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Matching “USAF (Alaska Air Command)” across titles, summaries, and full OCR text.

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733667-001-017-0002

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 40% Original ↗
This document appears to be a position log from the Anchorage Air Route Traffic Control Center dated November 18, 1986. It includes references to various codes and personnel responsible for certain positions, but the text is largely garbled and lacks coherent information.
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733667-001-020-0004

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…inistration discusses the radar split image phenomenon observed during JAL flight 1628 on November 17, 1986. It acknowledges the interpretation provided by the Alaskan Region Air Traffic Division and includes an analysis of uncorrelated primary and beacon targets.
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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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733667-001-029-0003

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
This document details a communication between air traffic control and a pilot regarding an unidentified flying object (UFO) observed during a flight near Arctic Village. The pilot reported seeing lights and indicated that the UFO was responding to their signals before losing sight of it.
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733667-001-031-0032

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This document is a personnel statement from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regarding an incident involving aircraft JL1628 on November 18, 1986. The report details the communication between air traffic control and the aircraft as it encountered an unidentified object in its vicinity.
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733667-002-003-0008

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This document is a correspondence from the FAA regarding a request for records related to a UFO sighting by Japan Air Lines on November 17, 1986. The FAA is in the process of compiling the records and will send a copy of the pilot's second interview upon completion.
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733667-002-003-0013

Foia Release Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
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.
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733667-02-001-0030

News Article Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
An article from the Anchorage Times discusses a UFO sighting by a Japan Air Lines pilot, who mistook the planet Jupiter for an unidentified flying object. The article explores the psychological aspects of UFO sightings and the tendency of individuals to interpret celestial bodies as extraterrestrial phenomena.
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733667-002-008-0069

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This document is a request for a copy of an FAA form related to a sighting reported by a Japan Air Lines pilot on January 17, 1986. The request was made by Scott A. Elliott and includes details about the costs associated with obtaining the form.
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23857122-0261-64425-0008

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…tional Archives, dated June 1948, concerning unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP). It includes references to intelligence evaluations and assessments related to air intelligence.
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733667-002-002-0010

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
The document discusses the research and theories of Dr. Deardorff regarding extraterrestrial life and UFO sightings, highlighting his belief in the existence of advanced alien societies and the potential for their observation of Earth. It also mentions notable UFO incidents, including the disappearance of pilot Frederick Valentich and a sighting by U.S. Sena…
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23857122-0261-64425-0014

Military Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
A pilot's report from 1949 detailing an encounter with an unidentified light during a weather reconnaissance mission over Shemya Air Force Base.
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733667-002-002-0013

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
… various locations across the United States in 1980 and 1981. The sightings describe objects with unusual shapes, speeds, and behaviors, often interacting with aircraft in close proximity.
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23857122-0457-180273-0015

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This document outlines the procedures for analyzing UAP sightings, including data collection, statistical analysis, and consultations with various scientific and technical experts to determine the nature of reported incidents.
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23857122-0457-180273-0349

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Incident No. 71 — 8 or 9 October 1947, daytime, Las Vegas, Nevada. An Air Force Reserve pilot reported observing a trail appearing high in the sky at an estimated spged of 400-1000 MPH. The object producing the trail was not visible. The trail was white as a cloud, and dissipated in fifteen to twenty minutes. The object proceeded in a straight line, then it …
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23857122-0457-180273-0366

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wo Saw Pd to the crew and passengers. Just preceding t} ~ : .& 18 ONSSU of a lightning stroke tq an aircraft, pilots havs re- ’ ported observing a streamer of corona dischar up on the nose, propellers or other extremity craft? of the aircraft and depends on the passage of ning stroke nearly or through the aircraft. Co . The movement of the streamer accompan …
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23857122-0457-180273-0373

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…usty weather. iwhen a lightning stroke is apvroaching an object, the brush discharge becomes especially intense.) (2) Intensely ionized, incandescent volume of air forme ing end of lightning stroke and lasting for short interval of time. This would ocour mainly during thunderstorms fol- lowing the passage of a lightning stroke. at the ground end, the termina…
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23857122-0457-180273-0406

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13 December 1948 AT -1009 3ricadier General Putt Inited States Air Force irector of Research and Development Cfice, Deputy Chief of Staff, Materiel Nashineton 25, D.C, Dear General Putt: Please refer to your letter of 18 November 1948 relative to the "flying object” problem and to Mr. Collbohm's reply dated 24 November 1948. In paragraph (b) of the reply, ir…
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23857122-1022-446840-0003

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RESTRICTED U. S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U. S. Air Force as much information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed. Please try to answer as many questions as you possibly can. The information that you give will be Used for research purposes,…
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23857122-1209-480844-0001

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APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 2 i HORM 112—PART | (CLASSIFICATION) country | REPORT NO. a) VE.BLAN. ee: USA | 1-53 ry LX OAL if got ie AIR: INTELLIGENCE. ake REPORT SUBIEEr Unidentified flyinz cbjects AREA REPORTED ON FROM (Agency) Yuma, Arizona | 4750th ABG, Yura County Airport, Ariz, DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION 6 February 1953 _5 February 19 | Sai…