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733667-02-001-0012

News Article Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
…volving a Japan Air Lines 747 cargo plane that encountered strange flashing lights while flying over northern Alaska. The FAA could not explain the lights, and military authorities were unresponsive. The lights reportedly followed the aircraft for about 50 miles.
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733667-001-011-0080

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document is a personnel statement from Carl E. Henley, an Air Traffic Control Specialist at the Anchorage ARTCC, detailing an incident involving aircraft JL1628 on November 18, 1986. The report describes the interaction between the aircraft and air traffic control regarding unidentified traffic in the vicinity.
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733667-001-018-0001

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document is a personnel statement from Carl E. Henley, an Air Traffic Control Specialist at the Anchorage ARTCC, detailing an incident involving aircraft JL1628 on November 18, 1986. The report describes the communication between the aircraft and air traffic control regarding unidentified traffic in the vicinity.
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733667-001-018-0003

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document is a personnel statement from Samuel J. Rich, an Air Traffic Control Specialist at the Anchorage ARTCC, detailing an incident involving aircraft JL 1628 on November 18, 1986. The pilot reported seeing an unidentified large aircraft with yellow and white lights, which was not confirmed by radar.
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733667-001-018-0009

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document is a personnel statement from an Air Traffic Control Specialist at the FAA regarding an incident involving aircraft JL1628 on November 18, 1986. The report details the communication between the aircraft and air traffic control, including the sighting of an unidentified object with white and yellow strobes.
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733667-001-018-0011

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document is a personnel statement from Samuel J. Rich, an Air Traffic Control Specialist at the Anchorage ARTCC, detailing an incident involving aircraft JL 1628 on November 18, 1986, where the pilot reported seeing an unidentified large aircraft with yellow and white lights.
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733667-001-031-0032

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
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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20060474F 001 017 2023

Foia Release Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document includes various cables from the Clinton Presidential Records related to UFO sightings and media reports from 1995 to 1996. It highlights several instances of UFO reports, including eyewitness accounts and official confirmations of strange aerial sightings.
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[02/07/1995 - 05/08/1996] — Page 2023

Foia Release Unclassified Released Jun 15, 2026 Credibility 70% Original ↗
RESTRICTION DATE SCBJECT/TITLE 02/07/95P3/b(3) Baku Media Tidbits [50 U.S.C. 403g, Section 6] [partial] (1 page) 001. cable 06/09/95 Pl/b(l) UFO Sighted... (4 pages) 002. cable 07/21/95 Pl/b(l) [Political Events] (4 pages) 003. cable 09/08/95 Pl/b(l) [Paranormal Phenomena] (4 pages) 004. cable P3/b(3) 09/09/95 005. cable P3/b(3) 10/21/95 006. cable P3/b(3) 0…
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237UAP00059

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
This report details an incident involving an unidentified aerial phenomenon, specifically a jet pack, observed by a general aviation aircraft on June 25, 2021. The report indicates that the jet pack was flying at 5,400 feet and traveling northwest, posing a potential hazard to aviation.
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Records from the Federal Aviation Administration Relating to Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena

Foia Release Unclassified Released Jun 15, 2026 Credibility 70% Original ↗
Records from the Federal Aviation Administration Relating to Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena This series consists of copies of Government, Government-provided, or Government-funded records relating to unidentified anomalous phenomena, technologies of unknown origin, and non-human intelligence (or equivalent subjects by any other name with the specific and s…
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733667-001-029-0011

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document is a personnel statement from Ronald R. Goodman, an Aviation Meteorologist at the Anchorage Air Route Traffic Control Center, detailing his observations during the incident involving Japan Airlines Flight 628 on January 11, 1987.
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733667-002-005

Foia Release Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document contains various requests for information regarding a UFO sighting by a Japan Air Lines pilot, Captain Kenjyu Terauchi, reported on November 17, 1986. Multiple individuals express interest in obtaining FAA summaries and related materials about the incident, highlighting public curiosity and demand for transparency on UFO sightings.
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40027753-001-0009

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 65% Original ↗
This document appears to be a chronological file listing various military air bases and commands from 1949 to 1968, possibly related to investigations by the Office of Special Investigations (OSI) of the USAF. The document lacks specific details about UAP/UFO incidents but indicates a structured approach to record-keeping in the context of military operation…
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733667-001-015-0013

Radar Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
… transcript of communication involving Japan Air Flight 1628, which reported an unidentified primary target following them on radar. The conversation indicates military involvement and the potential for a scramble of aircraft to investigate the situation.
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733667-001-015-0021

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
… traffic control regarding an unidentified flying object (UFO) sighting. The conversation includes instructions for altitude adjustments and the involvement of military aircraft to investigate the sighting.
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733667-001-015-0023

Radar Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 70% Original ↗
This document appears to be a transcript of radio communications involving military and commercial aircraft, specifically referencing Japan Air flight 1628 and a military C-130. The communication indicates coordination between air traffic control and the aircraft regarding their positions and flight levels.
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733667-001-025-0002

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
An alert report detailing a sighting by the crew of Japan Airlines Flight 1628 of an unidentified object while en route to Tokyo. The object was reported to have light patterns similar to those of a B747 and was tracked for over 350 miles.
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733667-001-030-0004

Military Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 70% Original ↗
This document is a transcript of a communication involving military aircraft operations, indicating that there should not be any military aircraft in the vicinity at the time of the conversation. The clarity of the recording is noted as poor, with some unintelligible parts.
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733667-001-031-0031

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
…ment details an incident involving Japan Airlines flight JL1628, which reported seeing unidentified traffic while en route from Reykjavik to Tokyo. The FAA and military were alerted, but subsequent radar data failed to confirm any other aircraft in the vicinity.