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This document outlines the available records related to the unidentified traffic sighting involving JAL Flight 1628 on November 18, 1986. It includes various FAA forms and transcripts from interviews with the flight crew, detailing their experiences and observations during the incident.

The FAA released documents regarding a reported UFO sighting by a Japan Air Lines flight crew over Alaska on November 17, 1986. The FAA could not confirm the sighting but investigated to ensure no safety hazards existed in the air traffic control system.

This document discusses various sightings and investigations related to unidentified flying objects (UFOs) in July 1947, particularly focusing on reports from Boise, Idaho, and surrounding areas. It includes accounts from military personnel and civilians, as well as references to media coverage and governmental responses.

The document discusses a UFO sighting by the crew of Japan Airlines Flight 1628 on November 17, 1986, which was corroborated by radar data. The crew reported seeing strange lights, which were later analyzed and attributed to various factors, including the planet Jupiter and atmospheric conditions.

This document details the events surrounding a UFO sighting by the crew of Japan Airlines Flight 1628 while flying over Alaska. The crew reported seeing strange lights that appeared to follow their aircraft, leading to an investigation by FAA officials. The incident sparked significant media interest and raised questions about the FAA's handling of UFO repor…

This document recounts the experiences of Japan Airlines pilot Kenju Terauchi during a flight over Alaska on November 17, where he observed mysterious lights and objects in the sky, leading him to believe they were extraterrestrial in origin. Despite some speculation that the lights were reflections from ice crystals, Terauchi remains convinced of their othe…

… is a personnel statement from Allan J. Patchett, Jr., an Air Traffic Control Specialist at the Anchorage ARTCC, detailing an incident involving Japan Airlines Flight 628, which reported a UFO sighting on January 11, 1987.

This document details an incident involving 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.

This document details an incident involving 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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… flying object as observed by HEADQUARTERS TENTH AIR FORCE, SELFRIDGE AIR FORCE BASE, MICHIGAN on 3 August 1952. APPROVED: Le Spi Lt ¢ USAF Ass¥Aant Deputy for Operations bas hl Oy io ge Ii te i aie ot Ml i bee ae ik ae ee oe er ee “ DECLASSIFIED E.0. 624 Sec. 34) and pas Aft a of 5 Af. 10 cy yy 2§ ae Data ~~ : ~) if a e INCLS. l. signed statement ee Sketch …

… his statement that the object was a "bright fireball which is a perfectly normal body" may be accepted as the solution. JAMES A. GEY Maj Ol" » USAF Deputy for Operations » lhe AS. ia «AN ee INCLS. Ll. USAF Technical Info Sheet 2 Answers to USAF Tech Info Sheet (Essipoff) Answers to USAF Tech Info Sheet (Brand) 4. Answers to USAF Tech Info Sheet (Smith) 5. A…

This document contains a series of news releases and statements by Congressman Gerald R. Ford, primarily addressing various political issues including the Vietnam War, domestic policies, and a call for congressional investigation into UFO sightings.

This document is a letter from Steven M. Greer to President Clinton, requesting a meeting to discuss the release of information regarding UFOs and extraterrestrial intelligence (ETI). Greer emphasizes the national security implications of the UFO/ETI subject and argues for the need to terminate the covert management of this issue, advocating for transparency…

The original documents are located in Box D4, folder “Ford Press Releases, January - April 1966” of the Ford Congressional Papers: Press Secretary and Speech File at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library. Copyright Notice The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyri…

Case Number: 2006-0474-F FOI MARKER Document ID: 9508357 I1 Row: 44 Section: 6 Position: 3 Stack: v Shelf: 4 This is not a textual record. This is used as an administrative marker by the Clinton Presidential Library Staff. Original OA/ID Number: 614 RESTRICTION DATE SUBJECT/TITLE P6/b(6) 10/19/95 001. letter Presidential Records Act - [44 U.S.C. 2204(a)l 200…

This document reports two separate sightings of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) by a B-29 reconnaissance crew over Shemya, Alaska, in April 1949. The sightings involved lights exhibiting unusual characteristics and speeds, leading to speculation about their nature.

This document is a correspondence from Philip J. Klass to Paul Steucke regarding discrepancies in the flight path of Japan Airlines flight JAL-1628. Klass highlights inconsistencies between the FAA's reconstructed flight path and the pilot's radio communications.