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This FAA Alaskan Region file, released through The Black Vault, collects public affairs material on the November 17, 1986 sighting by the crew of Japan Airlines flight 1628. It includes a 1987 Alaska PRSA Aurora Award entry and Paul Steucke's January 5, 1987 memo, which planned a single release of all data at a March 5, 1987 press conference. It also contains UFO group contact sheets, a Phenomena Research Report newsletter and Anchorage Times clippings, including one attributing a flash over Alaska to Soviet rocket fuel.
“The Times”10 pages
-4-, 1987 Alaska PRSA Aurora Awards Category #8, PTS IV. RESULTS: 1. The public was provided with all materials at a nominal cost. 2. The media was provided with all materials and questions answered. 3. News media interest died 24 hours after the press conference, as desired and predicted. 4. All materials saved for archive purposes. 5. The agency revealed all, answered all, and maintained integrity between extremes of "believers" on one side and "De-bunkers" on the other (Walked-the-line). 6. The integrity of the flight crew and the airline was maintained. 7. Charges for materials were extremely low, (less than cost) as dictated by the FOIA. 491 orders filled as of August 14, 1987 * $13,308 in funds collected 28 requests forwarded to NTIS Almost a thousand order forms sent out. (* Persons seeking information had to request the material twice. Once to get the order form, and again with the form and payment to get the material. This was intentional.) VI. RF..SQURCF.S AVAII,ABl.E: The Public Affairs Staff of 3 people continued to perform all their regular duties while responding to the overwhelming media and public requests for information, with no additional compensated overtime. All three employees (one works a 32 hour week) received "Outstanding Perfonnance Awards" from their supervisors for the past year. VII. HATERIAIS: 1. Complete investigative file (listing of items in package). 2. Memo to Director regarding a plan. 3. Order form for materials. 4. News Releases 5. Notice of Press Conference 6. Additional materials to clarify data 7. Press inquiries, contacts 8. News clippings 9.Photos created for media and public. 10.Press Conference 11.Video of news broadcasts and press conference
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