Civilian pilot
AAL 2292 close encounter
Clayton, New Mexico,
The pilot of American Airlines Flight 2292 flying from Cincinnati to Phoenix radioed to air traffic control in Albuquerque inquiring about other traffic in the area as a fast-moving "long cylindrical object" passed overhead.
American Airlines confirmed the incident occurred, referring further queri…
JAL 1628 close encounter
Denali, Alaska,
The pilot, co-pilot and flight engineer of Japan Airlines flight 1628 from Paris to Tokyo saw the lights of an unidentified object flying parallel to them while passing over eastern Alaska.
Capt. Kenju Terauchi, the pilot, stated he briefly saw an object in silhouette and described it as being twic…