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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
0225:37 ROCC 0225:39 R/Dl5 0225:43 ROCC 0225:50 R/Dl5 0225:57 ROCC 0226:03 R/Dl5 0226:13 ROCC 0226:15 R/Dl5 0226:18 ROCC 0226 : 25 R/Dl5 0226:33 ROCC 0226:35 R/Dl5 One dash two's on Ya ah did you get another ah target up there by that one five five zero code Okay I've got your squawk it looks like I am getting some surge primary return ah I don't know if it's erroneous or whatever but Negative uhuh it's not erroneous I want you to keep a good track on there and if you pick up a code and verify that you do not have any aircraft operating in that area military That is affirm we do not have anybody up there right now ah can you give me the position of the primary your receiving Okay I'm not I'm ah picking up a primary approximately five zero miles south right up there right in front of the ah one five five zero code Okay I've got him his about Eight miles in front of the one five five zero code he's got traffic at the same altitude three five oh Okay I've got him about his ah oh it looks like about ah ten o'clock at about that range yes Alright keep an eye on that and ah see if ah any other military (unintelligible) in that area Okay ah we' 11 look around here see what we can ffnd out H-C
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