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This FAA memorandum from Quentin J. Gates, Air Traffic Manager at the Anchorage Air Route Traffic Control Center, is dated January 9, 1987. It certifies a transcript of radio and interphone communications about Japan Airlines Flight 1628 on November 18, 1986, from 0214 to 0259 UTC. The crew reports unidentified traffic nearby. Military radar notes intermittent primary returns. United Airlines Flight 69 and a military C-130 are vectored to look, but neither sees any other aircraft near the 747.
“Anchorage”13 pages
0239: 01 -Rl5 0239 : 04 JL1628 0239:57 Dl5 0239:58 ROCC 0240 : 05 Dl5 0240 : 07 ROCC 0240 : 10 Rl5 0240 : 15 · JL1628 0240:23 Rl5 0240 : 24 Dl5 02 40 :3 0 ROCC 0240 : 32 JL1628 0240:35 Rl5 0240 :47 JL1628 Japan Air sixteen twenty eight say again It ah disappeared Japan Air sixteen twenty eight Anchorage Center Ya this is one dash two again on some other equipment here we have confirmed there is a flight size of two around your one five five zero squawk one primary return only Okay where is is he following him It looks like he is yes Japan Air sixteen twenty eight heavy roger at your discretion proceed direct Talkeetna Jay one two five Anchorage (unintelligible) Japan Air sixteen twenty eight roger sir the military radar advises they do have a primary target in trail of you at this time Okay do you have anybody you can scramble up there I 'll tell you what we're gonna talk to your liasion sir about that Ah say again Japan Air sixteen twenty eight Japan Air sixteen twenty eight heavy military radar advises they are picking up intermittent primary target behind you in-trail in-trail I say again (unintelligible)
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