UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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                                    FORM 10-K

                                  ANNUAL REPORT
                        PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 13 OR 15(d)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

(Mark One)

[X]            ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

         For the fiscal year ended:   December 31, 2007
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                                       or

[ ]            TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

         For the transition period from               to
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             Commission file number of Issuing Entity: 333-131630-86
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                         Alternative Loan Trust 2007-J1,
               Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-J1
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           (Exact name of Issuing Entity as Specified in Its Charter)

                 Commission file number of Depositor: 333-131630
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                                   CWALT, Inc.
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              (Exact name of Depositor as Specified in Its Charter)

                          Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.
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               (Exact name of Sponsor as Specified in Its Charter)

            Delaware                                      87-0698307
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of                (I.R.S. Employer Identification
Incorporation or Organization of               No. of the Depositor)
the Depositor)

c/o   Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP
      4500 Park Granada
      Calabasas, California                                    91302
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices                      (Zip Code)
of the Depositor)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:   (818) 225-3000
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:  None
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:  None
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     Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer,
as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.                    [ ] Yes  [X] No

     Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports
pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.              [ ] Yes  [X] No

     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.                        [X] Yes  [ ] No

     Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item
405 of Regulation S-K (ss.229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and
will not be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive
proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this
Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.                    [X]

     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer,
an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of "accelerated
filer and large accelerated filer" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check
one):

Large Accelerated Filer [ ]  Accelerated Filer [ ]  Non-Accelerated Filer [X]

     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as
defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).                      [ ] Yes  [X] No

     The Registrant has no voting or non-voting common equity held by
non-affiliates.


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                       DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

                                      None.

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     This Annual Report on Form 10-K (the "Report") is filed with respect to the
trust entitled Alternative Loan Trust 2007-J1 (the "Issuing Entity") formed
pursuant to the pooling and servicing agreement dated as of February 1, 2007
(the "Pooling and Servicing Agreement") among CWALT, Inc., as depositor (the
"Company"), Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., as sponsor and as a seller (the
"Sponsor" and a "Seller"), Park Granada LLC, as a seller (a "Seller"), Park
Sienna LLC, as a seller (a "Seller"), Park Monaco Inc., as a seller (a
"Seller"), Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP, as master servicer (the "Master
Servicer"), and The Bank of New York, as trustee (the "Trustee"), for the
issuance of Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-J1 (the
"Certificates").



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                                     PART I


Item 1.           Business.

                  Omitted as permitted by Instruction J to Form 10-K.

Item 1A.          Risk Factors.

                  Omitted as permitted by Instruction J to Form 10-K.

Item 1B.          Unresolved Staff Comments.

                  Not Applicable.

Item 2.           Properties.

                  Omitted as permitted by Instruction J to Form 10-K.

Item 3.           Legal Proceedings.

                  Omitted as permitted by Instruction J to Form 10-K.

Item 4.           Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

                  Omitted as permitted by Instruction J to Form 10-K.



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                                     PART II


Item 5.           Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder
                  Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.

                  Omitted as permitted by Instruction J to Form 10-K.

Item 6.           Selected Financial Data.

                  Omitted as permitted by Instruction J to Form 10-K.

Item 7.           Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
                  and Results of Operations.

                  Omitted as permitted by Instruction J to Form 10-K.

Item 7A.          Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.

                  Omitted as permitted by Instruction J to Form 10-K.

Item 8.           Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

                  Omitted as permitted by Instruction J to Form 10-K.

Item 9.           Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting
                  and Financial Disclosure.

                  Omitted as permitted by Instruction J to Form 10-K.

Item 9A.          Controls and Procedures.

                  Omitted as permitted by Instruction J to Form 10-K.

Item 9B.          Other Information.

                  None.

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                                    PART III


Item 10.          Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.

                  Omitted as permitted by Instruction J to Form 10-K.

Item 11.          Executive Compensation.

                  Omitted as permitted by Instruction J to Form 10-K.

Item 12.          Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
                  and Related Stockholder Matters.

                  Omitted as permitted by Instruction J to Form 10-K.

Item 13.          Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director
                  Independence.

                  Omitted as permitted by Instruction J to Form 10-K.

Item 14.          Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

                  Omitted as permitted by Instruction J to Form 10-K.


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                                     PART IV


Item 15.          Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.

                  (a) (1) Not applicable.

                      (2) Not applicable.

                      (3) The required exhibits are as follows:

                           o    Exhibit 3(i): Copy of Company's Certificate of
                                Incorporation (Filed as Exhibit 3.1 to
                                Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No.
                                333-110343))

                           o    Exhibit 3(ii): Copy of Company's By-laws (Filed
                                as Exhibit 3.2 to Registration Statement on Form
                                S-3 (File No. 333-110343))

                           o    Exhibit 4: Pooling and Servicing Agreement
                                (Filed as part of the Current Report on Form 8-K
                                filed on May 11, 2007 under the Commission file
                                number of the Issuing Entity)

                           o    Exhibit 31(ii): Rule 15d-14(d) Certification

                           o    Exhibit 33.1: Report on Assessment of Compliance
                                With Servicing Criteria for Asset-Backed
                                Securities for Countrywide Financial Corporation

                           o    Exhibit 33.2: Report on Assessment of Compliance
                                With Servicing Criteria for Asset-Backed
                                Securities for the Trustee

                           o    Exhibit 34.1: Attestation Report on Assessment
                                of Compliance With Servicing Criteria for
                                Asset-Backed Securities of KPMG LLP on behalf of
                                Countrywide Financial Corporation

                           o    Exhibit 34.2: Attestation Report on Assessment
                                of Compliance With Servicing Criteria for
                                Asset-Backed Securities of KPMG LLP on behalf of
                                the Trustee

                           o    Exhibit 35: Servicer Compliance Statement of the
                                Master Servicer

                  (b) See subparagraph (a)(3) above.

