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47323287

Foia Release Unclassified Released Jun 15, 2026 Credibility 70% Original ↗
47323287
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733667-001-020

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document details the radar analysis and eyewitness accounts related to the Japan Airlines Flight 1628 incident on November 17, 1986, where the crew reported being followed by unidentified flying objects. The FAA's investigation revealed uncorrelated radar signals, which were attributed to radar quirks rather than a separate object.
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ufo4

Fbi Memo Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
This document contains various reports and accounts of sightings of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) or flying discs, primarily from the summer of 1947. Witnesses describe seeing objects with unusual shapes and movements, often at high speeds and altitudes. The reports include descriptions of the objects' appearances, sounds, and behaviors, as well as reac…
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333336332

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
…53 | Baek PREPARED BY (Officer) SOURCE R TJ, , Welch, A/lc, USAF; Z.G, Dennis, GLEN D PARRISH, lst Lt., UsSar __|A/le, USAF; RE, larson, A/3c, USAF REFERENCES (Control number, directive, previous report, etc., as applicable) AFL 200-5, dated 29 April 1952 SUMMARY: (Eater concise summary of report. Give significance in final one-sentence paragraph. List inclo…
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20060474F 001 019 2023

Foia Release Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
This document contains a collection of cables and reports from the Clinton Presidential Records, focusing on various topics including UFO sightings, political tensions, and social issues in different regions. It includes references to UFO-related incidents in Colombia and Chile, as well as discussions on political and social stability in various contexts.
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[01/08/1999 - 12/15/2000] — Page 2023

Foia Release Unclassified Released Jun 15, 2026 Credibility 70% Original ↗
RESTRICTION DATE SllBJECT/TITLE P3/b(3) 01/08/99 001. cable P3/b(3) 01/14/99 002. cable P3/b(3) 03/02/99 003. cable P3/b(3) 03/30/99 004. cable Pl/b(l) 07/22/99 005. cable P3/b(3) 08/07/99 006. cable Pl/b(l) 10/22/99 [Provincial Governors] (7 pages) 007. cable Pl/b(l) 01/24/00 [International Tensions] (3 pages) 008. cable P3/b(3) 07/28/00 009. cable b(7)(C) …
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333336166

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…NFORMATION EVALUATION 27 February 1955 2) February 1953 FO ‘PREPARED BY (Officer) SOURCE JOHN F. FARNHAM 1/LT., USAF MR & MRS CLARENCE CAMBRIDGE | “REFERENCES (Control number, directive, previous report, etc., as applicable) A..F. LTR 200-5, TWX F5G 4602d AISS # 774, 25 February 1953 SUMMARY: (Enter concise summary of report. Give significance in final one-s…
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733667-001-003

Foia Release Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
The document discusses the analysis of the Japan Air Lines (JAL) Flight 1628 UFO incident that occurred on November 17, 1986. The pilot, Captain Kenju Terauchi, reported seeing a UFO while flying over Alaska, which was later attributed to misidentification of celestial bodies, particularly the planet Jupiter. The analysis includes insights from FAA data and …
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733667-001-015

Military Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document is a transcription of communications regarding the Japan Airlines Flight 1628 incident on November 18, 1986, where the flight reported unidentified traffic during its flight near Alaska.
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23857122-1403-531545-0004

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…t observed concurrently with radar observation. (8), (9) and (10) All negative, COMMENTS of Preparing Officer: Negative. COMMENTS of Approving Officer: Weather balloons are released daily at 0300Z (2000 MST) at points located near Phoenix, Ariz; Winslow, Ariz; Denver, Colo; Albuquerque, N Mex; White Sands, N Mex; las Vegas, Nev; Big Springs, Tex; and Bl Paso…
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23857122-1310-496480-0008

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…an Islands. These charts are designed primarily for piloting, which is also known as contact flying. They contain a LIGHT SIGNAL PROCEDURES FOR AIRPORT TRAFFIC CONTROL The following procedures are used by airport traffic control towers in the control of aircraft not equipped with radio. These same procedures will be used to control aircraft equipped with rad…
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23857122-1472-539243-0007

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… i iGaat H Hard surfaced runway S Normally sheltered OoLS 62 46 Length of longest runway take-off area 2870 278 126.18 Ny in hundreds of feet 6 278 126.18 2870 Control tower transmitting frequencies Length of longest runway in hundreds of feet § VALLEY (750 L — 32 When information is lacking, the respective character will be replaced by a dash AIR NAVIGATION…
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733667-001-030

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
On January 29, 1987, Alaska Airlines Flight 53 reported an unidentified target on their weather radar while flying at 35,000 feet near McGrath, Alaska. The target moved rapidly and was not visually confirmed by the crew. FAA and USAF investigations found no other aircraft in the area.
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733667-001-024

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document details the FAA's investigation into the reported UFO sighting by Japan Airlines flight 1628 on November 17, 1986. The investigation included interviews with the flight crew and analysis of radar data, which suggested that the sighting was likely a split radar return rather than an unidentified aircraft.
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23857122-1633-559606-0001

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…eather officer advises all winds aloft from Northwest at 2100 (CST), and winds practically the same 1500 (CST). The weather officer also advises that a weather balloon was in this locality at the time of sighting but balloon should have appeared from the Northwest instead of the Southeast. The fact that a weather balloon was in this vicinity is substantiated…
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Sky View Final Draft

Scientific Study Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
… research, the establishment of the All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), and the methodologies used to analyze UAP data from the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC).
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23857122-1607-551863-0001

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…observation not exactly common but at least one which has been repeated, b. A weather ballon released either from Atlanta Municipal airport or other locations, Balloons released at Atlanta and Dobbins at 03002, k Wind was prevailing from the North but according to Mr. Cook was slight at Porterdale, Allowing for variances in wind and possible erroneous time r…
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333336563

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…observation not exactly common but at least one which has been repeated, b. A weather ballon released either from Atlanta Municipal airport or other locations, Balloons released at Atlanta and Dobbins at 03002, Wind was prevailing from the North but according to Mr. Cook was slight at Porterdale, Allowing for variances in wind and possible erroneous time rep…
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20060474F 001 013 2023

Foia Release Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
…iscusses a denial by the Mars Air Force regarding rumors of a UFO crash near Ares Vallis, Mars. General Rgrmrmy The Lesser stated that the object was a weather balloon, not an alien spacecraft, despite public skepticism and conspiracy theories suggesting a government cover-up.
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25 Sky View Final Draft

Foia Release Unclassified Released Jun 15, 2026 Credibility 70% Original ↗
025 Public UAP Sightings and the Environment: An Analysis of Sky View Potential Richard M. Medina University of Utah Simon Brewer University of Utah Sean M. Kirkpatrick Department of Defense Proposed journal for submission: Annals of the American Association of Geographers Introduction There has been growing interest by the United States government in Uniden…