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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 …

…re being about 50° F, There was little or no wind; in fact, it was calm. QUESTION; Would you please state what background and knowledge you have with regard to aircraft. ( ANSWER : I have, over the past six years, done a great deal of travel by airplane. In fact, while living in Puerto Rico it was my main mode of transportation. I have flown at the rate : of…

NASA scientist Richard Haines tracks over 3,000 UFO sightings reported by pilots, highlighting significant encounters and the cyclical nature of these reports. The article discusses a notable sighting by a Japan Air Lines cargo jet and the challenges of investigating these phenomena.

…re being about 509 F, There was little or no wind; in fact, it was calm, QUESTION: Would you please state what background and knowledge you have with regard to aircraft. ANSWER ; I have, over the past six years, done a great deal of travel by airplane. In fact, while living in Puerto Rico it was my main mode of transportation. I have flown at the rate of 20,…

This document discusses a UFO sighting involving a Japanese Air Lines cargo plane on November 17, 1986, where the pilot reported being followed by an unidentified object. Air traffic controllers tracked a radar image that coincided with the pilot's report. The document also includes differing opinions on the sighting, suggesting it could be a natural phenome…

…er than a Star, numbers originally stationary white light at 8,000 feet but at the beginning of the climb separated into two (2) distinct lights as these on an aircraft for landing lights, aerodynamic features: high rate of climb, no glow or beam as landing lights give out. Dissappeared on heading of 270 degrees, speed approximately 75 to 100 miles per hour …

This document details a Top Secret Air Force Intelligence report from 1955, which describes a UFO sighting by Senator Russell and his companions while traveling in Russia. The report includes eyewitness accounts and CIA follow-up interviews, highlighting the credibility of the witnesses and the nature of the UFO observed.

…er than a Star, numbers originally stationary white light at 8,000 feet but at the beginning of the climb separated into two (2) distinct lights as these on an aircraft for landing lights, aerodynamic features: high rate of climb, no glow or beam as landing lights give out. Dissappeared on heading of 270 degrees, speed approximately 75 to 100 mbes per hour w…

This document contains correspondence related to the Japan Air Lines (JAL) UFO sighting incident reported by Captain Kenju Terauchi on November 17, 1986. It includes requests for information from various individuals and organizations seeking details about the sighting and related FAA documentation.

…re the findings of this investipation. An attempt’ was made to identify the object. Calls to the surrounding airfields revealed that no flight plans placed any aircraft. in the area in duestion, A check with the Naval Office at Chance-Vought Aircraft. Corporation located at Grand Praire, Texas: was made. perma Hee: Ryan, USN, attached »to the Naval office sa…

This document details a sighting of an unidentified object by USAF pilots over Alaska in February 1950, describing it as a red and white flare that burst and fell without any visible means of support.

…outheast during Due to the fact that the area in which the light seemed to be moving AIRMAN WEBB states that there was no distinguishable is frequently used by aircraft making. landings at SELFRIDGE AIR FORCE BASE, A/2c WEBB reasoned that the light was sunlight reflected from the fuselage of an aircraft. A/2c WEBB afterwards determined that the light flected…

… observed for ten (10) minutes. TENTH AIR FORCE DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE COMMENTS: 1. ae AIRMAN VIERRA has served twenty-two (22) months on active duty; has no aircraft experience and is considered usually reliable. i De AIRMAN STEINBERG has served thirty-one (31) months on active duty;

…in a south- westerly direction. The 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 Parkin…

…in a south- westerly direction. The 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 Parkin…

…mate distance from observer, f, No audible sound was observed, 8, The speed varied from standing still to tremendous speed, in excess of any speed witnessed in aircraft, h, The object traveled in an apparent straight course and appeared to wobble from side to side during movement, Diffused glow appeared during move— ment only. The oval shape was clearly defi…

…mate distance from observer, f, No audible sound was observed, &_ The speed varied from standing still to tremendous speed, in excess of any speed witnessed in aircraft, h, The object traveled in an apparent straight course and appeared to wobble from side to side during movement, Diffused glow appeared during move- ment only. The oval shape was clearly defi…

…r the city of ‘ Santa Ana,, California, om a heading of 330° my co-pilot, Lt. Charles ¢. Loveless, called my atténtion to a formation of lights approaching the aircraft from a position of 02:30 O'clock level. The lights approached at a very rapid rate of closure and I immediately effected a turn to the left. The lights stopped and appeared to hold the same p…

…F=92 was descending from nine (9) to six (6) o'clook at approximately five hundred (500) knots. The approximate rate of descent was 4,000 feet per minute. ‘The aircraft was on a course of ninety (90) deg srees. i1t's color was white and the time of observation was 1100, PST. » Qne (1). Bes2 type aireraft, This aircraft was first observed at 1006 hours, at an…

STATEMENT Lk- 9-53 Kenneth B. Juelke AF -16233259 S/Set At 1900GCT 2 February 1953 I was occupying the right gunner's position on B-50 type aircraft No. 9365 on a routine training mission. During this period we were under simulated attack from four F-86 type fighter aircraft from George AFB, Victorville, California. I was searching for fighters in my assigne…