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23857122-0457-180273-0339

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Incident No. 111 — 1 April 19:7, 0955 Hours, Central Phillipines. An Fel7 pilot leading three other aircraft at 1500 ft saw an object y Ss approximately three miles awav at 1000 ft. Object appeared to be a nl om re ea oe ok aetie | leek: deen dom ££. 4 a2"« oe 4 ae ieee lek . flying wing thirty by twenty feet, silver in color. The pilot turned ety Bk ce ose …
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733667-02-001-0014

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This document discusses the phenomenon of UFO sightings reported by pilots, highlighting a specific incident involving a Japan Air Lines cargo jet. It features insights from NASA scientist Richard Haines, who has compiled over 3,000 UFO reports from pilots over the past two decades. The document details the nature of these sightings, including objects that a…
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23857122-0457-180273-0342

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Incident Noe 75 -— 13 August 1947, 1300 hours, Smoke River Canyon, Idaho. A farmer together with his two sons, ten and eight years of aye, witnessed an object move down a canyon. It was in view only momentarily at a distance of 400 feet, and approximately 75 feet above the rround. The object made a swish= o i bad - to vw ing sound, and was sky~blue in color.…
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23857122-0457-180273-0344

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Incident No. -- 3 July 1947, 1430 Hours, South Brooksville, WO a tk a This observer, an "astronomer", heard e loud roar and with difficulty observed at 50° elevation approximately ten very light-colored obiects traveling N. | have covered 1 1/2” angular jiameter in the sky, bunched together with no reguler formtion. He caloulated that at a distance of 10 mil…
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733667-02-001-0016

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This document discusses an incident involving Japan Air Lines Flight 1628, where the pilot reported seeing three unusual lights while flying over Alaska. The FAA is investigating the sighting, which included a large unidentified flying object (UFO) detected on the pilot's weather radar.
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23857122-0457-180273-0345

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Incident No. 79 -~ April 1947, Richmond, Virginia Ab weather bureau observer at the Richmond Station observed on three dif- ferent occasions, during the six-month period prior to April 19h7, disc~like metal chrome object. All sirhtings were made through a dolite while making pibal observations. On the last reported si the balloon was at 15,000 fest altitude,…
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733667-02-001-0023

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This document discusses an incident involving Japan Airlines Flight 1628, where the pilot reported seeing three unidentified lights in the sky while flying over Alaska. The FAA has stepped up its investigation into the sighting, which included a large darkened globe and smaller lights that changed angles. The pilot, Kenji Terauchi, reported the lights to air…
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23857122-0457-180273-0349

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Incident No. 71 — 8 or 9 October 1947, daytime, Las Vegas, Nevada. An Air Force Reserve pilot reported observing a trail appearing high in the sky at an estimated spged of 400-1000 MPH. The object producing the trail was not visible. The trail was white as a cloud, and dissipated in fifteen to twenty minutes. The object proceeded in a straight line, then it …
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23857122-0457-180273-0350

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Incident Noe 37 -—- ly; October 1947, 1200 hours, eleven miles North, N. &. of Cave Creek, Arizonae Two mine operators observed one object at S000 to 10,000 ft altitude, travel- ing 350 MPH S.E. in a straight line for a period of 45-60 seconds. The object © was red against the sky, and black against a cloud. It appeared to be three feet in diameter from poin…
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733667-02-001-0030

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An article from the Anchorage Times discusses a UFO sighting by a Japan Air Lines pilot, who mistook the planet Jupiter for an unidentified flying object. The article explores the psychological aspects of UFO sightings and the tendency of individuals to interpret celestial bodies as extraterrestrial phenomena.
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23857122-0457-180273-0351

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Incident Noe LO ~ 7 July 19,7, 1600’ hours, Phoenix, Airzona. One observer Witnessed an elliptical, flat, gray object, measuring 20-30 ft across, flying 400-600 PH, spiraling downward to 2ooo ft from ‘cc ft, then ascending at a 5° angle into an overcast. Observer ran into a garage where he obtained.a Kodak Brownie 120 box camera, adhd snapped two picture S$ …
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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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23857122-0457-180273-0353

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; i L- of 1fUs8 Fy C os nee 2 Pee a 2 o Incident No. Roce l, August 194.7, Sunset, near Bethel, Alaska, “4 y ond sf 4 rx “7 na et OMS (OF Bi Ue Mi estimated proport a and his co=pilot observed a black object of the design and approxim are} op Oy art nie 3 + ee Pee | H mM, , selage, flying at 500-1000 f£t altitude N.W. The oe en wry 1. a oink anc’) ann 4 IP Y…
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733667-02-001-0048

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On November 17, the crew of Japan Air Lines Flight 1628 reported a UFO with flashing lights following their cargo jet across the Arctic Circle. The Air Force confirmed radar detection of an object near the plane, although FAA controllers did not see it. The crew described the lights as unusual and not typical of aircraft markings.
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23857122-0457-180273-0355

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sy t 5 ee og ~~ oy) 9 re . 14 dias YON : rye Incident No. Qle- 2 June 19u7, ae Jes Moines, Iowa. The “prone. a bus driver, reported observing thirteen objects a 4 . & e ot nH celat IA na 5 “y+ (WY) RATT Wo , a eee altitude, traveling in a heise line in file at 400 MPH. 1e ob: i ~, Ad ba: FES + 4 ‘ ; 3 ; e rm AU elliptical in form “inverted saucer", le ft thi…
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23857122-0457-180273-0361

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Incident No. 10 —l July 1947, 200); hours » Boise, Idaho. An airline pilot and crew watched from the air two groups,(5 and l in mumber) of objects described as thin and smooth on the bottom and rough on top, silhouetted apainst sunset and flying “loose formation." They followed them for forty-five miles; therefore, had them in sight for approximately ten min…
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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…
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23857122-0457-180273-0379

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…, making various passes at it and attempts to ram it as he olimbed. He finally stalled out. Several inferences oan be drawn from the several reports about this incident. In the first place, when it is night, and a pilot is turning so steeply, and going such violent acrobatics, that he sometimes blacks out, as Was the oase here, it would be very diffimilt if …
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23857122-0457-180273-0017

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The document discusses the analysis of 221 incidents related to unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) and their potential explanations, including balloons, meteors, and astronomical phenomena. It highlights discrepancies between different analyses and the challenges in determining the nature of these sightings.
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23857122-0457-180273-0396

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…ication Cambridge 39, Mass. and envelope to the Commanding Officer and attention of following office symbol. ERH SUBJECT: Analysis of Project "Grudge" Reported Incidents TOs Commanding General Air Materiel Command Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Dayton, Ohio ATTN; MCIAXO 1. Reference is made to the letters from your Headquarters to this station of 22 Novembe…