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This document is an aircraft incident record detailing an event involving a Boeing 737 operated by Alaska Airlines on January 29, 1987, near McGrath, Alaska. The report indicates no injuries or fatalities, and the aircraft was involved in a minor incident categorized under general aviation.

This document is a personnel statement from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regarding an incident involving aircraft JL1628 on November 18, 1986. The report details the communication between air traffic control and the aircraft as it encountered an unidentified object in its vicinity.

The FAA has reopened its investigation into unidentified flying objects (UFOs) reported by a Japan Air Lines crew over Alaska on November 17, 1986. The inquiry aims to identify an unknown object that appeared on radar and was seen by the crew, which was initially dismissed as 'random clutter.'

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…ng the same space of time (about half an hour) on the night ° of 7 January 1916 observers at Lockbourne Air Force Base, observers at Clinton County AFB and the pilot of an aircraft flying from Dayton to Washington reported an unidentified object in the sky. All reports agreed as to the color and general appearance of the object, and as to the fact that its l…

… EL ae ne eo eT ee RTT Ae eee 1h RE Bd SIN sy Diag Abaddon AL eR nod dat Piensa eae Hq Fifth Air Force, APO 710 INT IR-U/AC-10 Py wi 3 YF, PAGE r—f — PAGES the pilot cid not get over excited on observing the object but tried his best to overtaxe, observe and report it. it aneis a Be ake =a Lt. Hae Sketch (QPsiznting) : ntell Req Div/Office of Deputy Ae Intel…

…rport - 5 April 19&2 Froz a position near Svant, Texas at A500ft indicsted altituce, om a a heading of “130°, on the night of 2 April, 1952, at 2042 hours, the pilot, Capt Jom “orin and 1 toge ther saw an object similar to a shooting star or The object started from the horizon to the South gr passed over head - Matesore -_ to the Yorth. I approxicate the hea…

… bie te ; | | (CLASSIFICATION) . ; « s f f ; one ° 5 heen vy U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE ; 1950 O-—-918331 Declassification Authority: NND 57565 instructor pilot, 0-47, 4534 Al Gernany _ DATE OF REPORT 26 April 52 Albert 5. Prudence, Capt., USAF REFERENCES (Control number, directive, previous report, ete., as applicable) aircraft maintenance officer ‘and…

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…ight blinked and no sound was heard. . I was able to follow it thru the glasses approximately five minutes pefore it became faded and disappeared. ie? haps the pilot or copilot or bota of the plane that first caught may attention spotted the object. I believe the plane was a regularly scnedu Het airliner, It is a possibility the object moved the way it did t…

…l light blinked and no sound was heard, I was able to follow it thru the glasses approximately five minutes before it became faded and disappeared. Perhaps the pilot or copilot or both of the plane that first caught my attention spotted the object. I believe the plane was a regularly scheduled airliner, It is a possibility the object moved the way it did to …

…accordance with AFL 20065, Dated 29 April 1952. ‘The object was also sighted by at least two fighter aircraft from other squadrons, The. convereation among the pilots and R O's was heard by A/1C Ferdinand who was on duty at the ADDC. Not knowing which of the pilots and R O's were talking the conversations went as follows; Pilot said, "De you see that thing a…

…ON (CLASSIFICATION) AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT FROM (Agency) 74th Ftr-Intcp Sq REPORT NO. Presque Isle AFB, Maine PAGE 2 OF 3 PAGES Statement of Fe94B Pilot On 29 Jan 53 I was flying as pileot in a F-94B aircraft on a routine training flight. After making a few intercepts on another F~94, the GCI station vectored us to the Millinocket area to interc…

…ever spotted the Be29 which was supposedly flying over Houlton at Approximately 1000 EST on a magnetic heading of 070 degrees, When over the St. John River the pilot spotted an object straight ahead of us, I finally saw the object after he had pointed it out repeatedly. We turned right so as to displace object to the left, We then resumed our 070 degrees hea…

…ately 5~7 seconds. (4) From Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico. (5) Observers reliability considered excellent. Observers were C. D. Chapman, former Air Force pilot and John ©, Tarlton. (6) WX Albuquerque; broken clouds 30~-35,000 ft. MSL, visibility 40 miles, (7), (8), (9) and (10) All negative. Negative. Coe GLEN D PARRISH Ist Lt., USAF Director of Intell…

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…f flying saucers have been frequent in this area during the past few weeks. One Was seen near Myrtle Beach a week befere the Booth shooting. & Marine Gorps jet pilot pursued ami lost a strange eraft along the Carolinas coast. Last Friday, anether was seen by four people at Myrtle Beach, heard by mother, then seen by six others a few minutes later over Marion…

…asing altitude to 3,000 feet, positioning itself approximately 500 yards on starboard rear of USAF C-47. YAK-9 Aircraft was not seen again after passing out of pilot's line of sight. No apparent markings or insignia. Aircreft passed over YAK-9 at approximately 1117Z, 23 January 1953, TAS 148 knots. KK THOMA lst Lt., USAF Air Intelligence Officer i eT) a q | …