UFO Sightings in Alaska
8 nightmarks documented
Japan Air Lines Flight 1628 UFO encounter — the mothership that tracked a 747 over Alaska (1986)
On November 17, 1986, a JAL 747 cargo jet was shadowed for 50 minutes over Alaska by two walnut-shaped craft and a carrier-sized 'mothership' — confirmed on FAA radar.
Japan Airlines Flight 1628 — giant 'walnut' craft shadows 747 over Alaska (1986)
A JAL cargo 747 captained by Kenju Terauchi was shadowed for 30 minutes over Alaska by a walnut-shaped mothership on Nov 17, 1986 — confirmed on FAA and military radar.
Unidentified object observed at Cold Bay AFS on the Aleutian Islands, Alaska (1966)
An unknown at the edge of America — Cold Bay's Aleutian outpost faced the Soviet Union across the Bering Sea.
Bright object observed over Palmer in Alaska's Matanuska Valley (1962)
A bright unknown over Alaska's Matanuska Valley — where NORAD's forward sentinels watched for Soviet threats across the Bering Strait.
Unidentified object observed near DEW Line station at Kotzebue, Alaska (1962)
An unknown at an Arctic DEW Line station — where the Cold War's first line of nuclear defense couldn't identify what it detected.
Unidentified object observed at Ladd AFB near Fairbanks, Alaska (1952)
An unknown at Ladd AFB near the Arctic Circle — 100 miles from constant darkness and the Soviet frontier across the Bering Strait.
Second Blue Book unknown at Ladd AFB near the Arctic Circle, Alaska (1951)
Ladd AFB's second unknown — the Arctic staging base near Fairbanks failed to identify objects twice in extreme polar conditions.
Unidentified object observed over Alaska by military personnel (1950)
An unknown over Alaska — America's closest territory to the Soviet Union, where polar darkness hid everything except this.