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Matching “November 17, 1986 JAL cargo jet UFO sighting” across titles, summaries, and full OCR text.

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23857122-1578-547755-0002

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…and were orange-white in color. Objects appeared as a steady light leaving no trail or exhaust and no sound was heard. They moved very fast; much faster than a jet. cvd> figured they were moving about two to three thousand miles per hour. 2 did not have one object in sight over thirty (30) seconds. About three of the nine objects sighted flew in a straight l…
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23857122-1578-547755-0004

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…t moving in the sky. It was as brilliant as a star, but had a yellow cast to it. It was very high and seemed to be moving at a great rate of speed. airplane or Jet. It did not look like an The light was much brighter and didn't seem to grow smaller or dimmer as it moved away. It had no vapor trails. It was just a light. The light never disappeared behind any…
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23857122-1578-547755-0006

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…nd were orange-white In eoler. Objects appeared as a steatiy light leeving no trail or exhaust and no sound wes heard. they noved very fast; much faster than a jet. “I Zigured they were moving about tro to three thousand ciles per hour. <I did not have one object in sight over thirty (30) seconds. shout three of the nine ebjecta sigvted flew in a straight li…
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23857122-1578-547755-0008

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…ay et tke “wir Two PEAY Db OEY Do ees ce ‘wort WRO oMowreowm,, Sine WAR A" SLid Bist 2 Doar y 2 On Weinesday night » i% was ag brilliant as « star Sirpplane or Jet. or Glumer as it moved avay. St hed no wapor traiig, lights sesmed to be circling. Unidentified objeets sighted by Gres. BR. G G ry ia seemed te be moving at a great rate of Speed. the light was m…
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23857122-1578-547755-0010

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…mi vere orange-chite in color. Objects appeared as a stemiy licks leavin ag oG trail or exhawt and no sous! wag heard, They scared very Suet; meh faster than a jet. icv Sigered they were moving about (wo te three thousand ailes per hour, <2 id not keve one ebject in sight, over thirty (33) sevenda, About threes of the adz @ Objects sighted flew in % straight…
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23857122-1578-547755-0012

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…a " San avtemie, Tawas, Gh «< a. merdinee 2. & — sane Yar Bn Poe de Ot tee Te Aptis Bit "oy wnt it wee ac briliient as « ami seemed Go be « saath z sivplane or Jet. ox disner as 3% served « it hype EY Fepor 4+rella. seemed to be cireling. ru] m Geimmedagy nig ” Ray 275 1953» i saw @ bright B gees The Light ves euch brighter ani dié Guay « It wea juat a Jigs.…
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23857122-1625-558206-0001

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…Medium, 810th Air Division, 5iggs Air Force Base, Texas. Mr. Grey A. Pringle, Chief of Airways Operations Service at Marfa, added that "We know of at least one jet aircraft of a type that has ‘swept-back! wings that was oper- te an that vicinity at approximately the time mentioned in the attached etter. APPROVED: tate > Vd a ne f- v ‘te off det aoe fy $A - U…
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23857122-1625-558206-0002

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…ible, as it passed over, at per- haps half the altitude of the vapor trail, It continued to accelerate until the speed became uncanny and much greater than any jet plane I have ever seen. Al] the while it appeared to be an amber color, There was no sound whatsoever and no vapor treil. It followed a course a little west of north and disappeared over the horiz…
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23857122-1638-561241-0001

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…es an hour at about 20,000 feet, Although the ebject was discribed as being a silvery or metallic coler, all observers discounted the possibility of it being a jet aircraft, APPROVED, EVALUATION BY PREPARING OFFICER: gk a W. F. WILKERSON Deen SPF Major, USAF 0 . LEWIS Chi theckot Deputy for Intelligence [Ay v0, \ | Dc Oe USAF os -_ a 7 lA, SA F tm, & Pe ow .…
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23857122-1707-580524-0003

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…ally coincided with the atmospheric area above Mono Lake, California, 4, It is probable that the unidentified flying objects described in the above report were jet aircraft viewed at considerable distarice, and it ‘is possible that they were conventional aireratt on local flight. Atmospheric conditions and direction of view could have combined to make exact …
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Current Status of Unidentified Flying Objects UFO Project

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This document outlines the current status of the CIA's Unidentified Flying Objects (UFO) Project as of December 1953, detailing the responsibilities of the Physics and Electronics Division and the involvement of the USAF in UFO investigations.
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237UAP00401

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On April 21, 2022, multiple aircraft reported a UFO sighting while flying near Kessel, WV. The sightings occurred at an altitude of 10,000 feet above the aircraft, with pilots experiencing issues with their attitude reference systems and autopilot.
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t 7585721 20060533F 001 001 2013

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This document discusses the community dynamics in Crestone, Colorado, known for its New Age spiritualism and reports of UFO sightings. It highlights local disputes, the influx of new residents, and the area's reputation as a spiritual retreat, alongside anecdotal accounts of UFO-related incidents.
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733667-002-003-0075

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A request for information regarding a UFO sighting by a Japan Air Lines flight crew, sent to the FAA by a resident of Alaska.
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733667-002-007-0072

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This document appears to be a correspondence related to a UFO sighting involving Japan Airlines, requesting information regarding the sighting.
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733667-002-008-0039

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A request for information regarding a UFO sighting by a Japanese airliner, dated March 5, 1987, from Robert K. Schmidt to the FAA.
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237UAP00017

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A Skywatch Incident Report detailing a sighting of an unidentified flying object (UFO) by the pilot of United Airlines flight UAL976 on August 19, 2012, near GAI.
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237UAP00410

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
This document details a reported sighting of a possible UFO by a pilot near Wilmington, NC, on August 14, 2022. The pilot described the object as three lights in a row at an altitude of 45,000 feet, with several other aircraft corroborating the sighting.
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237UAP00567

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On October 28, 2023, American Airlines flight AAL2928 reported a UAP sighting while flying at FL350 near Lynchburg, VA. The aircraft observed three bright lights without taking evasive action. FedEx flight 1402 also reported a similar UAP sighting.
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Klukan Oct 2015 Emails re Pilgrim Drone Spotting

Foia Release Unclassified Released Jun 15, 2026 Credibility 70% Original ↗
…bini, John Subject:RE: Pilgrim Drone Spotting Date:Thursday, October 1, 2015 4:49:15 PM Thanks dana; appreciate the follow-up. For the record we don’t regulate UFOs so I assume no need for additional action. Ray From: Caron, Dana Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2015 1:27 PM To: Lorson, Raymond; Klukan, Brett; Dimitriadis, Anthony; Cherubini, John Subject: RE: Pi…