                  (c) Not applicable.

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                             ADDITIONAL INFORMATION


Item 1112(b) of Regulation AB.    Financial Information of Significant Obligors.

                  Not Applicable.


Item 1114(b)(2) of Regulation AB. Financial Information of Significant
                                  Enhancement Providers.

                  Incorporated herein by reference to the consolidated financial
                  statements of MBIA Insurance Corporation and subsidiaries as
                  of December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, and for each of
                  the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2007,
                  which are included as Exhibit 99.1 in the Annual Report on
                  Form 10-K of MBIA Inc., which was filed with the Securities
                  and Exchange Commission on February 29, 2008 (Securities and
                  Exchange Commission File No. 001-09583).


Item 1115(b) of Regulation AB.    Financial Information of Certain Entities
                                  Providing Derivative Instruments.

                  Not Applicable.


Item 1117 of Regulation AB.       Legal Proceedings.

                  A complaint filed in state superior court in Los Angeles,
                  California alleges violations of the federal securities laws
                  by various parties who participated in certain securitization
                  transactions effected by CWALT, Inc. between January 2005 and
                  June 2007. The complaint names as defendants Countrywide Home
                  Loans, Inc., Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP, Countrywide
                  Securities Corporation, CWALT, Inc. and certain individuals
                  who served as directors of CWALT, Inc. during the applicable
                  period, along with other unaffiliated entities. The complaint
                  also names as defendants certain securitization trusts
                  (including the Issuing Entity) formed by CWALT, Inc. between
                  January 2005 and June 2007. The complaint seeks relief on
                  behalf of a putative class of plaintiffs who acquired the
                  securities issued by the various securitization trusts. The
                  complaint alleges, among other things, that the mortgage loans
                  transferred to the various securitization trusts were not
                  originated in accordance with the underwriting guidelines and
                  underwriting process that were disclosed in the applicable
                  prospectus supplements. The complaint seeks unspecified
                  monetary damages and other forms of relief. Countrywide Home
                  Loans, Inc., Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP, Countrywide
                  Securities Corporation and CWALT, Inc. intend to defend the
                  action vigorously.



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Item 1119 of Regulation AB.       Affiliations and Certain Relationships and
                                  Related Transactions.

                  The Sponsor, the Company, the Issuing Entity, the Sellers and
                  the Master Servicer are affiliated parties. There are no other
                  affiliated parties. There are currently no business
                  relationships, agreements, arrangements, transactions or
                  understandings between (a) the Sponsor, the Company or the
                  Issuing Entity and (b) the Trustee, Bear Stearns Financial
                  Products Inc., Bank of America, N.A., MBIA Insurance
                  Corporation, American Home Mortgage Corp. or SouthStar Funding
                  LLC, or any of their affiliates, that were entered into
                  outside the ordinary course of business or that contain terms
                  other than would be obtained in an arm's length transaction
                  with an unrelated third party and that are material to the
                  investor's understanding of the Certificates. No such business
                  relationship, agreement, arrangement, transaction or
                  understanding has existed during the past two years.

Item 1122 of Regulation AB.       Compliance with Applicable Servicing Criteria.

                  See Exhibits 33.1, 33.2, 34.1 and 34.2 to this Form 10-K.


Item 1123 of Regulation AB.       Servicer Compliance Statement.

                        See Exhibit 35 to this Form 10-K.



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                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

     ALTERNATIVE LOAN TRUST 2007-J1

         By:   Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP,
                   as Master Servicer

               By:    Countrywide GP, Inc.

                      By:  /s/ Steve Bailey
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                           Name:  Steve Bailey
                           Title:   Senior Managing Director, Chief Executive
                           Officer Loan Administration
                           (Senior officer in charge of the servicing function
                           of Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP)

                           Date:  March 27, 2008



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     SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION TO BE FURNISHED WITH REPORTS FILED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 15(d) OF THE ACT BY REGISTRANTS WHICH HAVE NOT REGISTERED SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 OF THE ACT.

     No annual report, proxy statement, form of proxy or other proxy soliciting
material with respect to the Issuing Entity or the Depositor has been, or will
be, sent to security holders.




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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit           Document
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3(i)              Company's Certificate of Incorporation (Filed as Exhibit 3.1
                  to Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-110343))*

3(ii)             Company's By-laws (Filed as Exhibit 3.2 to Registration
                  Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-110343)*

4                 Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Filed as part of the Current
                  Report on Form 8-K filed on May 11, 2007 under the Commission
                  file number of the Issuing Entity)*

31(ii)            Rule 15d-14(d) Certification

33.1              Report on Assessment of Compliance With Servicing Criteria for
                  Asset-Backed Securities for Countrywide Financial Corporation

33.2              Report on Assessment of Compliance With Servicing Criteria for
                  Asset-Backed Securities for the Trustee

34.1              Attestation Report on Assessment of Compliance With Servicing
                  Criteria for Asset-Backed Securities of KPMG LLP on behalf of
                  Countrywide Financial Corporation

34.2              Attestation Report on Assessment of Compliance With Servicing
                  Criteria for Asset-Backed Securities of KPMG LLP on behalf of
                  the Trustee

35                Servicer Compliance Statement of the Master Servicer

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*        Incorporated herein by reference.




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