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733667-001-011-0038

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document details a personal account from Capt. Kenju Terauchi regarding an unidentified air traffic sighting during JAL Flight 1628 on November 17, 1986. The account includes flight details and conditions experienced during the flight over Greenland and Canada.
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733667-001-031-0040

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 70% Original ↗
… a geographical and historical overview of various expeditions to the North Pole and surrounding areas, detailing notable achievements and locations related to Arctic exploration.
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733667-001-024-0001

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
… conducted with the flight crew of Japan Air Lines flight 1628 regarding their sighting of unidentified aerial phenomena while en route to Tokyo via Anchorage, Alaska. The interviews were held by FAA officials in response to the reported sighting.
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733667-001-031-0034

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
…tails an interview conducted with the flight crew of Japan Air Lines flight 1628 regarding their encounter with unidentified aerial phenomena while flying over Alaska on November 17, 1986.
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733667-001-001

Foia Release Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document is a correspondence from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regarding the inquiry about the Japan Airlines Flight 1628 sighting of unidentified air traffic on November 17, 1986. It provides information on how to order the investigation materials related to the sighting.
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733667-001-005

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
…17, 1986. The flight crew, led by Captain Kenju Terauchi, observed strange lights and an unidentified aircraft during their flight from Reykjavik to Anchorage, Alaska.
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733667-02-001-0044

News Article Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
The document discusses a UFO sighting by Japanese pilot Kenju Terauchi while flying over Alaska in November 1986. The incident involved two mysterious lights that approached his aircraft, leading to evasive maneuvers and radar detection. The FAA and Air Force later acknowledged radar echoes during the sighting, though they attributed it to electronic noise. …
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733667-002-004

Foia Release Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
This document contains various communications regarding the Japan Airlines UFO sighting from November 17, 1986, including requests for information and materials related to the incident from multiple individuals and organizations.
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733667-001-003-0032

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
The document is a white paper summarizing the Japan Air Lines (JAL) UFO incident that occurred on November 17, 1986. It discusses the initial media coverage, FAA investigations, and analysis of radar data related to the incident.
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733667-02-001-0008

News Article Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
A Japan Airlines pilot's UFO sighting was attributed to the bright visibility of Jupiter and possibly Mars, according to investigator Philip J. Klass. The pilot's claims were contradicted by FAA communications, which indicated he lost sight of the object after a turn. Klass noted that the pilot did not mention the celestial bodies that were clearly visible a…
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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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23857122-0457-180273-0403

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
…ey pa ie i for countless senerations in a rare atmosphere which © is nearly devoid of oxygen and wster, and cn a planet where the “hts are much colder than our arctic winters. The ex- e 4 | istance of intelligent. life on Mars " Dub Lo CLs Je s not impossible completely unproven. ‘. nm 5 ie ~ 2 % é It 1s not too unreasonable to go a step further and consider…
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733667-001-024-0007

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
On January 29, 1987, the crew of Alaska Airlines flight #53 reported an unidentified object on their weather radar while flying at 35,000 feet. Despite checking with air traffic control and the USAF, no other aircraft were identified in the vicinity.
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733667-001-030-0007

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
On January 29, 1987, the crew of Alaska Airlines flight #53 reported an unidentified target on their weather radar while flying at 35,000 feet. Despite checking with air traffic control and the USAF, no other aircraft were identified in the area.
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733667-001-022

Radar Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
…des a detailed analysis of the radar data associated with Japan Airlines flight 1628, which reported an unidentified flying object (UFO) during its flight over Alaska on November 17, 1986. The analysis focuses on the phenomenon of uncorrelated radar signals and the normalcy of the radar returns observed during the incident.
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733667-02-001-0007

News Article Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
…pes and records regarding a UFO sighting reported by Japan Air Lines pilot Kenji Terauchi, who claimed that three lights followed his Boeing 747 cargo jet over Alaska for 55 minutes. Despite radar detection, military officials dismissed the sightings as clutter.
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733667-002-008-0104

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 5% Original ↗
The document appears to be a record related to the Westlake Plaza Hotel, but lacks substantive content regarding UAP/UFO phenomena.
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333336166

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
AF FORM 112—PART | Rectzreteyr APPROVED ae 1948 | Ai cgnroboaieauclttcihs COUNTRY REPORT NO. USA F5G-T—4 __AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION SIGHTING OF UNIDENTIFIED LIGHT ‘AREA REPORTED ON wee SUBJECT F ) Ty ek ia LN WESTFIELD, MAINE (N46® 341 W67°%55!) FEICHT’5~c, 46024 AISS, PRESQUE ISLE AFB DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION 27 February 1955 2) Feb…
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333336373

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
Declassification Authority: NND 57565 . . dl AF FORM 112=-PART | APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 eh a ee ef ms (LEA Cae ae # P 2 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT SIGHTING OF UNIDENTIFIED LIGHT AREA REPORTED ON FROM (Agency) EASTON CENTER COMMUNITY ,ME(N46°371$W67947!) | FLIGHT 3-G, 46024 AISS, PIAFB DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION — EVALUATION — 4 March 1953 2 Ma…
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t 26444785 20060476F 001 002 2013

Foia Release Confidential Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
This document contains a redacted email correspondence related to UAP/UFO incidents, particularly focusing on the Roswell incident and the government's response to UFO sightings. It discusses various theories, eyewitness accounts, and government cover-ups regarding extraterrestrial encounters.