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This package was compiled by the FAA Alaskan Region Public Affairs Office in Anchorage and sent to FAA managers with a memo from Paul Steucke dated March 5, 1987. It gathers material on the November 17, 1986 sighting by the crew of Japan Air Lines flight 1628: a news release, pilot and controller transcripts, crew interviews and radar analysis. The FAA concluded that it could not confirm the event. It attributed the second radar target to a split, uncorrelated return from the JAL Boeing 747 and planned no further investigation.

  • p. 2 …17, 86, sighting of unidentified air traffic PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER, AAL-5 ALL REGIONAL FACILITY MANAGERS…
  • p. 3 …Other "Unidentified Air Traffic" sightings, FAA file, Alaska. Prepared by FAA Public Affairs Office AAL-5…
  • p. 4 …17 UFO sighting was reported by JAL Captain Kenjyu Terauchi on a cargo f light over…
  • p. 15 …involving JAL-1628 and the alleged UFO sighting. Review of the data involving this incident did…
  • p. 16 …The FAA does not have the resources or the Congressional mandate to investigate sightings of unidentified…
  • p. 17 …hand witness testimony with regard to a sighting on November 17, 1986, by Captain Terauchi and…
  • p. 18 …was trying to figure out that first sighting last year or this year Five years ago…
  • p. 22 …Visually sighting, you saw it first uh? K. Terauchi First R. Gordon Okay F. Fujii And…
  • p. 33 …Gordon • other sightings, we have a lot of stuff where pilots have had other sightings. K…
  • p. 35 …Same thing, and make sure that I'm right here, that ah, ah airplane, first sighting…
  • p. 38 …experience. Personal statement concerning JAL Flight 1628 sighting of unidentified air traffic, Nov. 17, 1986. Written…
  • p. 39 …the Personal statement concerning JAL Flight 1628 sighting of unidentified air traffic, Nov. 17, 1986. Written…
  • p. 40 …hour. Personal statement concerning JAL Flight 1628 sighting of unidentified air traffic, Nov. 17, 1986. Written…
  • p. 41 …images. Personal statement concerning JAL Flight 1628 sighting of unidentified air traffic, Nov. 17, 1986. Written…
  • p. 42 …lights. Personal statement concerning JAL Flight 1628 sighting of unidentified air traffic, Nov. 17, 1986. Written…
  • p. 43 …spaceship Personal statement concerning JAL Flight 1628 sighting of unidentified air traffic, Nov. 17, 1986. Written…
  • p. 44 …were. Personal statement concerning JAL Flight 1628 sighting of unidentified air traffic, Nov. 17, 1986. Written…
  • p. 45 …radar. Personal statement concerning JAL Flight 1628 sighting of unidentified air traffic, Nov. 17, 1986. Written…
  • p. 46 …away. Personal statement concerning JAL Flight 1628 sighting of unidentified air traffic, Nov. 17, 1986. Written…
  • p. 47 …we will! continue 360 degree turn." Personal stat~ment concerning JAL Flight 1628 sighting of unidentified…
  • p. 48 …moon. Personal statement concerning JAL Flight 1628 sighting of unidentified air traffic, Nov. 17, 1986. Written…
  • p. 49 …moon. Personal statement concerning JAL Flight 1628 sighting of unidentified air traffic, Nov. 17, 1986. Written…
  • p. 50 …5) Personal statement concerning JAL Flight 1628 sighting of unidentified air traffic, Nov. 17, 1986. Written…
  • p. 51 …hand witness testimony with regard to a sighting on November 17, 1986, by First Officer Tamefuji…
  • p. 53 …found? What's found, humm? Er, first sighted? Ah, as you know, all the crew ah…
  • p. 63 …Beckner The first sighting was brighter? 13
  • p. 69 …Beckner At that time did you still have them in sight? T. Tamefuji Yes, but ah…
  • p. 74 …regarding to the UFO which had been sighted on the 17th of November, 1986, by Captain…
  • p. 75 …Who first sighted the object? Tsukuba: I do not know which person picked it up first…
  • p. 86 …EARTS, (radar data), r eference JL1628 alleged sightings. I could not find any target information i…
  • p. 94 …Myself and Jim Derry intenriewed the crew of JAL Flight 1628, which reported the sighting of…
  • p. 95 …me that this was oot the first sighting of an unidentified aircraft by Captain TERAIXlil. ~'- FM…
  • p. 100 …The FAA has no opinions or conclusions regarding the sighting. (2 ) On January 11, 1987, at…
  • p. 101 …The Air Force was unable to confirm the sighting. This sighting was not investigated by the…
  • p. 102 …Aviation Administration information regarding the unidentified traffic sighting by the flight crew of Japan Airlines flight…
  • p. 103 …FORM for JAL FLIGHT 1628 UNIDENTIFIED TRAFFIC SIGHTING NOVEMBER 18, 1g~6 UTC on November 17…
  • p. 104 LIST OF RECORDS AVAILABLE ORDER FORM for JAL FLIGHT 1628 UNIDENTIFIED TRAFFIC SIGHTING NOVEMBER 18, 1986…
  • p. 105 Page 2 JAL UNIDENT I FIED TR AFFIC SIGHTING Order List continued 0 $0 . 85 0…
  • p. 106 Page 3 JAL UNIDENTIFIED TRAFFIC SIGHTING Order List continued 0 $57. 2 5 12 . Simulated Radar…
  • p. 107 …pertaining to 11/17/86 unidentified object sighting by Japan Air Lines flight 1628. (5 pages…
T. Tamefuji Nol Nol
P. Beckner . . • would you say there was a multitude of lights?
T. Tamefuji Ah' (unintelligible) just I want to describe just ah, light, only
light.
P. Beckner Okay
T. Tamefuji Yeah, so if ah, there was something flying, but ah, I couldn't
see at that time.
P. Beckner Okay, ah was there, was there clear night?
T. Tamefuji
P. Beckner
T. Tamefuji
P. Beckner
T. Tamefuji
P. Beckner
T. Tamefuji
?. Beckner
T. Tamefuji
P. Beckner
T.Tamefuji
P. Beckner
T. Tamefuji
P. Beckner
T. Tamefuji
Yes .
Okay
. clear •
And you could distinguish this lights as being different from the
star . . ?..
NNNooo .
. . • from the stars?
Different is fine.
Okay (unintelligible) Alright ah um. How was it first detected?
Was it ~ someone saw it visually, or did you see it on radar?
Who, well, how was it first found?
What's found, humm?
Er, first sighted?
Ah, as you know, all the crew ah
Right
. . . must watch outside?
Right
So ah, I must watch instrument and ah, outside so, and ah, as
normal flight so r· have traffic inside, also Captain traffic,
inside, but ah, I'm not sure but a engineer landing calculate so
he was just sit down back desk calculate •••
P. Beckner (unintelligible)
T. Tamefuji departing direction
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