Thanks for your reply Sheila.
I entered it as a 1099-R (it's a pension, so looks like a distribution) and filled in a "substitute 1099-R", which automatically generated the 4285 form which is nothing more than a free-format explanation. For the Federal ID, the dummy code 99-0999999 after googling and was accepted by Turbo Tax (they are HORRIBLE in this field!).
IRS accepted it 3 weeks ago and later I heard that quite some friends do the same (substitute 1099-R with 4285 and dummy Federal ID.
But I assume that your solution will be correct too: End result is that you don't hide foreign income.
Thanks again!
