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733667-001-020-0011

Military Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document details the events surrounding a UFO sighting by the crew of Japan Airlines Flight 1628 while flying over Alaska. The crew reported seeing strange lights that appeared to follow their aircraft, leading to an investigation by FAA officials. The incident sparked significant media interest and raised questions about the FAA's handling of UFO repor…
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733667-001-020-0013

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
This document discusses a UFO sighting involving a pilot and the FAA's investigation into the incident. The pilot reported seeing an object that moved in ways inconsistent with known celestial bodies, leading to a debate over the nature of the sighting. The FAA's analysis of radar data was inconclusive, and the document highlights the complexities of interpr…
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733667-001-025

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document is a route slip from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regarding a UFO sighting reported by Japan Airlines Flight 1628 on November 17, 1986. The flight crew observed lighted objects in close proximity during their flight, which continued for over 350 miles. The FAA coordinated with military authorities and conducted interviews with the …
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733667-001-031-0014

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
On November 17, 1986, a JAL B747 cargo flight reported an encounter with an unidentified object displaying unusual strobe lights while flying over the North Pole. The incident was corroborated by radar data from both civilian and military sources, but no further information about the object was determined.
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733667-001-031-0037

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
A Japan Air Lines pilot, Capt. Kenjyu Terauchi, reported seeing unidentified lights in the sky while flying over Alaska. The lights did not appear on military or FAA radar, and the incident is under investigation.
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733667-02-001-0010

News Article Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
A Japan Air Lines pilot, Capt. Kenjyu Terauchi, reported seeing unidentified lights in the sky while flying over Alaska. The lights did not appear on military or FAA radar, and there were notable differences from a previous sighting by the same pilot. Speculation arose that the lights could be a weather phenomenon known as 'bounce light effect.'
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733667-02-001-0012

News Article Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
The FAA reported an incident involving 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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733667-02-001-0015

News Article Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
A Japanese pilot reported being shadowed by a large unidentified flying object (UFO) while flying over Alaska. The FAA investigated the incident but could not confirm the object's presence on radar recordings, leading to speculation about its origin.
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733667-02-001

Foia Release Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document details the incident involving Japan Air Lines Flight 1628, where Captain Kenju Terauchi reported seeing a large unidentified flying object (UFO) while flying over Alaska. The sighting occurred on November 17, 1986, and involved two smaller lights and a massive object described as being twice the size of an aircraft carrier. The FAA and militar…
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733667-002-007

Foia Release Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document contains correspondence regarding requests for information about the Japan Airlines Flight 1628 UFO sighting that occurred on November 17, 1986. Multiple individuals expressed interest in obtaining reports, transcripts, and other materials related to the incident from the FAA.
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733667-002-009

Foia Release Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document contains multiple requests for information regarding a UFO sighting reported by a Japanese airline pilot in November 1986. Various individuals and organizations are seeking documentation, photographs, and other materials related to the incident, as mentioned in a broadcast by Paul Harvey.
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595507

Foia Release Unclassified Released Jun 15, 2026 Credibility 70% Original ↗
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40027753-001-0007

Foia Release Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
This document contains various administrative files and reports related to UFO investigations, including Project BLUE BOOK and Project STORK, as well as correspondence and materials from the USAF and advisory panels on the scientific use of balloons.
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40027753-001-0038

News Article Unclassified Released — Credibility 70% Original ↗
The document discusses a controversial memo allegedly from Robert Cutler regarding the recovery of a crashed flying saucer and alien bodies in Roswell, NM. It highlights the debate over the authenticity of the memo, with UFO researchers defending its legitimacy against claims of forgery by skeptics.
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733667-001-029-0007

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document is a personnel statement from Allan J. Patchett, Jr., an Air Traffic Control Specialist at the Anchorage ARTCC, detailing an incident involving Japan Airlines Flight 628, which reported a UFO sighting on January 11, 1987.
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733667-001-029-0009

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document is a personnel statement from David R. Palmer, an Air Traffic Control Specialist at the Anchorage ARTCC, detailing a UFO sighting reported by Japan Airlines Flight 628 on January 11, 1987.
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23857122-0457-180273-0406

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
…e vehicles as compared with descriptions of the flying objects. ‘Mr. Collbohm will deliver copies to Colonel McCoy at Wright-Patterson Air Base durins the RAND briefing there within the next few days. A good beginning is to discuss some possible places’ of origin of neaiceent S ia -e@ ships. Astronomers are largely in arpreement that only one member of the S…
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23857122-1388-514451-0001

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…tures TORO Gs 66 bob ds Khaw en esne III. RELIABILITY OF SOURCE: true, accurate statement. IV. INTERVIEWER: A/2e. Jack L. Majors V. REMARKS: Source received no briefing prior to departure from home base. gid) oF (©) EQ. 11652, . SE) ana : | By Wt DiyAAARS, DALE aout on bi f (34/7 ks jet tt., CUS SUMMARY: (Enter concise summary of report. Give significance in…
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333336243

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
… He is a mature, stable officer who can be relied upon to make a true, accurate statement. IV. INTERVIEWER: A/2c. Jack L. Majors V. REMARKS; Source received no briefing prior to departure from home base. _ (viens ist Lt., USAF Air Intelligence Officer DISTRIBUTION BY ORIGINATOR : Ay AC/S, A-2, Has USAFE (Orig) AC/S, A-2, Hqs l2th AF - le OSI DO # 3 - ley EMS…
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23857122-1524-543167-0001

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
…c ccs cedcccéieceeccesell ITI. RELIABILITY OF SOURCE: ist Lt. White is unknown to the undersigned, however he appeared to be attentive and cooperative during debriefing and briefing period. IV. INTERVIEWER: T/Sgt. Thomas A. Gundic + healer laa lst Lt., USAF — Intelligence Officer Foor! tT ‘ nr iees meme nel |9y wehbe ee INCLS. ee ee DISTRIBUTION BY ORIGINATO…