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ufo10

Police Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 70% Original ↗
The document appears to be a fragmented and poorly formatted report regarding unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) sightings, particularly around Ritchie Highway, Maryland, in 1952. It includes various eyewitness accounts, descriptions of the objects, and references to investigations by the FBI and other agencies.
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333336175

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
AF FORM 112 APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 | | ea + eee i iWiitl 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 INFORMATIO…
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ufo7

Police Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document is a police report detailing multiple sightings of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) in Portland, Oregon, in September 1967. Officers observed a bright, metallic object in the sky, described as elliptical and traveling at high speeds. Witnesses included police officers and civilians, and the report notes the credibility of the witnesses.
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23857122-1221-481980-0021

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
…trol tower transmitting frequencies pomeareck real When information is lacking, the respective character will be replaced by a dosh _—{, - L— 32 AIR NAVIGATION LIGHTS Rotating light] ea eee * Flashing light (With code). Rotating light (With flashing code) — — — ae * Pi A al OSC a Se e Rotating light (With course lights) — — — J /, .-hvw L Flashing light Se a…
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23857122-1653-565266-0004

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
… 112—PART I PEELE ALD : AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT FROM (Agency) REPORT NO. PAGE OF PAGES I was sitting in my backyard and spotted these seven (7) red lights at an estimated altitude of four (4) or five (5) thousand feet at 2140 Saturday night, 25 July 1953. ‘These stayed in sight sixteen (16) minutes. For approximately ten (10) minutes, six of thes…
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733667-001-031-0014

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
On November 17, 1986, a JAL B747 cargo flight reported an encounter with an unidentified object displaying unusual strobe lights while flying over the North Pole. The incident was corroborated by radar data from both civilian and military sources, but no further information about the object was determined.
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733667-02-001-0007

News Article Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
The FAA is forwarding radar tapes and records regarding a UFO sighting reported by Japan Air Lines pilot Kenji Terauchi, who claimed that three lights followed his Boeing 747 cargo jet over Alaska for 55 minutes. Despite radar detection, military officials dismissed the sightings as clutter.
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237UAP00481

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
…ular formation while flying near Brownlee, Idaho. The lights exhibited high-speed movement and occasionally formed a line, with one light becoming particularly bright before disappearing.
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237UAP00482

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
…5 reported observing multiple lights in a triangular formation while flying near Brownlee Reservoir, Idaho. The lights exhibited high-speed movement and varied brightness, with one light disappearing after becoming particularly bright.
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237UAP00611

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
On February 18, 2024, a Gulfstream GLF4 aircraft (N151SD) reported observing three bright lights exhibiting rapid and dramatic movements at high altitude near Lamar, Colorado. The lights were also seen by another aircraft, American 2514, but were not detected on TCAS, although they appeared on ATC facility radar.
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733667-02-001-0027

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
…, 1986, Japan Air Lines pilot Kenju Terauchi reported a close encounter with a UFO while flying over Alaska. The incident involved two cylindrical objects with bright lights that maneuvered in formation with his aircraft, leading to radar confirmations from Anchorage air traffic control and the U.S. Air Force.
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595507

Foia Release Unclassified Released Jun 15, 2026 Credibility 70% Original ↗
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23857122-1684-572947-0004

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
…Sgt Hallstrom made a motion for me to come over to the barracks. When I got there he told me to quickly turn out the lights on the vehicle and he pointed out a bright red object. To me it looked like a fire as it was bright reddish orange. It stayed bright for a few seconds then went dim, I moved about four feet in a different direction and it became bright
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Military Report Confidential Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document is a compilation of reports and findings from Project Blue Book, detailing the status of unidentified flying object (UFO) sightings and investigations conducted by the U.S. Air Force during the early 1950s. It includes statistical analyses, evaluations of reported sightings, and insights from professional astronomers regarding the nature of the…
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733667-001-005-0003

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
…g unidentified air traffic observed by the crew of JAL flight 1628 on November 17, 1987, as they approached Anchorage, Alaska. The crew reported seeing strange lights that changed position and were confirmed on radar by air traffic control.
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733667-001-010-0002

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
A pilot reported observing multiple unidentified lights during a flight, describing their appearance and behavior in relation to the aircraft.
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733667-001-011-0087

Military Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
…olving unidentified air traffic observed by the crew of Japan Airlines flight 1628 while approaching Anchorage on November 17. The crew reported seeing strange lights that changed position and were confirmed on radar by air traffic control.
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733667-001-029-0001

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
Captain Terauchi of Japan Airlines Flight #628 reported sightings of unusual lights while flying over Alaska on January 11, 1987. The lights appeared at different positions relative to the aircraft and were later attributed to village lights obscured by atmospheric conditions.
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23857122-1249-486160-0002

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
…ly four (4) times larger than a Star, numbers originally stationary white light at 8,000 feet but at the beginning of the climb separated into two (2) distinct lights as these on an aircraft for landing lights, aerodynamic features: high rate of climb, no glow or beam as landing lights give out. Dissappeared on heading of 270 degrees, speed approximately 75 …