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333336061

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
rh, 112—PART | Premertiti wane - we oe tT R- VA oy 53 | : , ‘ J AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT ‘SUBJECT ae MRC RMR AT Beep oe FLYOBRPT AREA REPORTED ON COUNTRY —_—— — —_——_—~--- ae -————— FROM (Agency) Tucson, Arizona 43rd Bomb Wing, Intelligence Division DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION 7 February 1953 27 January 1953 B6 PREPARED BY (Offic…
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ufo6

Fbi Memo Confidential Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
This document contains various reports and correspondence regarding sightings of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) in the United States during the late 1940s, particularly focusing on incidents reported in Virginia, Arkansas, and California. The reports include descriptions of the objects, their movements, and the reactions of witnesses, including military …
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733667-001-024-0003

News Article Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
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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733667-001-031-0011

Foia Release Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
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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333336218

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…icance in final one-sentence paragraph. List inclosures at lower left. Begin text of report on AF Form 118—Part II.) 1, This report contains information of the sighting of a luminous object from sampson Air Force Base, New York at 1820 hours, 26 January 1953, 25 AS2E Salzberg, Sampson AFB, reported in letter form the visual observation of a luminous object a…
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333336363

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…et ee GADAPH ROR <P Ar enn” eonnenese By. ve NARS, ‘Att sa laiteevageid 3 seen seanageae APPROVED, : | CHARLES J.WWCOOKE oketch, stages during f lt. Col., USAF Sighting (6 cys) S cye aed Wing Intelligence Officer Statement, Lt. Brandt (6 cys) caps ARS i Statement, Lt. Loveless (6 Cy rg} < DISTRIBUTION BY ORIGINATOR NOTE: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AF…
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333336409

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…ummary of report. Give significance in final one-sentence paragraph. List inclosures at lower left. Begin text of report on AF Form 112—Part II.) Report of the sighting of an unidentified flying object by Lloyd C Booth of Conway, South Carolina, at 300345Z (January). Three (3) Navy blimps were reported in the area at approximately the time of sighting. It is…
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23857122-1537-544053-0002

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…FROM (Agency) REPORT NO. Head quart 36th Divisio Basie seh ikes FB, Th ecger nic | LRP 3-53 PAGE +» 2 Paces 1. On the night of 15 April 1953, fovr unidentified sightings of lights over Tucson, Arizonay were observed and reported, a. The first sighting was orange-red, predominating color was orange. It was first Sighted coming from th ie north on a heading of…
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733667-001-031-0037

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
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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733667-02-001-0010

News Article Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
…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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733667-02-001-0041

News Article Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
The document discusses a recent UFO sighting reported by a Japan Air Lines pilot, which has garnered significant public interest. The FAA is offering a comprehensive package of information about the incident for a fee, including interviews, drawings, and radar data.
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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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733667-001-011-0003

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
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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733667-02-001-0045

News Article Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
The FAA is responding to significant public interest in a UFO sighting reported by a Japan Airlines pilot in November 1986. The agency is offering a comprehensive package of information about the incident for a fee, including tapes, drawings, and radar data.
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733667-02-001-0046

News Article Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
The document discusses the FAA's response to public interest in a UFO sighting reported by a Japan Air Lines pilot, including the sale of detailed information packages about the incident.
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333336024

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_RESTRIGTED (CLASSIFICATION) APPROVED ” Gndbed States —— pe TR-3-53 ge XI 5. Vo On _AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT Report of the Observation of an Unidentified Flying Object | AREA REPORTED ON ane Eo gia AD A Ne ae SE WD phe ie FROM (Agency) Me Austin, Texas l2th Strategic Fighter Wing RDALEQRREPORT: (60°02, One we tama onaY ee DATE OF INFORMATION EVALU…
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23857122-1223-482227-0002

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… — “The speed | ef the object was estimated as about 3 times that of the B~47. (Acheck: with the Max ff © well Weather Station revealed that at the time of the sighting there were scattered [| clouds at 20,000 feet. A further check with the Maxwell Radio Range revealed that an AF B-47 #8355 from McDill AFB, Florida was in the area at 35,000 feet with’a speed…
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23857122-1310-496480-0003

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…cted APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 scarica i AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT FROM Agere , 46024 AISS, PIAFS REPORT NO. PRESQUE ISLE, MAINE FOG~T 4A pce | L ne Pacts SIGHTING OF UNIDENTIFIED LIGHT I. DESCRIPTION OF THE OBJECT: One (1) milky-white light alternating in color to pink red for short duration, unspecified shape two (2) to three (3) times larger than the…
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333336332

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… The object passed behind a hill and reappeared apparently heading in a northerly direction at a very slow speed (est 10-15 MPH), Airman Dennis reported — this sighting to his crew chief, A/1c R.L. Welch, upon entering the operations build- ine. Airman Welch and A/3c R,B. Ierson informed Airman Dennis that they had an un- identified blip on the radar scope, …
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23857122-1483-540160-0002

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…pe was not clearly defined, but appeared to be round. It emitted no sound nor were there any discernible trails of exhaust patterns, Weather at the time of the sighting was a measured 5500 feet oVercast, visibility 10 miles, wind 15-16. knots from 170 to 185 degrees. The object first appeared approximately at the west end of runway 05. At the time of the ini…