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… Archives and Records Administration acknowledging the addition of Mr. Chris Snell to their mailing list for records related to the sighting of an unidentified object by the crew of Japan Airlines Flight 1628 on November 17, 1986.

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).

This document is a correspondence from the FAA regarding a request for records related to a sighting of an unidentified flying object by Japan Air Lines on November 17, 1986. The FAA indicates that they are compiling the records and will not be able to release the transcript until it is completed, expected around February 26, 1987.

A letter from John A. Kovach requesting information about a large object sighted in the North Pacific area, as reported by Payl Larvy on the radio.

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.

A request for information regarding an unidentified object that reportedly stalked a Japanese airline, sent to the Federal Aviation Administration in 1987.

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.

…their size and mass based on their motion and distance from observers. It suggests that the laws of mechanics could be applied to deduce characteristics of the objects observed.

This document is a communication from Andrews Air Force Base to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base regarding unidentified flying objects (UFOs) and recommendations for improving investigation guidelines.

…rials, but would hamper radio communications by producing static similar to the kind termed "precipi- tation static." A real lightning stroke to a non-metallic object on the ground often causes an explosive disruptive effect on the object and will cause burning of inflammable materials. Contact of so-called “bail lightning” may have physical effects on expos…

…uch violent acrobatics, that he sometimes blacks out, as Was the oase here, it would be very diffimilt if not impossible to judge at the same time what another object was doing. In the seoond place, if the pilot kept his eyes intently on the object, as © also was the case here, he would have great diffioulty in knowing and reporting later what he himself was…

…in. respectively.) General Discussion and Summary oe SEENON. in the preceding section the hypothesis has been advanced that nost reports of unidentified flying objects have been the result of persons failing to identify femiliar phenomena, such as reflections from bright surfaces in the day or lights in a night sky. It is believed that this explanation will …

…nute. First of all, it is obvious that it would usually be impossible for observers to make reliable estimates of the speed, distance, or size of such stimmlus objects. It is not possible to estimate accurately € the distance of smll bright objects viewed against a clear sky, unless the object is identified first. If you know beforehand that an object is a w…

…ely bright and luminous and it was the opinion of Mr that there was insufficient light at that hour of the day to produce that bright a reflection from a solid object. These streaks of light, with an overall span greater than & normal aircraft, were all similar. Reeds Rams Adve After seeing the first three objects called upstairs to his wite to bring the cam…

…attributed the abrasions to "poking" w sharp pointed instruments in an effort to prove the picture a hoax, ec. A thorough study of the negatives revealed that "objects" are abrasions vr. crimps in the film in the exact position as the pictured crescent-shaped odjects. hese abrasions can be induced by a slight crimping or rough handling, usually when ilm into…

…ght and luminous and it was the opinion of Mr, Maxey that there was insufficient light at that hour of the day to produce that bright a reflection from a solid object. These streaks of light, with an overall span greater than anormal aircraft, were all similar. After seeing the first three objects Mr. Maxey called upstairs to his wife to bring the camera, Wi…

… attributed the abrasions to "poking" with sharp ies tala instruments in an effort to = the picture a hoax. c. A thorough study of the momekivas revealed that "objects" are abrasions or crimps in the film in the exact position as the pictured crescent-shaped objects. These abrasions can be induced by a slight crimping or rough handling, usually when loading …

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…red to pe, a dail of |’ fire appearing on the horizon from the South and Disappearing on the horizon to the Werth. I have no ides whatsoever the altitus of the objects however, tas speed was create I vould estimate the sceed as well over 1500 wiles/hr.. Duri-g the tice that I observed the "object", I saw two snaller balls of fire appear to leave the large on…

3 April 1952 Drough-iiiller Airport Toempl, Texas ) Statement of a. Gatecr: or a light object flying threw the air. It came fram the South ona heading of North. It flew ina stright lina. at seamed Ho be holding.4t'e altitude above the earth. : I saw cit. goming ever tie water tower fron the South. It flew over head orsa little to the west and out of sight he…