YEAR DOSSIER

1986 UAP Cases

Every indexed UAP case documented in 1986, drawn from publicly available official government records — NARA RG 615, AARO, NASA, FBI, and DoD PURSUE program releases.

9 INCIDENTS · YEAR-BASED ARCHIVE HUB
ALL INCIDENTSPURSUE ARCHIVEFULL TIMELINEMATCH MY SIGHTING
FAA? Unknown
CONFIDENTIAL
FAA-003 · 1986-11-17

JAL Flight 1628 — Massive Object Over Alaska

◎Alaska Airspace, near Anchorage, USA

JAL Boeing 747 Captain Kenjyu Terauchi reported two unidentified objects flanking his aircraft for 50 minutes over Alaska, followed by a massive object he described as 'twice the size of an aircraft carrier' which appeared ahead of the plane. FAA Anchorage center and Elmendorf AFB radar confirmed returns. The FAA opened a formal investigation.

FORMATIONHOVERINGSENSOR INTERFERENCE
PARTIAL
◈ MEDIA
OPEN DOSSIER →
FAA◎ Disc / Saucer
UNCLASSIFIED
FAA-028 · 1986-11-17

JAL Flight 1628 — FAA Radar Confirmation, Alaska

◎Northeastern Alaska, USA — Anchorage ARTCC airspace

Japan Air Lines Flight 1628, a Boeing 747 cargo flight from Paris to Tokyo, encountered two objects and then a massive third object — estimated at the size of two aircraft carriers — over Alaska for approximately 50 minutes. FAA Anchorage Center radar confirmed an unidentified return. USAF Elmendorf AFB radar also briefly confirmed contact. The FAA investigated and Captain Terauchi gave a formal statement. The investigation is one of the most thoroughly documented FAA radar-visual cases.

HOVERINGFORMATIONSENSOR INTERFERENCE
MODERATE
◈ MEDIA
OPEN DOSSIER →
FAA◎ Disc / Saucer
UNCLASSIFIED
FAA-B9-010 · 1986-11-17

Japan Air Lines Flight 1628 Full Incident 1986

◎Northeast Alaska, Anchorage ARTCC airspace

JAL Flight 1628 encountered enormous structured craft over Alaska for 50 minutes. Captain Terauchi described two craft followed by a mothership-class object larger than the 747 itself. FAA and USAF radar confirmed multiple contacts. The FAA Administrator personally ordered investigation.

HOVERINGFORMATIONRAPID ACCELERATION
MODERATE
◈ MEDIA
OPEN DOSSIER →
FAA◉ Orb / Sphere
CONFIDENTIAL
DoD-B10-015 · 1986-09-07

Tokyo Airport Tower Sighting 1986

◎Tokyo International Airport, Japan

Tokyo ATC tower operators and Japan Air Self-Defense Force radar simultaneously tracked an unidentified object pacing an arriving airliner for 12 minutes. Two separate airline crews confirmed the observation. The Japan CAB conducted a formal investigation but reached no conclusion.

HOVERINGRAPID ACCELERATION
MODERATE
◈ MEDIA
OPEN DOSSIER →
DoD◉ Orb / Sphere
SECRET
DoD-B13-001 · 1986-03-22

Barrow Alaska Arctic Circle UAP 1986

◎Barrow, Alaska

DEW Line Distant Early Warning radar operators at Barrow tracked a luminous orb for 50 minutes above the Arctic Circle. Alaska Air National Guard scrambled F-4s from Elmendorf. The craft appeared to emerge from and return to the Arctic Ocean surface.

HOVERINGRAPID ACCELERATION
MODERATE
◈ MEDIA
OPEN DOSSIER →
FAA◉ Orb / Sphere
UNCLASSIFIED
DoD-B15-003 · 1986-11-17

Japan Air Lines 1628 Pacific UFO Encounter 1986

◎Alaska Airspace, North Pacific

Japan Air Lines cargo Flight 1628 was paced for 50 minutes over Alaska by enormous unidentified objects — including what Captain Terauchi described as a walnut-shaped craft the size of an aircraft carrier. FAA Air Route Traffic Control Center radar confirmed contacts. FAA administrator gave press conference acknowledging the encounter.

HOVERINGFORMATIONSENSOR INTERFERENCE
MODERATE
◈ MEDIA
OPEN DOSSIER →
DoD◉ Orb / Sphere
SECRET
DoD-B16-010 · 1986-11-17

NORAD Elmendorf JAL 1628 Support Radar 1986

◎Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska

NORAD's Elmendorf Regional Operational Control Center tracked the same unidentified contacts associated with the JAL Flight 1628 encounter for over 50 minutes. NORAD's Alaskan region radar tracks were retained and later partially released. The NORAD confirmation independently validates the JAL 1628 event and represents a NORAD official confirmation of a UAP track in US airspace.

HOVERINGFORMATION
MODERATE
◈ MEDIA
OPEN DOSSIER →
DoD◉ Orb / Sphere
SECRET
DoD-B19-022 · 1986-09-11

Soviet Volga River Orb Formation 1986

◎Ulyanovsk, Volga Region, Soviet Union

A formation of five luminous orbs was tracked by Soviet military personnel and Volga fleet vessels near the birthplace of Lenin in Ulyanovsk for 28 minutes. The proximity to a Soviet strategic military region gave the encounter political sensitivity. The Soviet Academy of Sciences UAP Commission added the Ulyanovsk case to its Volga Region priority database. US SIGINT later detected anomalous Soviet military communications traffic corresponding to this date.

FORMATIONHOVERINGRAPID ACCELERATION
PARTIAL
◈ MEDIA
OPEN DOSSIER →
FAA◉ Orb / Sphere
UNCLASSIFIED
DoD-B21-007 · 1986-11-17

JAL 1628 — Japan Airlines Crew Tracks Craft Alaska 1986

◎Anchorage Flight Information Region, Alaska

Japan Airlines cargo flight 1628, en route from Paris to Tokyo via Anchorage, tracked three unidentified objects for 50 minutes over Alaska. The objects were confirmed on FAA air traffic control radar and observed visually by all three crew members. The largest object was estimated to be larger than two aircraft carriers. The FAA conducted an official investigation. Captain Terauchi held a press conference and the case became one of the most extensively covered aviation UAP events of the decade.

FORMATIONHOVERINGRAPID ACCELERATION
MODERATE
◈ MEDIA
OPEN DOSSIER →
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