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This FAA compilation, released through The Black Vault, covers an incident on January 29, 1987 involving Alaska Airlines Flight 53. The Boeing 737 was flying from Nome to Anchorage when its crew saw a fast-moving target on their weather radar about 60 miles west of McGrath, Alaska. The file includes an incident record, a certified controller transcript, the FAA's crew interview statement and a news release. Anchorage Center's radar data showed no such aircraft, and the USAF reported no military traffic in the area.
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The following is a report concerning the incident involving Alaska Airlines Flight 53 (AS53) at approximately 40W MCG on January, 30 1987 at 0340 UTC. My name is Briggs N. Willoughby (BW). I am employed as the Assistant Manager of Automation by the Federal Aviation Administration at the Anchorage Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC), Anchorage, Alaska. I have reviewed recorded radar data covering the time and location of the reported incident. I found nothing to indicate that an aircraft performing as reported was present. Briggs N. Willoughby Assistant Manager, Automation Anchorage ARTCC
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