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This document is a memorandum from the FAA Alaskan Region detailing media inquiries and responses related to a UFO sighting by a Japan Airlines captain in November 1986. It highlights the extensive media engagement and the preparation for a press conference to address public interest.

…ion Administration (FAA) regarding an incident involving aircraft JL1628 on November 18, 1986. The report details the communication between air traffic control and the aircraft as it encountered an unidentified object in its vicinity.

The document appears to be a fragmented and cryptic text discussing themes related to UFOs, polygamy, and references to Mormon beliefs, particularly focusing on a figure referred to as 'Mormon King David'. It includes mentions of FBI involvement and suggests a connection between these themes and biblical texts, specifically the Songs of Solomon.

This document contains a series of observations and analyses regarding unidentified aerial phenomena, with a focus on distinguishing between potential weather balloons and other objects based on radar data and visual sightings.

…scending at a 5° angle into an overcast. Observer ran into a garage where he obtained.a Kodak Brownie 120 box camera, adhd snapped two picture S$ one negative, and a print of the other, are contained in project files. the nepative agrees a small apparently flat object rounded on one end, and pointed on the other. The object appears to have a hole in the cent…

wo Saw Pd to the crew and passengers. Just preceding t} ~ : .& 18 ONSSU of a lightning stroke tq an aircraft, pilots havs re- ’ ported observing a streamer of corona dischar up on the nose, propellers or other extremity craft? of the aircraft and depends on the passage of ning stroke nearly or through the aircraft. Co . The movement of the streamer accompan …

UCR LP PARTIAL Engineering Division Memorandum Report Nose MCREXD=69]-18D & April 19L9 persons at Fort Knox and other towns in Kentucky a few hours earlicr. All saw it in the southwest and many thought it was only a few miles away. The Commanding Officer at Goodman Field observed it for 1 1/2 hours, (beginning at 15). During this time it seemingly remained s…

Oe Be es pt BY tas al. gn ee ae & Bngineering Division Memorandum Report Ho. MCREXD=69] 14D 26 April 1919 manouvering or not maneuvering, It is quite possible that it was simply climbing steeply on a relat ively straight course, such as wold be taken by a lighted weather balloon, As a matter of fact, a lighted weather balloon wes released by the Fargo Weathe…

…; Analysis of Proj. "Grudge" Reported Incidents "one flying saucer; two flying saucers, three flying saucers" ---etc, At a normal speaking speed. On the other hand it is not easy to count , seconds and at the same time make all the other desirable observations. It must be remembored that when a person is excited his estimates of time are apt to be rather ina…

13 December 1948 AT -1009 3ricadier General Putt Inited States Air Force irector of Research and Development Cfice, Deputy Chief of Staff, Materiel Nashineton 25, D.C, Dear General Putt: Please refer to your letter of 18 November 1948 relative to the "flying object” problem and to Mr. Collbohm's reply dated 24 November 1948. In paragraph (b) of the reply, ir…

…orce SAR~2=79 PAGE ved OF 6 PAGES 1. wUewspvaper Story: ae The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, evening edition, published 18 April 1950, carried a front page picture and story captioned "Fictures Offer Proof ... Vet Sees Flying Objects in Sky and Photographs Them." (Incl No, 1) bo. The story told how fort Worth, Texas, Snapped "objects he said definitely were some…

…6 PAGES (4) cea ERE REEEE | (4) MD 2 ives in an upstairs a veteran or 3000 hours of flying Garage rtment at the rear of in the US Air eee Pas the address given and claims over 300 hours of combat time. (5) "... called his wife at about 5:30 p.m. (5) According to Mr. his attention Sunday and asked her to bring his camer was directed by his wife to a oub.6o ai…

…uarters Eighth Air Force | SAP-2=79 PAGE 5 OF Le) PAGES A ans CLL AE 8 ae WOT Sad er OM ee ACR met RCN FE ne Le LOY, an 5. Study in Interpretation of Negatives and Photosraphs: in the Fort Worth Star~Telezram s were obtained on loan from the ar-=Telezgram on 20 April 1950, with the approval par A db. The negatives were in one strip when given to the Fort Wor…

…eading of 180°flying at $00 - 650 mph.» The object:was initially sighted for approximately five (5) seconds, - then was lost in the clouds for ten (10) secomis and clearly sighted for five (5) pening smooth turns and proceeded on a horizontal plane. thea eee viii and of undetermined‘width, however, it was thin’ ani somewhat resembled a tox tar- igcse. The ob…

…roz a position near Svant, Texas at A500ft indicsted altituce, om a a heading of “130°, on the night of 2 April, 1952, at 2042 hours, the pilot, Capt Jom “orin and 1 toge ther saw an object similar to a shooting star or The object started from the horizon to the South gr passed over head - Matesore -_ to the Yorth. I approxicate the heating of the object at …

AF FORM 112 APPROVED 1! JUNE 1948 COUNTRY REPORT NO USA | KELL IL g a tee AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION “eee SUSJECT FLYOBRPT ae ee FROM (Agency) Wing Training and Operations Uanandaigua Lake, Gannett Hill, New York : Persea rng cae DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION. 4 February 1953 29 November 1952 PREPARED BY (Officer) SOURCE i DONALD L. MYERS; …

… APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 COUNTRY ng REPORT NO. lig age t Q Z a: - AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT SUBJECT FLYOBRPT neh REPORTED ON FROM (Agency) Wing Training and erations [Canandaigua Lake, Gannett Hill, New York . acancot AeD. hg DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION 6 February 1953 29 November 1952 PREPARED BY (Officer) SOURCE DONALD L. MYERS, LT…

…Weather Bureau was searching for a lost weather ballon with the aid of @ theodite. At 1350 MST he sighted a solid white, oblong Object at @ direction of 157.2° and elevation of 53,3°, The object was a solid white color,,oblong in shape and appeared to be covered by a small thin, white mist, The size of the object was 1 minute of arc, it appeared oF assending…

… one-sentence paragraph. List inclosures at lower left. Begin tert of report on AF Form 112—Part II.) At 1630 hours (local time), 16 March 1953, Mr Ernest Hawk and Mr Charles A. Stern were watching an AF B-4’7 when their attention was drawn to a noisless, metallic ob- ject executing maneuvers at an altitude about two-thirds the altitude of the B—47. These ma…

…53 at about 2100 CST, lowa State Highway Patrol Headquarters called this Filter Center to say that Patrolman #178, Robert Iutter, had, seen an object, both red and white, hovering in the sky west of Davenport, lowa, This was immediately called to the ADDC but no interception was made. 2. Upon questioning, Patrolman Iutter described the object as a red and wh…