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733667-001-007-0002

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document details a flight report by Capt. Kenju Terauchi regarding an unidentified air traffic sighting during JAL Flight 1628 on November 17, 1986, while flying over Greenland and Canada.
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733667-001-024-0001

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document details an interview conducted with the flight crew of Japan Air Lines flight 1628 regarding their sighting of unidentified aerial phenomena while en route to Tokyo via Anchorage, Alaska. The interviews were held by FAA officials in response to the reported sighting.
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733667-001-031-0034

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document details an interview conducted with the flight crew of Japan Air Lines flight 1628 regarding their encounter with unidentified aerial phenomena while flying over Alaska on November 17, 1986.
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733667-001-005

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document details an incident involving Japan Airlines Flight 1628, which reported an unidentified air traffic sighting on November 17, 1986. The flight crew, led by Captain Kenju Terauchi, observed strange lights and an unidentified aircraft during their flight from Reykjavik to Anchorage, Alaska.
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733667-002-003

Foia Release Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
…s correspondence related to the Japan Air Lines (JAL) UFO sighting incident reported by Captain Kenju Terauchi on November 17, 1986. It includes requests for information from various individuals and organizations seeking details about the sighting and related FAA documentation.
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733667-001-012-0003

Military Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document provides a chronological account of the alleged UAP sightings reported by Japan Airlines Flight 1628 on November 18, 1986, detailing interactions between the flight crew and air traffic control regarding unidentified traffic.
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733667-001-021

Military Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
This document contains simulations related to the flight of Japan Air 1628 (JL1628) on November 18, 1986, detailing the plotted positions and interactions with unidentified objects during the flight.
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733667-001-029-0008

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
… document is a personnel statement from Gail Ferguson, an Air Traffic Control Specialist at the Anchorage ARTCC, detailing an incident involving Japan Airlines Flight 628 on January 11, 1987. The flight reported seeing an unidentified object during its journey, prompting communication between the flight crew and air traffic control.
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333336652

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
nF Oem 112 KESTKICTEO (CLASSIFICATION) APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 | “USK-MATS an © TR~4L2-53 Bro? IDG ey G, “AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT SUBJECT Unidentified Flying Object In the Vicinity of Castle AF Base, California AREA REPORTED ON FROM (Agency) Flight Service, MATS, 3800 Newark State of California Street, N.W., Washington 25, D. C. DATE OF REPORT i DAT…
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Eglin

Military Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
The Eglin UAP case involved a military pilot's report of a potential unidentified aerial phenomenon near Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, on January 26, 2023. The object was assessed to likely be a lighter-than-air balloon, with no confirmed anomalous behavior observed.
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ufo13

News Article Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
…fied flying objects (UFOs) and the activities of civilian organizations interested in UFO phenomena. It highlights the secrecy and censorship surrounding UFO information by government agencies, particularly the Air Force.
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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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23857122-1216-481596-0003

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
™ vy stp AF FORM 112—PART II APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 pon (CLASSIFICATION) et AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT ae "suena Fighter Wing Lk- 3 IS a 2 3 While performing the duties of an Aircraft Landing Control Technicians; in specific the operation of the Plan Position Indicator portion of ground radar set AN/NPM-1 on the 23rd of January 1953 at Bergstrom Air F…
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23857122-1266-487902-0003

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
> } “ KESTER ep ( "] i AF FORM 112—PART Il =" (CLASSIFICATION) G APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT te: FROM (Agency) ‘ REPORT NO. Director of Intelligence Hgs Tenth AF AFXOI FLYOBRPT 3-52 PAGE OF PAGES 1. At O195Z, 2) July 1952, Mr. Robert A, Reidel, Jr., Broadview, Illinois, upon leaving his place of employment observed three (3) larg…
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23857122-1266-487902-0007

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
am Mena : pe OSES ESe (C/ AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT FROM (Agency) REPORT NO. Director of Intelligence gs Tenth AP AFXOI FLYOBRP® 3-52 | PAGE p OF PAGES 1s At 01352, 2 July 1952, ur. & Broadview, Illinois, upon leaving his place of employment observed three (3) large, intensely bright, seif-illuminated lights in the skys Mr. Said states that the obj…
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23857122-1403-531545-0003

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
AF FORM 112—PART It SECRET (CLASSIFICATION) APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT FROM (Agency) REPORT NO. 34th Air Division (Defense) TR=1=53W oe a a ran (1) Shape: Radar Blip Size: larger and brighter than average aircraft blip. Color: N/A Speed: Estimated 12~15 MPH, variable. Number? One Formation: Negative Maneuvers: The object first a…
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333336332

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
… % \F FORM 112 * by _Sterer bp none JUNE 1948 5 (CLASSIFICATION) COUNTRY * é REPORT NO. (LEA VE BLA UNITED. STATES TR-1-53W | E 5 . / 5 AS i AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT Unidentified Flying Objects Reporting (FLYOBRPT) AREA REPORTED ON FROM (Agency) 3hth Air Division (Defense Continental Divide, New Mexico i Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico DATE OF…
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333336464

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
« AF FORM PY—PART | 1 ELASSIFICATION) APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948: aA | [a a ee Kz ar 3 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION RES OR er ‘SUBJECT UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS AREA REPORTED ON ii FROM (Agency) ASHTYA AIR BASE, KYUSHU, JAPAN 4834 Troop Carrier Wing (M), APO 75 DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION 14 March 1953 7 March 1953 i os oe PREPARED BY (Officer)…
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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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733667-001-007-0001

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document recounts the experience of Captain Kenju Terauchi during Japan Airlines Flight 1628, which encountered unidentified flying objects (UFOs) over Alaska on November 17, 1986. The captain describes the sighting of two spaceships and a mother ship, expressing curiosity and a lack of immediate danger.