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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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…ct (UFO) sighting over Alaska reported by a Japan Airlines cargo crew on November 17, 1986. The FAA has reopened its inquiry into the incident, collecting data and interviewing witnesses to identify the object.

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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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…mall from the ground but was slightly larger than a star, Captain Gleason could not estimate its size because its altitude was unknown, The object was noisless and gave off a white glow as it passed overhead on a course due west. Before it dropped over the horizon it veered to the north-west, gaining altitude, It then dropped out of sight, Approximately one …

…at appre ximately- 25000 £¢, The clouds: obscured the ob jacte “ene Pe were immediately lost fron sight. At the time of original sighting there vas a clear sky backgrowmd. The objects were lost momentarily when they passed near the sun. They reappeared on the edze of the sun. ; : : . yee ee | The objects remained in vision for ap pproximately 5 minutes. Coor…

…I) Vo . a . AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT FROM (Agency 1-53 PAGE = OF 2 PAGES Hq WRAMA, Robins AFB, Ga. 3, Observers stated that the object was shapeless and they detected no vibra- tions, smoke, flame or odor. 4. Check with Base Weather Station, Robins ANB, Ga. and Weather Station, Cochran Field (Macon Municipal Airport) Georgia, revealed that no weat…

… I finally saw the object after he had pointed it out repeatedly. We turned right so as to displace object to the left, We then resumed our 070 degrees heading and chased the object for several minutes at a speed of .8 Mach at 23,000 feet (approx 470 K TAS). We did not close on the object and soon broke off because of low fuel supply. The object was gray and…

* a, ¥rL AF FORM 112—PART Il (CLASSIFICATION) APPROVED 1! JUNE 1948 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT FROM (Agency) REPORT NO. Commanding Officer 3d Air Reserve District, Austin, Tek I | pacE = OF 2 PAGES The following is information gained from interview with Lewis L. Chandler concern- ing observation of unidentified object: 1. DESCRIPTION: Object appeare…

…EWISHIES, PEM Te se coy JA On / AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION ORT SUBJECT FLYOBRPT AREA REPORTED ON FROM (Agency) 2h¢h Air Division (Defense) Albuquerque, N Mex and Amarillo, Texas Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico DATE OF REPORT | DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION 15 January 1953 27 December 1952 Bel PREPARED BY (Officer) SOURCE Civ Airl ine Pilot 5 GLEN D PA…

…inclosures at lower left. Begin tert of report on AF Form 112—FPart II.) Returning from Lake Genova, Wisconsin at approximately 2130 CST, 23 February 1953, Mr. and Mrs. Mike Hilton of Elkhorn, Wisconsin, telephone 141, who were then at approximately 42-08N/88-32W, observed a light yellow ball shaped object in the southwestern sky at an estimated distance of …

…approximately 3 miles from Hancock Field, (no direction given), at approximately 205 EST, March 1953. The object was of dirigible type, with holes in the sides and flashing a yellow light. The altitude was given as tree- top level. No other information was given as to description, speed, or direction. Observer, Mrs. Gohn, stated that this is the third time t…

…e with the vessel at an averace walking speed, it was almost directly above him when he fired at it; his bullet struck with & metallic sound. The craft shot up and away instantly and was beyond rance when Booth fired a second Gime. "It took off at a speed I'd estimate at 700 miles an how," Booth said today. "Tl never heard of a blimp going that fast.” CAkj-m…

…- ron: A/2C DARCE R, ODOM, AF 18356875, A/2C JEWELL Ww. WILLINGHAM, AF 18 396 441, A/3C AUGUSTUS J. WORMUTH, AF 23 746 279, A/3C ROBERT A, WOOD, AF 27 O11 420, and A/® NORMAN S. MOTTS, JR, AF 12 342 976, The object is described as a large red light, estimated to be thirty-six (36) inches in diameter froma distance of 3/8ths of a mile and an altitude ef 1500 …

…ificance in final one-sentence paragraph. List inclosures at lower left. Begin text of report on AF Form 112—Part II.) This report involves the visual sighting and observ,tion of an unusual light in the sky west of King Salmon, Alaska at approximately 08002 7 Feb 53 by four individuals; one USAF officer and three CAA operations and/or communications personne…

…control tower operator at King Salmon CAA control tower. I was in the CAA communications at the time I received the call from James Burrus to come to the tower and take a look at a strange light in the sky. I observed the light for about six minutes. The shape of the light was as I have sketched below and changed from an orange color to white several times. …