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…he Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regarding a UFO sighting reported by Japan Airlines Flight 1628 on November 17, 1986. The flight crew observed lighted objects in close proximity during their flight, which continued for over 350 miles. The FAA coordinated with military authorities and conducted interviews with the flight crew.

This document outlines recommendations for investigating reported UAP sightings, emphasizing the need for interdisciplinary approaches involving aerodynamicists, psychologists, and optical experts to analyze the characteristics and perceptions of the observed phenomena.

The document discusses a UFO sighting by Captain Kenju Terauchi of Japan Air Lines on November 17, 1986, during a flight over Alaska. The incident involved unusual lights and a large object that the captain believed to be of extraterrestrial origin. Despite FAA and military investigations labeling the radar evidence as artifacts, the case has revived public …

The document discusses the reliability of reports on unidentified phenomena observed by pilots during wartime, particularly focusing on the frequency of such reports and their potential psychological implications.

…ntified aerial phenomena (UAP) sightings, indicating that several incidents were investigated and determined not to be weather balloons. The sightings involved objects with distinct characteristics, including rapid acceleration and maneuverability.

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…en can be seen when you look up at the clear aky, or when you are reading. They move as your eyes move, It is somtimes possible also to see corpuscles or other objects that are circulating within the fluids in the retina of the eye. Then, of course, everyone from time to time mistakes sane more or less familiar object for another object, A probable explanati…

…red to pe, a dail of |’ fire appearing on the horizon from the South and Disappearing on the horizon to the Werth. I have no ides whatsoever the altitus of the objects however, tas speed was create I vould estimate the sceed as well over 1500 wiles/hr.. Duri-g the tice that I observed the "object", I saw two snaller balls of fire appear to leave the large on…

int es eee, | ‘ nd somewhe J 2 UIS W Draw a picture that will show the shape of the object or objects. Label and include in your sketch any details of the object that you saw such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails. Place an arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving. Ohiect was to all annesar…

…swered YES, did they see the object too? (Circle One) Yes No 36.2 Please list their names and addresses: Was this the first time that you had seen an object or objects like this? (Circle One) Yes 8 37.1 IF you answered NO, then when, where, and under what circumstances did you see other ones? i een . at i mit ale va 5 ea i aie —a49 "| acaiien a dh a > 2 I ha…

…or, chanced from circular in shape to triangular and then split into two (2) triancles,. The followine 4 report contains information regarding sighting of this objects <r Pie Ree ag "4 Pre. 7 ped 4 ioe, US AE..mBMD 3/1/)3¢ as AcE APPROVED: VT ATT, a RANK ( Y. O'BANNON, J O___inets. Captain, USAF Asst Wing Training and Onerations off DISTRIBUTION BY ORIGINATO…

…: uel 3S whee 7 Sat me ad ¢ sam +: 7 $ 3 Freported sighting tso (2) disk, size: same as a fifty cent (S0¢) pi€e#heading | toward Seat Pleasart and Andrewa APB. Objects were floating faster than Jats, i a 4 2 ° ’ fh » : Py bright in color like lichting at high altitude, One (1) disk travsling straight lines while other was circleing arowid it. f 1 i. ! 4 i LY…

…, a Mr Morrison addresa: 122] 48th Ave (SE) reported sighting two (2) disk, size: seme as a fifty cent (50¢) pi@e heading toward Seat Pleasant and Andrews AFB, Objects were floating faster than jets, bright in color like lighting at high altitude, One (1) disk traveling straight | line while other was circleinz arowd it, Mer ROTE: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFO…

…ust 1052, 9 ( ccdross: quell reported sighting to (2) disk, Size: same as a fifty cent (50/) pié¢#headinz | “Wik hte. ane toward Seat Pleasant and Andrews APB, Objects were loatiag faster than jets, pn Aieh altitude, One (1y disk travoling straight. | a (CLAS: RCATION). 18—55570-1 Declassification Authority: NND 57565 U. to ro ! . } : * a ‘ ‘ ry \ WIT

… (400) to five hundred (500) feet and then disappeared. I -further wish to state that no vegetation, hill, or man-made object was responsible for the lights or objects disappearing from sight but it was as if the Jight had been suddenly turned off. There were no farm houses in the vicinity and no passing motorists | a Hq Sq Sec, Hq Tenth AF Declassification …

… 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 motorists to ve…

…d (400) to five hundred (500) feet and then disappeared. I further wish to state that no vegetation, hill, or man-made object was responsible for the lights or objects disappearing from sight but it was as if the Jight had been suddenly turned off. There were no farm houses in the vicinity and no passing motorists for ¥erification of these sightings. /s/ GAR…

… surface observation conducted. No optical or electronic equptment was used. Motions of the light were established by the observers with the help of stationary objects ( telephone pole ). IV. LOCATION OF OBSERVERS: Initial sightings made from the Eastern outskirts of WESTFIELD, MAINE ( 146034! 67955! Second sighting conducted from the vicinity of i FOUR ORNE…

…e significance in final one-sentence paragraph. List inclosures at lower left. Begin text of report on AF Form 112—Part IT.) Visual observation of unidentified objects in N portion of cleared 6. Assigned Ne ele chs Win Cad va TAT S.A.M. Sq.; Wsbdn. Capt. Webster is known to the undersigned and I have confidence in his judgement. He is a mature, stable office…