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733667-001-011-0025

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
The document appears to be a transcript of a conversation between pilots discussing their observations of an unidentified object during a flight. The pilots describe the object's behavior and their attempts to photograph it.
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733667-001-011-0028

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 70% Original ↗
This document appears to be a transcript of a conversation regarding observations of unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) involving discussions about light intensity and visibility during a flight over Alaska.
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733667-001-011-0051

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 65% Original ↗
The document appears to be a transcript of a conversation involving T. Tamefuji and P. Beckner discussing an unidentified object observed during a night flight. The dialogue suggests difficulty in visual identification, focusing on lights rather than the object's shape.
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733667-001-011-0052

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 70% Original ↗
… document appears to be a transcript of an interview or conversation regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon (UAP) sighting, focusing on the description of lights observed during a flight.
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733667-001-011-0059

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
The document appears to be a transcript of a conversation involving a pilot discussing an unidentified object observed during flight. The pilot describes the object's position and behavior relative to their aircraft.
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733667-02-001-0028

News Article Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document discusses the UFO sighting experienced by Captain Terauchi and his crew during a flight, detailing their observations, the FAA's investigation, and the lack of corroborating evidence.
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733667-02-001-0040

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The document discusses an unidentified flying object (UFO) sighting over Alaska reported by a Japan Airlines cargo crew on November 17, 1986. The FAA has reopened its inquiry into the incident, collecting data and interviewing witnesses to identify the object.
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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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23857122-0457-180273-0375

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
COUP TD ANT TAH Engineering Division Memorandum Report No. MCREXD}O9l-18D 25 April 1919 to fly a good mrsuit curve on another airoraft in good daylight, for example, much less to close on a solitary light at night. The difficulty is due chiefly to the inability to judge distance or speed of a point | source of light. Sugcestione Suggestion works in various w…
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23857122-0457-180273-0379

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
…ning to Pargo, North Dakota, ina Fe5l a at approximately 2100 hours saw a small lirht in the air below hin, He was then in the traffie pattern, He dived on the light. The light gained altitude, The pilot "chased" it up to 14,000 feet, making various passes at it and attempts to ram it as he olimbed. He finally stalled out. Several inferences oan be drawn fro…
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23857122-0457-180273-0400

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
…imilar manner. Here the energy (or velocity) required has more parts: (a) escape from the planet (b) escape from the star (c) enough velocity to traverse a few light years of space in reasonable time (d) deceleration toward the Sun (e) deceleration toward the Earth. The nearest "eligible" star is an object called Wolf 359 (sce reference 4, p 52), at a distan…
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23857122-0457-180273-0402

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
…tars proportionately with the volume, or with the radius cubed, S, = 22 x ( r _)5, where Sg is number of eligible stars and r is the radius 16 of the volume in light years. (This formula should only be used for radii creater thah 16 lisht years. For smaller samples we call for a recount. For example, only one known eligible star other than the Sun lies withi…
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23857122-1310-496480-0004

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…48 pa ae aa AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT F3G, 4602d AISS, PIAFB Pe PRESQUE ISLE, MAINE F3G-T 4A FROM (Agency) PAGE 2 OF 2 PAGES SIGHTING OF UNIDENTIFIED LIGHT VII. RELATED ACTIVITY OR CONDITIONS: No activity or condition, meteorological or otherwise, which might account for the sighting was observed or reported in the area at the time of sighting. VII…
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23857122-1352-504596-0002

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
…he objects were seen for a period of from three (3) to five (5) minutes at about two thousand (2,000) feet. There were two (2) aircraft in the vicinity one (1) light plane and one (1) military type aircraft. Reporting officer heard from one of the men working in this drafting office that there were new shops opening in Parkington, Va. and that they were adve…
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333336197

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
…he objects were seen for a period of from three (3) to five (5) minutes at about two thousand (2,000) feet. There were two (2) aircraft in the vicinity one (1) light plane and one (1) military type aircraft. Reporting officer heard from one of the men working in this drafting office that there were new shops opening in Parkington, Va. and that they were adve…
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23857122-1472-539243-0002

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ts Ma <i ik ee AF FORM 112-PARTI APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 ? y PO i ah He nak ae (LEA Zo AS # o J . / | AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT SIGHTING OF UNIDENTIFIED LIGHT ta & SUBJECT AREA REPORTED ON FROM (Agency) EASTON CENTER COMMUNITY ,ME(N46°371W67°947!') | FLIGHT 3-G, 46024 AISS, PIAFB DATE OF REPORT , DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION 4 March 1953 2 March 195…
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23857122-1472-539243-0008

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… “OE” ae ae AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT SUBJECT IGETING OF UNIDENTIFIED LICHT APEA cee ‘ON. FROM (Agency) 2ASTON CENTER COMMUNITY ME(146°37$W57°47!) | FLIGHT 3-G, 46024 AISS, PIAFB DATE CF RE PORT : DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION ___ 4 Farch 1953 2 March 1953 F-O PREPARED BY (Officer) SOURCE JOHN F, FARNEAM 1/LT., USAF — «¢ , REFERENCES (Control eye …
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333336405

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…from Hancock Field, (no direction given), at approximately 205 EST, March 1953. The object was of dirigible type, with holes in the sides and flashing a yellow light. The altitude was given as tree- top level. No other information was given as to description, speed, or direction. Observer, Mrs. Gohn, stated that this is the third time that she has seen this …
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23857122-1483-540161-0001

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… rORaAeMS-sPART APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 ¢ » (CLASSIFICATION) ¢ i oe ym ag AD 3-53 (LEA Cy. ZH0 /é 4 A AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT Sighting of Unidentified Light AREA REPORTED ON FROM (Agency) Alaska 10th Air Division (Defense) DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION 20 Feb 53 17 Feb 53 Bue PREPARED BY (Officer) SOURCE Joseph H Lemon, Ma jor ; USAF…
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23857122-1483-540161-0002

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
…inions concerning unidentified flying objects, and seemed to be completely objective in relating their observations. All possibilities as to the source of this light have been examined with no identification being made. Apparent descrepencies between the statements of the two officers may be attributed to the fact that the light was initially observed by Maj…