Evidence Explorer

This document outlines the results of a public relations initiative conducted in Alaska in 1987, focusing on the dissemination of information related to UAP/UFO inquiries. It highlights the agency's efforts to maintain transparency and integrity while managing media interest and public requests for information.

… 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.

This document is a magazine issue from People Weekly dated January 26, 1987, featuring various articles, including a notable account of a UFO encounter by veteran airline pilot Kenju Terauchi.

A request for a copy of a UFO report related to a Japanese flight over Fairbanks, Alaska, dated March 16, 1987.

This document appears to be a fragment of a communication related to a UAP sighting, dated March 3, 1987, and sent by an individual named David A. Kidd from Santa Monica, CA.

…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.

A request for information on purchasing a report regarding a UFO sighting involving Japanese aircraft over Alaska, dated March 6, 1987.

A request for UFO sighting photos made by Darlene Sandersfeld to the FAA in 1987.

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

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

This document is a record of a telephone call between a Public Affairs Officer and journalist Phillip Klass regarding the JAL 1628 UFO incident and Klass's article referencing a complete FAA transcript.

The document is a white paper summarizing the Japan Air Lines (JAL) UFO incident that occurred on November 17, 1986. It discusses the initial media coverage, FAA investigations, and analysis of radar data related to the incident.

A letter from Dr. Richard F. Haines, a NASA scientist, to the FAA requesting information and transcripts related to the Japan Airlines flight 1628 incident and another unidentified aerial phenomena sighting in Alaska.

The FAA released documents regarding a 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. Analysis revealed that the radar anomaly was a split return from the JAL aircraft, not another aircraft.

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 air traffic safety.

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.

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.

A request for information regarding an unidentified object that reportedly stalked a Japanese airline, sent to the Federal Aviation Administration in 1987.

This document discusses the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) investigation into a UFO sighting reported by a Japan Air Lines pilot over the Arctic Ocean in November 1986. Despite the FAA's conclusion that the radar blips were likely 'split-radar returns' and not an actual UFO, there has been significant public interest in the reports, leading to the F…

The FAA is responding to significant public interest in a UFO sighting reported by a Japan Airlines pilot in November 1986. The agency is offering a comprehensive package of information about the incident for a fee, including tapes, drawings, and radar data.