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733667-001-018-0003

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
…ge ARTCC, detailing an incident involving aircraft JL 1628 on November 18, 1986. The pilot reported seeing an unidentified large aircraft with yellow and white lights, which was not confirmed by radar.
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733667-001-018-0011

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
…CC, detailing an incident involving aircraft JL 1628 on November 18, 1986, where the pilot reported seeing an unidentified large aircraft with yellow and white lights.
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733667-001-025-0002

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
An alert report detailing a sighting by the crew of Japan Airlines Flight 1628 of an unidentified object while en route to Tokyo. The object was reported to have light patterns similar to those of a B747 and was tracked for over 350 miles.
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733667-02-001-0013

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
This document discusses an incident involving a Japan Air Lines cargo plane that encountered strange lights while flying near Beaufort. The crew reported the sighting, and air traffic control confirmed no other aircraft were in the vicinity. The document includes a request for military authorities to review the incident.
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733667-02-001-0019

News Article Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document discusses an incident involving a Japanese Air Lines cargo plane that reported being followed by an unidentified flying object (UFO) while flying over Alaska. Air traffic controllers tracked an image on radar that appeared to follow the aircraft, leading to an FAA investigation.
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733667-02-001-0020

Foia Release Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
The document discusses reported sightings of mysterious flashing lights in Alaskan airspace, particularly involving commercial flights. It references a specific incident involving JAL Flight 1628 and mentions monitoring by air traffic controllers.
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733667-002-002-0013

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
This document contains multiple reports of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) observed by pilots in various locations across the United States in 1980 and 1981. The sightings describe objects with unusual shapes, speeds, and behaviors, often interacting with aircraft in close proximity.
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333335840

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
…ng seen the second 3D) amd mistaken it for: the unidentified object. | = 2 ere ae Bary: 5 ve There was no evidence of srepalaiers exhaust, control surfaces, or lights. The i-.eance and.size of the object was somewhat doubtful in the pilot's mind due to the ject's distance from the aircraft. The object disappeared over the top of the clouds | * <hs first sigh…
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23857122-1188-478145-0010

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
…O, od Directorate of Intelligence PAGE 2 OF he, eee A | 1. Large, green light, solid in center with a nebula surrounding it witha | | \ | trail of isolated red lights. The nebula on the object was constant. and gave no : | on of resistance by the atmosphere. Nebula was irregular, slightly lighter joe i ~ f3: Q ee) ct fs QO in color than the core. In the mome…
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23857122-1221-481980-0004

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
…nal aircraft. The color was non-descriotive gray with no metallic sheen, There was underneath the Wing more than four but no more than ten blue, non-flickering lights. The lights glowed rather softly. There were no vapor trails. There was no sound, “QUESTION: What sort of maneuvers was this craft performing? ANSWER 3 The craft came in at anproximately twenty…
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23857122-1221-481980-0017

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
…nal aircraft. The color was non-descriptive gray with no metallic sheen, There was underneath the Wing more than four but no more than ten blue, non-flickering lights. The lights glowed rather softly. There were no vapor trails. There was no sound, QUESTION: What sort of maneuvers was this craft performing? ANSWER ; The craft came in at approximately twenty …
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23857122-1278-492335-0002

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…h of the road. h. AIRMAN qf states that there was no vegetation, hill or any object that could have been responsible for the appearance or disappearance of the lights or objects. Tho disappearance of the lights or objects was such as a light being sud- denly turned off. ee ie ea 5. AIRNan @/states that there were no farm houses in the vicinity and no passing…
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23857122-1278-492335-0010

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… the road. lh. AIRMAN DAMON states that there was no vegetation, hill or any object that could have been responsible for the appearance or disappearance of the lights or objectse The disappearance of the lights or objects was such as a light being sud- denly turned off. 5 AIRMAN DAMON states that there were no farm houses in the vicinity and no passing motor…
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23857122-1282-492903-0006

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…tward caught my attention. I followed its blinking lights until it disappeared in the east at which time I noticed the illuminated object. It appeared somewhat brighter and larger than any of the stars in the area and was of a yellow-orange color, At first I thought it to be a conventional type aircraft headed towards me with its landing lights on. But I soo…
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23857122-1310-496480-0008

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… light signals. The normal range of the signal in good weather is ten The following rules will govern the altitude at which aircraft shall fly when making VFR flights along controlled civil airways: CONNECT THE TEMPERATURE AND AIRPORT ALTITUDE i s ; ; © slllieciny Tey asi i ee F
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23857122-1395-526479-0003

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…udes. The colors of the. light ried from white, amber and réde At one time or amother each color was’ predominant. The light varied in intensity and during the brightness seemed to swell with’flaring edges ( s¥ ) then returning to round when light decreased. At‘no time was'a pattern noted in changes or variation during the 45 minute observation. It was noted…
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23857122-1472-539243-0005

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…in shape, four (4) or five (5) times larger than any star visible at that time. ‘The light was dark red in color and it seemed to lose some of its intensity in brightness befor it disappeared below the crest of the hill, It was not pos- sible for me to determine whether the light was traveling West and therefore disappeared below the crest of the hill, or if…
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23857122-1472-539243-0011

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… in shape, four (4) or five (5) times lerger than any star visible at that time. The light was dark red in color and it seemed to lose some of its intensity in brightness befor it disappeared below the crest of the hill. It was not pos- sible for me to determine whether the light was traveling West and therefore disatmeared below the crest of the hill, or if…
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23857122-1653-565266-0007

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… INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT FROM (Agency) REPORT NO. PAGE OF PAGES Statement by A/2C Thomas W. Davis Jr. Base Operations advised us of the presence of the lights East of the field. There were seven of them. Color was red. They were fairly well grouped together. Looked like an aircraft's port wing light, but didn't flash and no other light (such as an A/…
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23857122-1492-540783-0007

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
… guard, I noticed an unusual light almost due west of our station, The object was in a part of the sky where no stars were visible, The object seemed to glow a bright red, then changed to pale white, and then red again, repeating this change over and over, ‘The movement of this object seemed to be from north to south, After a while the object started getting…