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733667-02-001-0043

News Article Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
The document discusses a UFO sighting by Captain Kenju Terauchi of Japan Air Lines on November 17, 1986, during a flight over Alaska. The incident involved unusual lights and a large object that the captain believed to be of extraterrestrial origin. Despite FAA and military investigations labeling the radar evidence as artifacts, the case has revived public …
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733667-002-002-0008

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document details the extraordinary sighting of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) by Captain Kenju Terauchi during a Japan Air Lines cargo flight over Alaska in November 1986. Terauchi and his crew observed two belts of amber lights that exhibited advanced technology and maneuverability, leading Terauchi to conclude they were of extraterrestrial origin.…
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733667-002-002-0011

Foia Release Top Secret Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document details a Top Secret Air Force Intelligence report from 1955, which describes a UFO sighting by Senator Russell and his companions while traveling in Russia. The report includes eyewitness accounts and CIA follow-up interviews, highlighting the credibility of the witnesses and the nature of the UFO observed.
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237UAP00154

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
A Skywatch incident report detailing an encounter with a large unidentified balloon observed by a commercial aircraft.
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237UAP00156

Military Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
A U2 aircraft reported a large unidentified balloon during a skywatch incident on February 3, 2023.
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237UAP00161

Radar Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
A commercial aircraft reported an unidentified large balloon while flying at FL320, 51NM east of MCI on February 3, 2023.
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237UAP00168

Radar Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
A commercial aircraft reported a large unidentified balloon while flying at high altitude on February 3, 2023.
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237UAP00171

Military Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
A Skywatch Incident Report detailing an encounter with a large unidentified balloon observed by a commercial aircraft.
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237UAP00172

Radar Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
A commercial aircraft reported an unidentified large balloon while flying at 13,000 feet, with the balloon observed at approximately 500 feet above.
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237UAP00176

Radar Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
A commercial aircraft reported a large unidentified balloon while flying at high altitude on February 3, 2023.
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237UAP00181

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
A Skywatch Incident Report detailing an encounter with a large unidentified balloon observed by a commercial aircraft.
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237UAP00184

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
A commercial aircraft reported a large unidentified balloon while flying at high altitude, prompting a Skywatch incident report.
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237UAP00186

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
A commercial aircraft reported a large unidentified balloon while flying at high altitude, leading to a Skywatch incident report.
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237UAP00191

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
A Skywatch Incident Report detailing an encounter with a large unidentified balloon by a commercial aircraft.
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237UAP00193

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
A Skywatch incident report detailing an encounter with an unidentified large balloon observed by a commercial aircraft.
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237UAP00194

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
A commercial aircraft reported an unidentified balloon while flying at high altitude, prompting a Skywatch incident report.
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733667-001-011-0049

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document details a personal account of an unidentified aerial phenomenon encountered by Captain Kenju Terauchi during Japan Airlines Flight 1628 on November 17, 1986, near Talkeetna, Alaska.
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237UAP00087

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
This report details an incident involving two commercial aircraft observing unidentified lights in the vicinity of Stillwater, OK, on April 9, 2022. The lights were reported by the flight crews of UAL2330 and DAL309, both flying at high altitudes.
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237UAP00149

Military Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This report details an incident involving a commercial aircraft that observed an unidentified large silver balloon at high altitude during its flight. No evasive action was taken, and subsequent checks revealed no reports of a balloon in the area.
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733667-001-007-0003

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document details the personal account of Captain Kenju Terauchi regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon observed during Japan Airlines Flight 1628 on November 17, 1986, while flying over Alaska.