. The pilot, Capt. Kenju Terauchi, disputed this explanation, claiming the object moved with him during his flight.
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733667-001-003-0033

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This document discusses a UFO sighting reported by the crew of a Japan Airlines (JAL) 747 while flying over northeastern Alaska. The report includes details about the crew's observations of lights in the sky, the involvement of other aircraft in the area, and a hypothesis suggesting that the lights may have been reflections caused by moonlight on ice crystal…
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733667-001-003-0040

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A Japan Air Lines pilot reported seeing a UFO over Alaska, which was later attributed to the bright planet Jupiter and possibly Mars by UFO expert Philip Klass. The pilot, Capt. Kenju Terauchi, disputed this explanation, insisting the object moved with him during his flight.
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733667-02-001-0008

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A Japan Airlines pilot's UFO sighting was attributed to the bright visibility of Jupiter and possibly Mars, according to investigator Philip J. Klass. The pilot's claims were contradicted by FAA communications, which indicated he lost sight of the object after a turn. Klass noted that the pilot did not mention the celestial bodies that were clearly visible a…
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733667-02-001-0043

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The document discusses a UFO sighting by Captain Kenju Terauchi of Japan Air Lines on November 17, 1986, during a flight over Alaska. The incident involved unusual lights and a large object that the captain believed to be of extraterrestrial origin. Despite FAA and military investigations labeling the radar evidence as artifacts, the case has revived public …
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733667-02-001

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This document details the incident involving Japan Air Lines Flight 1628, where Captain Kenju Terauchi reported seeing a large unidentified flying object (UFO) while flying over Alaska. The sighting occurred on November 17, 1986, and involved two smaller lights and a massive object described as being twice the size of an aircraft carrier. The FAA and militar…
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733667-002-010

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…ns a series of requests for information regarding a UFO sighting involving a Japan Airlines flight in 1986. Various individuals are inquiring about literature, reports, and recordings related to the incident, as mentioned in a news broadcast by Paul Harvey.
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23857122-0457-180273-0012

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The document discusses the sightings of mysterious aerial objects referred to as 'ghost rockets' in Sweden during the summer of 1946, and the subsequent reports of similar phenomena in the United States, notably the sighting by Kenneth Arnold in June 1947, which popularized the term 'flying saucers'.
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237UAP00001

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This report details a UFO sighting involving multiple aircraft in the Hayden, Colorado area, with no radar returns observed.
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237UAP00002

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This document is a Skywatch Incident Report detailing a UFO sighting reported by multiple aircraft on May 13, 2007.
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237UAP00008

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A Skywatch incident report detailing a UFO encounter by an aircraft near IAH on April 23, 2009.
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237UAP00009

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This document is a Skywatch Incident Report detailing multiple UFO sightings between St. Louis, MO and Springfield, MO on September 10, 2009. NORAD confirmed no space debris reentry during the time of the sightings.
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237UAP00016

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This document is a Skywatch Incident Report detailing a UFO sighting by an aircraft near Flagstaff, AZ on August 7, 2012.
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237UAP00018

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A Skywatch incident report detailing an observation of a rocket or UFO brake light over Kessel, WV on August 28, 2013.
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237UAP00021

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A Skywatch Incident Report detailing multiple UFO sightings by an aircraft on January 15, 2015, near Denver.
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237UAP00026

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A Skywatch Incident Report detailing a UFO sighting by the pilot of UAL1049 on January 2, 2016, while flying at FL370.
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237UAP00038

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Incident report detailing a UFO sighting by a pilot at high altitude.