Correspondence Regarding Japan Airlines UFO Sighting of November 17, 1986

This document is a compilation of correspondence and press clippings from early 1987 concerning a UFO sighting reported by a Japan Air Lines pilot, Captain Kenjyu Terauchi, on November 17, 1986. The pilot claimed his aircraft was shadowed by two belts of lights while flying from Iceland to Anchorage, Alaska, and reported seeing a massive object the size of two aircraft carriers. The incident generated significant public interest, leading the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to offer a mail-order package of materials related to the sighting. These materials included interview tapes, drawings, and four glossy color photos of regenerated radar data. The documents consist of numerous requests from private citizens, students, and researchers to the FAA office in Anchorage, Alaska, seeking copies of the FAA form summarizing the sighting and information on the available data packages. One press clipping from USA Today notes that the full package was available for $194.00, with individual items also for sale. The document also includes a brief mention of Philip J. Klass, a longtime UFO investigator, who suggested the pilot likely observed an unusually bright image of Jupiter and possibly Mars, though the pilot maintained the objects were not of human origin.