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Matching “1987 Incident” across titles, summaries, and full OCR text.

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733667-002-009-0018

Foia Release Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
…est for information and photographic material regarding an unidentified flying object reported by Japanese Airlines, sent to the FAA by Tyler Junior College in 1987.
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733667-002-009-0020

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A request for transcripts and radar recordings related to a UFO sighting by a Japanese airline pilot, dated March 5, 1987.
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733667-002-009-0026

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A request for information regarding a UFO sighting by a Japanese Airlines flight between Iceland and Alaska, dated March 7, 1987.
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733667-002-009-0050

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 15% Original ↗
The document appears to be a fragment of correspondence from F.O. Dusek, dated 1987, with unclear content and context. The text is largely illegible and lacks substantive information regarding UAP/UFO phenomena.
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733667-002-009-0051

Foia Release Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
A request for documentation regarding an alleged UFO sighting by Japan Airlines crew and radar operators in Anchorage, dated March 5, 1987.
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733667-002-009-0056

Foia Release Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
A request for information regarding a UFO sighting from November 17, 1986, sent to the Federal Aviation Administration by William Zirkel.
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733667-002-009-0070

Foia Release Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
A request for information regarding a UFO sighting from the FAA, dated March 2, 1987, by Robert Davis.
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733667-002-009-0079

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 70% Original ↗
This document is a request for information regarding a reported UFO sighting mentioned in a March 5, 1987 ABC news program. The request is made by Dennis C. Phillips.
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733667-002-009-0103

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A request for information regarding a UFO sighting by the JAL crew over Alaska, dated March 5, 1987.
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733667-002-009-0104

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
A request for information on purchasing a report regarding a UFO sighting involving Japanese aircraft over Alaska, dated March 6, 1987.
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733667-002-009-0133

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A request for UFO sighting photos made by Darlene Sandersfeld to the FAA in 1987.
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733667-002-009-0140

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 15% Original ↗
This document appears to be a fragmented and unclear record from the FAA dated 1987, possibly related to UAP/UFO sightings or incidents. The text is largely illegible and lacks coherent information.
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733667-002-010-0020

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A request for information regarding UAP sightings and radar enhancement sent to the FAA by JBM Electronics, Inc. in 1987.
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733667-002-010-0038

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A request for information regarding a sighting by a JAL pilot, sent to the FAA by Russell Wayne White in 1987.
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733667-002-010-0045

Foia Release Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
A request for information regarding a UFO sighting by a Japan Airlines pilot, dated March 9, 1987, sent to the Federal Aviation Administration.
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733667-001-003-0010

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
The document discusses a sighting of unidentified air traffic involving a C130 military flight and an Alaska Airlines flight on January 29, 1987. It mentions a breach of policy regarding the release of investigative materials related to the sighting.
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733667-001-003-0036

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document is a letter from Richard F. Haines, a research consultant, requesting meteorological data for a specific night in January 1987 in NE Alaska. The data requested includes pressure and temperature soundings, a lapse rate diagram, and winds aloft along the flight path of an aircraft.
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733667-001-019-0019

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document is a memorandum from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regarding the radar images of Japan Air Lines flight 1628, which experienced intermittent radar images attributed to 'split images'. The FAA seeks clarification on this phenomenon for public communication.
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733667-001-024-0009

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This document is a press release from the FAA regarding a press conference to discuss the inquiry into unidentified air traffic related to Japan Airlines flight 1628 on November 17, 1986. It outlines the materials that will be presented, including radar data, photographs, and pilot interviews.
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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.