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23857122-0463-187325-0001

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
…e-sentence paragraph. List inclosures at lower left. Begin text of report om AF Form 119—Part IL) 7 .d.. On 28 April 1950, at 1230 hours Item time, lst Et. was pilot- : ing an ¥-80C aircraft approximately two (2) miles west of MAKKANAI (45° 23*N-142°%1'R) © at 30,000 ft, heading 360° at 300mph indicated. The pilot observed one flying object — as approximatel…
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733667-002-008

News Article Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document contains various requests for information regarding the UFO sighting by Japan Air Lines pilot Kenjyu Terauchi on November 17, 1986. The FAA offered a mail-order package with detailed information about the incident, including tapes, drawings, and radar data.
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20060483F 001 004 2023

Foia Release Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document is a letter from Dr. Steven M. Greer, Director of the Center for the Study of Extraterrestrial Intelligence (CSETI), to President Clinton regarding the planned disclosure of information related to UFOs and extraterrestrial intelligence. It discusses the need for government cooperation in facilitating public testimony from witnesses and the impl…
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197878 [Steven Greer] — Page 2023

Foia Release Unclassified Released Jun 15, 2026 Credibility 70% Original ↗
FOIA Number: 2006-0483-F FOIA MAR This is not a textual record. This is used as an administrative marker by the William J. Clinton Presidential Library Staff. Collection/Record Group: Clinton Presidential Records Subgroup/Office of Origin: Scheduling Office Series/Staff Member: Subseries: OA/1D Number: Folder ID: Folder Title: [Stephen Greer] Stack: s 7657 R…
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333335851

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…ted On SW of Minneapol3 , i} fy i Puskas ase at exe lumdouttises 4.| 12 : : i dat Report of Unusual Airborne Object Py 4 % i Prepared by (Officer SOU rCRs onal Observation _ -—— ee eer oe References (Control number, directive, pravious report, etc., as applicable . i 8 ter Summary: (Enter concise summary of report. Give significance in final ong-sentence par…
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733667-002-007

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This document contains correspondence regarding requests for information about the Japan Airlines Flight 1628 UFO sighting that occurred on November 17, 1986. Multiple individuals expressed interest in obtaining reports, transcripts, and other materials related to the incident from the FAA.
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733667-002-009

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This document contains multiple requests for information regarding a UFO sighting reported by a Japanese airline pilot in November 1986. Various individuals and organizations are seeking documentation, photographs, and other materials related to the incident, as mentioned in a broadcast by Paul Harvey.
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23857122-1213-481193-0002

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…ut personal history. His powers of observation seem to be excellent, SOURCE has eleven (11) years service all of this as a rated. offi- cer. He is now a senior pilot with over three thousand one hundred (3100) hours and is currently assigned a 6. A check with the Moody Air Force Base weather station confirmed the weather conditions on the night of the sighti…
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23857122-1213-481193-0006

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…out personal history, His powers of observation seem to be excellent, SOURCE has eleven (11) vears service all of this as a rated offi- cer, He is now a senior pilot with over three thousand one hundred (3100) hours and is currently assigned as OIC of Base Operations. 6, A check with the Moody Air Force Base weather station confirmed the
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23857122-1480-540021-0003

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…C E INFORMATION REPORT FROM (Agency) 3600th Flying Trng Wing Luke AFB, Giendale, Arizona REPORT NO, PAGE OC OF 3 PAGES Captain Roderick D. Thompson, instructor pilot, assigned to Luke Air Force Base, reported the sighting of an unidentified object which he and two fellow officers observed while on a training mission. Investigation by this office produced the…
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UAP D020 Gemini 5 Technical Debriefing Part2 1965

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The document is a technical debriefing transcript of the Gemini V mission, focusing on the flight crew's operational experiences and observations during the mission. It includes discussions on systems operations, visual sightings, experiments, and various technical aspects of the spacecraft's performance.
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333336491

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(CLASSIFICATION) af’ RESHRICPEO PPROVES 1 JUNE 158 . y eal COUNTRY : REPORT NO, (LEAVE BLANK) 7 | a“ __Uniitea States _ TR-53 W v At @ of ¥en AGH) AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT any Unidentified Flying Object Report (Short Title: FLYOBRPT) AREA REPORTED ON FROM (Agency) Di rector of Intelligence, Hq 28th Cambria, California Air Div (Def), Hamilton AFB, …
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333336363

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…nificance in final one-sentence paragraph. List inclosures at lower left. Begin text of report on AF Form 112— 5 art II.) At 1927, PST, 9 January 1953, two (2) pilots assigned to this organization ohserved unidentified flying objects (lights) in the vicinity of Santa Ana, California while flying on &® routine training mission. An investigation was conducted …
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733667-002-002-0010

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… existence of advanced alien societies and the potential for their observation of Earth. It also mentions notable UFO incidents, including the disappearance of pilot Frederick Valentich and a sighting by U.S. Senator Richard B. Russell, Jr.
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733667-001-020-0014

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The document discusses a significant UFO sighting involving Japan Airlines Flight 1628, where the pilot reported being tailed by an unidentified object. Despite the FAA's attempts to downplay the incident, the pilot and other witnesses remained convinced of the encounter's authenticity, leading to ongoing public interest and concern about the implications fo…
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733667-001-031-0037

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
A Japan Air Lines pilot, Capt. Kenjyu Terauchi, reported seeing unidentified lights in the sky while flying over Alaska. The lights did not appear on military or FAA radar, and the incident is under investigation.
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733667-02-001-0010

News Article Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
A Japan Air Lines pilot, Capt. Kenjyu Terauchi, reported seeing unidentified lights in the sky while flying over Alaska. The lights did not appear on military or FAA radar, and there were notable differences from a previous sighting by the same pilot. Speculation arose that the lights could be a weather phenomenon known as 'bounce light effect.'
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733667-02-001-0035

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The FAA released data regarding a UFO sighting reported by a Japan Airlines pilot and crew, but concluded that the radar evidence did not support the sighting. The pilot described seeing two small UFOs and a large 'mothership', but FAA officials stated that the radar interpretation was likely a mistake.
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733667-02-001-0049

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A Japanese pilot reported being followed by a large unidentified flying object (UFO) while flying over Alaska. The incident involved three lights that followed his Boeing 747 cargo jet for nearly an hour, leading to an investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
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733667-002-002-0009

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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…