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733667-001-015-0013

Radar Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document contains a transcript of communication involving Japan Air Flight 1628, which reported an unidentified primary target following them on radar. The conversation indicates military involvement and the potential for a scramble of aircraft to investigate the situation.
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733667-001-015-0017

Radar Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
This document appears to be a transcript of an air traffic control communication involving United Airlines Flight 69 and a Japan Air 747, discussing the identification of an unidentified trailing aircraft.
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733667-001-015-0020

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
This document appears to be a transcript of radio communications involving United Airlines Flight 69 and Japan Air Flight 1628, discussing the position of the aircraft and unidentified traffic in the vicinity.
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733667-001-015-0021

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document appears to be a transcript of communication between pilots and air traffic control regarding an unidentified flying object (UFO) sighting. The conversation includes instructions for altitude adjustments and the involvement of military aircraft to investigate the sighting.
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733667-001-018-0002

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
…ment is a personnel statement from Carl E. Henley, an Air Traffic Control Specialist at the Anchorage ARTCC, regarding the radar observations of Japan Airlines Flight 1628 on November 18, 1986. It clarifies previous statements about the radar targets observed during the incident.
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733667-001-018-0010

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
…a personnel statement from Carl E. Henley, an Air Traffic Control Specialist at the Anchorage ARTCC, regarding the radar observations related to Japan Airlines Flight 1628 on November 18, 1986.
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733667-001-020-0004

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This memorandum from the Federal Aviation Administration discusses the radar split image phenomenon observed during JAL flight 1628 on November 17, 1986. It acknowledges the interpretation provided by the Alaskan Region Air Traffic Division and includes an analysis of uncorrelated primary and beacon targets.
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733667-001-022-0011

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
…cument is a memorandum from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration discussing the radar targets associated with Japan Airlines flight 1628, which experienced unusual radar phenomena on November 17, 1986. It addresses the interpretation of 'split images' on radar and includes an analysis by Dennis Simantel.
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733667-001-029-0006

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document is a personnel statement from an Air Traffic Control Specialist regarding an incident involving Japan Airlines Flight 628 on January 11, 1987, where the pilot reported an unidentified object in proximity to the aircraft.
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733667-001-029-0009

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
…nt is a personnel statement from David R. Palmer, an Air Traffic Control Specialist at the Anchorage ARTCC, detailing a UFO sighting reported by Japan Airlines Flight 628 on January 11, 1987.
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733667-001-029-0010

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
…ment from LeoRoy J. Stratman, an Air Traffic Control Specialist at the Anchorage ARTCC, detailing his observations during the incident involving Japan Airlines Flight 628 on January 11, 1987.
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733667-001-029-0011

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
…. Goodman, an Aviation Meteorologist at the Anchorage Air Route Traffic Control Center, detailing his observations during the incident involving Japan Airlines Flight 628 on January 11, 1987.
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733667-001-029-0012

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
…s document is a personnel statement from Russell Nelson, an Air Traffic Control Specialist at the Anchorage ARTCC, detailing his observations of Japan Airlines Flight 628 on January 11, 1987. The report notes that there were no comments regarding UFOs during the observation period.
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733667-001-029-0013

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
…ocument is a personnel statement from Timothy D. Call, an Air Traffic Control Specialist at the Anchorage ARTCC, regarding an incident involving Japan Airlines Flight 628 on January 11, 1987.
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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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733667-02-001-0047

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document discusses a UFO sighting reported by JAL Captain Kenjyu Terauchi on November 17, during a flight from Iceland to Anchorage. The captain described being shadowed by two belts of light and reported seeing two large unidentified objects, which he believed were not of human origin.
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733667-02-001-0049

News Article Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
A Japanese pilot reported being followed by a large unidentified flying object (UFO) while flying over Alaska. The incident involved three lights that followed his Boeing 747 cargo jet for nearly an hour, leading to an investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
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733667-002-002-0017

News Article Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
A report clarifying that a bright flash seen in the sky by villagers in Northwest Alaska was not a UFO, but rather the result of Soviet rocket fuel being dumped from a newly launched rocket, Cosmos 1833.
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733667-002-003-0011

Foia Release Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
…acknowledging the addition of Mr. Chris Snell to their mailing list for records related to the sighting of an unidentified object by the crew of Japan Airlines Flight 1628 on November 17, 1986.
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733667-002-005-0042

Foia Release Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
A request for a price breakdown on information regarding a recent UFO sighting by a Japan Air Lines flight crew, addressed to the FAA.