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

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237UAP00576

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
On November 19, 2023, a report from FAA Operations indicated a large unidentified aerial phenomenon, described as the size of an airliner, hovering at 25,000 feet near Tampa, Florida. No evasive action was taken by the aircraft involved.
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237UAP00578

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
On November 21, 2023, FedEx flight 3184 reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon while flying over Fort Myers, Florida. The UAP was described as three lights arranged vertically and horizontally at an altitude of 14,000 feet.
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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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237UAP00491

Military Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
This document details a UFO/UAP sighting reported by the USAF SWROD2 while operating near Luke AFB, AZ, on March 8, 2023. The sighting occurred at an altitude of FL190, with no evasive action taken by the aircraft.
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237UAP00516

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document details a report of a UFO/UAP sighting by a Cessna aircraft near New York, NY, on May 29, 2023. The sighting involved a white, cylindrical object observed from the right side of the aircraft at an altitude of 19,000 feet.
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237UAP00533

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
This document provides preliminary information regarding a UFO/UAP sighting reported by multiple aircraft in the vicinity of Dublin, GA, on August 4, 2023. The sighting involved bright white flashing lights at an altitude of 40,000 feet.
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237UAP00562

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document provides preliminary information regarding a UFO/UAP sighting near Cape Canaveral, Florida, on October 12, 2023. Multiple aircraft reported seeing bright lights through smoke rings, which were initially thought to be related to a potential SpaceX mission failure. However, Space Operations confirmed the mission was successful.
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733667-001-009-0013

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
This document appears to be a transcript of an interview regarding a UFO sighting involving a Captain and a pilot. The pilot describes their inability to clearly see the object due to obstructions and mentions that the object was quite large and different from typical aircraft.
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733667-001-011-0062

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This document appears to be a transcript of an interview regarding a UFO sighting involving a Captain and a witness. The witness describes their inability to see the object clearly due to obstructions and mentions that the object was significantly different from what they had seen before.
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733667-001-029-0007

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
…m Allan J. Patchett, Jr., an Air Traffic Control Specialist at the Anchorage ARTCC, detailing an incident involving Japan Airlines Flight 628, which reported a UFO sighting on January 11, 1987.
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733667-002-007-0004

Foia Release Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
A letter from Matthew A. Bentley to the FAA requesting information about recent UFO sightings, particularly a large UFO sighted by an airliner crew.
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733667-002-005-0011

Foia Release Unclassified Released — Credibility 50% Original ↗
This document appears to be a request for information regarding an unusual sighting reported by a Boeing crew on November 7. The request is made by an individual named Robert O. Nie.
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40027753-001-0008

Foia Release Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
This document contains a compilation of various briefings and reports related to UFOs and UAPs from the years 1955 to 1968, including meetings, articles, and correspondence from notable figures and committees.
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20060474F 001 001 2023

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
… a correspondence from the White House, specifically from the Assistant to the President, responding to an invitation from Joseph Sidney Pendarvis to visit the UFO Welcome Center in Bowman, South Carolina. The letter expresses appreciation for the invitation but states that the President's schedule does not allow for a visit.
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40027753-001-0035

Foia Release Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document details the termination of Project Blue Book, the U.S. Air Force's investigation into UFOs, which concluded in December 1969. It summarizes the findings of the project, stating that no UFOs posed a threat to national security, and that there was no evidence of extraterrestrial vehicles or advanced technology beyond current scientific understand…
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20060474F 001 011 2023

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
This document contains an email communication regarding a near-miss incident involving a Swissair 747 and an unidentified flying object (UFO) near Philadelphia. The pilot and copilot provided differing descriptions of the object, which was reported to have passed dangerously close to the aircraft at 23,000 feet.
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40027753-001-0039

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The document discusses the termination of Project Blue Book, the U.S. Air Force's program for investigating UFOs, which concluded in 1969 after evaluating numerous sightings and studies.
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20060474F 001 022 2023

News Article Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
…ase. It highlights the bizarre behavior exhibited by Williams before his disappearance and the subsequent speculation about alien involvement, as well as local UFO enthusiasts' reactions.
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[09/26/1997 - 02/27/1999] — Page 2023

Foia Release Unclassified Released Jun 15, 2026 Credibility 70% Original ↗
…ail System Page l of 1 RECORD TYPE: PRESIDENTIAL (ALL-IN-1 MAIL) CREATOR: Jonathan Orszag ( ORSZAG_J) (OPD) CREATION DATE/TIME:26-SEP-1997 14:04:22.16 SUBJECT: UFO NEARLY HIT 747 NEAR PHILADELPHIA, SWISSAIR SAYS TO: FAX (917034138622,Mary Matalin) READ:NOT READ TEXT: Date: 09/26/97 Time: 13:18 ( TLXAlMAIL_\F:917034138622\C:Mary Matalin\ BUFO nearly hit 747 n…
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733667-002-009-0035

Foia Release Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
A request for information regarding a UFO sighting made to the FAA, dated March 4, 1987.