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733667-001-011-0046

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document details the personal account of Captain Kenju Terauchi regarding the sighting of unidentified flying objects while piloting Japan Airlines Flight 1628 over Alaska on November 17, 1986. The account describes extremely bright lights and a silhouette of a gigantic spaceship, leading to a request for a change in flight course.
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733667-001-012

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document details the communications and actions taken by Japan Airlines Flight 1628 on November 18, 1986, regarding an unidentified traffic sighting. The radar data from Anchorage Center did not confirm the presence of the reported traffic, and no further information was received from civil or military sources.
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733667-001-014

Radar Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document is a transcription of communications involving Japan Airlines Flight 1628 on November 18, 1986, during which the flight crew reported unidentified traffic in their vicinity. The transcript includes exchanges between the flight crew and air traffic control, detailing radar contacts and visual sightings of an unidentified object.
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733667-001-024-0009

News Article Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document is a press release from the FAA regarding a press conference to discuss the inquiry into unidentified air traffic related to Japan Airlines flight 1628 on November 17, 1986. It outlines the materials that will be presented, including radar data, photographs, and pilot interviews.
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733667-001-031-0032

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
…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.
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333336156

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
…RTI COMmuilo oul (CLASSIFICATION) APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 enn ; REPORT gee At pi 7 2, if 2 / AIR INTELLIGENCE. INFORMATION REPORT SUBJECT Report of Information on Unidentified eee Objects AREA REPORTED ON ROM (Agency) pes OS Ree eee aie =} OL ei~ = Sie HAT DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION 16 Jan 1953. “4 ee mi. V4 CAS ean aime PREPARED BY (Officer)…
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733667-02-001-0019

News Article Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document discusses an incident involving a Japanese Air Lines cargo plane that reported being followed by an unidentified flying object (UFO) while flying over Alaska. Air traffic controllers tracked an image on radar that appeared to follow the aircraft, leading to an FAA investigation.
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333336175

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… Saved A /} VCOUNTHY 4 * )” "REPORT NO. (LEAVE BLANK) | United States AFXOI FLYOBRPT 8-52 a : AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT _ Reporting of Information on Unidentified Flying Objects AREA REPORTED ON FROM (Agency) 1G -—~ Michigan Director of Intelligence, Hg Tenth AF DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION 19 aug 52 18 Aug 52 0-3 PREPARED BY (Offi…
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733667-002-002-0010

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The document discusses the research and theories of Dr. Deardorff regarding extraterrestrial life and UFO sightings, highlighting his belief in the 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. Sena…
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333336185

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…e significance in final one-sentence paragraph. List inclosures at lower left. Begin tert of report on AF Form 112—Part IT.) 1. Forwarded herein is a report of unidentified flying objects as obtained by the 1946th AACS Squadron, S-2, officer Capt. Frederick A, Boswell, AO~2044539, 12 August 1952, &. About 2300 hours local on 11 August the Fire Department cal…
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333336188

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…5 miles distant from their lookout tower. be The object was approximately 100 feet long and proportionately wide; "space ship"-like in appearance; dull, silver—white in color; soundless; moved at about 20 miles per hour; no flame or other visible means of propulsion although at the rear end there was a hole as in a jet aircraft; two very small, under—proport…
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23857122-1473-539395-0001

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…rch 1953, This object was observed by twelve (12) persons of the GOC, and was reported as oval in shape, with two (2) fairly large shafts, glowing like a star, white, orange, blue, and green in color, traveling at jet speed, at an altitude of approximately 20,000 to 25,000 feet. Color was later given as orange, No sound was audible. Object was observed for a…
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333336387

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…rch 1953, This object was observed by twelve (12) persons of the GOC, and was reported as oval in shape, with two (2) fairly large shafts, glowing like a star, white, orange, blue, and green in color, traveling at jet speed, at an altitude of approximately 20,000 to 25,000 feet. Color was later given as orange, No sound was audible. Object was observed for a…
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23857122-1633-559606-0001

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…object sighted between 1800 and 1900 (CST), 2 July 1953. 2e One (1) object reported, round in shape, ranging in size of pin head to an automobile, described as white or shining by most observers, no trail or exhaust, no propulsion system; eight observers reported slow movement or waving back and forth, and five (5) observers reported no movement, no sound or…
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23857122-1209-480802-0002

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TRUE COPY On the 17th of December, 1952 at 0757 hours at the campus of Cornell University, Ithaca, New York - the following aerial phenomenon was observed: a . Light resembling a jet exhaust, greenish—blue with an orange-red trail was moving in a westerly direction at a very high speed. It appeared to traverse 30 degrees of arc in approximately two seconds. …
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23857122-1209-480802-0003

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… one-sentence paragraph. List inclosures at lower left. Begin text of report on AF Form 112—Part II.) 1. This report contains information of the sighting of an aerial phenomenon from the campus of Cornell University at 0757, 17 December 1952, 2. Lt. Kubanis reported in letter form the observation of a light resembl- ing a jet exhaust, greenish-blue with an o…
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23857122-1209-480802-0004

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TRUE COPY On the 17th of December, 1952 at 0757 hours at the campus of Cornell University, Ithaca, New York the following aerial phenomenon was observed: a light resembling a jet exhaust, greenish-—blue with an orange-red trail was moving in a westerly direction at a very high speed. It appeared to traverse 30 degrees of arc in approximately two seconds. Hig…
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23857122-1480-540021-0005

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4 5 March 1953 SZLTALTEMENI On 3..March,1953 while leading a flight of three F-S4 aircraft on a simulated combat ‘strike. to Nellis AFB convoy #5, I observed a high altitude condensation pattern of an aireraft or object of peculiar and unfamiliar shape and size, At the time of observation we were cruising at 25000 feet altitude at 500 MPH true airspeed and o…
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333336443

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AF FORM"112—PART | APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 REPORT NO, Maske 4 | os LOAD «1,53 2 ae INTELLIGENCE INFORMATIOl Unidentified Flying Object _ AREA REPORTED ON FROM (Agency) Alaska 10th Air Divisien (Defense) __ DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION 21 Feb 53 18 Feb 53 F6 PREPARED BY (Officer) SOURCE Major John S. Masterson 39th Air Police Squadron REFERENCES…