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733667-001-030-0002

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
This document is a transcription of recorded conversations related to an incident involving Alaska Airlines Flight 53 on January 30, 1987. The transcription covers communications between the Anchorage Air Route Traffic Control Center and the flight crew.
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733667-001-030-0004

Military Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 70% Original ↗
This document is a transcript of a communication involving military aircraft operations, indicating that there should not be any military aircraft in the vicinity at the time of the conversation. The clarity of the recording is noted as poor, with some unintelligible parts.
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733667-02-001-0002

News Article Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
A Japan Air Lines pilot, Kenju Terauchi, recounts a UFO sighting during a flight over Alaska, describing two unidentified objects emitting amber light and exhibiting advanced movement capabilities.
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733667-02-001-0034

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
The FAA released findings regarding a UFO sighting by a Japanese Airlines crew on November 17, which included first-person testimonies and radar data, but ultimately concluded that there was no confirmed UFO sighting.
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733667-002-002-0004

Foia Release Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
…nes the results of a public relations initiative conducted in Alaska in 1987, focusing on the dissemination of information related to UAP/UFO inquiries. It highlights the agency's efforts to maintain transparency and integrity while managing media interest and public requests for information.
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733667-02-001-0037

News Article Unclassified Released — Credibility 75% Original ↗
…uction narratives, focusing on the works of authors Whitley Strieber and Budd Hopkins, who explore personal accounts of alien encounters and abductions. It highlights the skepticism surrounding these claims while acknowledging a growing interest in the phenomenon.
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733667-002-002-0005

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
…cument outlines a plan of action for the organized release of information regarding the UFO sighting by Japan Airlines flight 1628 on November 17, 1986. It highlights the need for careful management of public and media interest, the lack of centralized data, and the absence of conclusive findings.
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733667-002-010-0001

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
A letter from John Armstrong to the FAA requesting additional literature on a UFO incident involving a Japanese airplane, expressing interest in obtaining convincing materials.
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733667-002-010

Foia Release Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document contains a series of requests for information regarding a UFO sighting involving a Japan Airlines flight in 1986. Various individuals are inquiring about literature, reports, and recordings related to the incident, as mentioned in a news broadcast by Paul Harvey.
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23857122-0261-64425-0007

Military Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
A pilot's report from 1949 details an encounter with an unidentified light during a weather reconnaissance mission over Shemya Air Force Base. The light was observed to move at high speed and did not resemble a meteor.
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23857122-0261-64425-0014

Military Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
A pilot's report from 1949 detailing an encounter with an unidentified light during a weather reconnaissance mission over Shemya Air Force Base.
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23857122-0457-180273-0017

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
… 221 incidents related to unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) and their potential explanations, including balloons, meteors, and astronomical phenomena. It highlights discrepancies between different analyses and the challenges in determining the nature of these sightings.
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23857122-0457-180273-0032

Other Unknown Released — Credibility 65% Original ↗
This document appears to be a preliminary analysis of UAP incidents, categorizing them based on the evidence available and their likelihood of being astronomical in nature. It suggests a classification system for incidents based on the degree of certainty regarding their explanations.
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23857122-0457-180273-0105

Military Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
This document details multiple sightings of unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) that were reported to be moving against prevailing winds and exhibiting speeds and behaviors inconsistent with known balloons or meteors. Observers noted various characteristics of the objects, including altitude, speed, and direction, leading to the conclusion that they were not…
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23857122-0457-180273-0326

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 70% Original ↗
An observer reported seeing a small object traveling at high speed, accompanied by a throbbing noise. The object was described as black with a silver stripe and was observed from a mountain at a high altitude.
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23857122-0457-180273-0345

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
Incident No. 79 -~ April 1947, Richmond, Virginia Ab weather bureau observer at the Richmond Station observed on three dif- ferent occasions, during the six-month period prior to April 19h7, disc~like metal chrome object. All sirhtings were made through a dolite while making pibal observations. On the last reported si the balloon was at 15,000 fest altitude,…
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23857122-0457-180273-0357

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
…- ryt, tra! UiOn Svatve ob be ele Lila imited data furnished in this report, it L to arrive at any conclusion. If the object was actually 10,000 f yet appeared three fcet wide to 7 $a . se pa pe Sn ue bd tid nn SoS Een Pe oe gre jt 4 +) This sole point of contention tends to discredit the Declassification Authority: NND 57565 the observer, it would of nece
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23857122-0457-180273-0360

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
…ting the aint "My part in this conversation was as follows: ‘Someone will ha to show me one of those dises before I will believe it.'" 2. The statements of the three other witnesses were sade to the first witness. All ieee agree almost identically with the first. It is probable, therefore, that their evidence was influenced by suggestion. AMC Opinion: This r…
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23857122-0457-180273-0371

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
… } "I UNL vender Jensen Ant see AT vin mela -} Fh ss te es fe ae ed A ese | pO en nl Pw es ere: nian ne and fave the LO pre SS LOK of a Pirantio 1 play. Two or three of the globu pair of 23500 volt to roll along a feet or more, then boundsd down appeared with a 1 FEE PRS NPM RRL oud re por aver if streamer from leader stroke is rGions that only may conceivab…
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23857122-0457-180273-0388

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
…art of typical normal individuals, to identify oonmon or familiar phenomena. Possible Sources of Inacourate Reports of Flying Objects Stich tse es at There are three broad classes of mistakes in human observations. These are the following; 1, Misinterpreting the nature of real stimli, 2, Mistaking unreal (imaginary) stimuli for real ones, and 3. Del berate f…