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This FAA file, released through the National Archives and The Black Vault, collects 1987 newspaper clippings about Japan Air Lines Flight 1628. Capt. Kenju Terauchi reported that lights and a huge walnut-shaped object followed his 747 cargo jet over Alaska on November 17, 1986. The articles quote FAA spokesman Paul Steucke saying the radar returns were a split image and military clutter, and report Philip Klass's explanation that Terauchi saw Jupiter and Mars. Terauchi's second sighting in January was attributed to village lights reflecting off ice crystals.

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  • p. 4 …Then, on his' left, he saw a big band of glowtog white light, similar to the…
  • p. 11 …similarity** between the flash ing amber and white lights he saw Sunday and the massive^ flying…
  • p. 20 …them.' It appeared to be light. And appeared to be white, orange and yellow," he said…
  • p. 22 …U.S:-a the iuncdon^^^otjiufqrt the 1 p^^pbrted;' • white andyeUowTlaaudghghts^i i• i:.^u…
  • p. 28 …Kenju Terauchl, 47, sighted "two columns of light" piercing the darkness about a mile ahead and…
  • p. 36 …said he saw'^trange white and amber-colored lights that glowed with a strange Inl'ensity…
  • p. 49 …The white and yellow strobe lights followed the Boeing 747 for 50 miles. The crew estimated…
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