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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.

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  • p. 5 …of the strobe and beacon lights? The color is ah, - white and yellow, I think. Ya…
  • p. 19 …light was amber and whitish, but, when it came to here it was only amber • white…
  • p. 21 …But, this color is white uh ••. it ' s ah um dark white pole ••• weak light ••• (unintelligible…
  • p. 28 …Terauchi Ah, it was not regular, but - not regularly, but white - silverish lights, not in equal…
  • p. 44 …Then again, there was a pale white flat light on the direction where the ships flew…
  • p. 45 …While we were communicating with the Anchorage Center, the two pale white lights gradually moved to…
  • p. 47 …above the bright city lights and we checked the i pale white lieht behind us. Alas…
  • p. 56 …Tamefuji ••• and ah, I remember, red or orange, hum, and a white landing light, just like…
  • p. 74 …I can not describe the details but it was white or amber colored lights. Beckner: When…
  • p. 83 …He stated it was a big plane with yellow and white lights. We advised him we…
  • p. 85 …one (1) mile with a white and yellow strobe light. I notified the Alaska Regional Operations…
  • p. 116 …red, green, and blue light are combined to fonn white light. This is the approach conm1only…
  • p. 117 …Monitor Settings, Light Boxes, and Viewing Booths We assume the assessment of many digital images will…
  • p. 120 …electronic imaging device to light stimuli Sensitivitv Tone aod ExRQsure White BalanceNeutralitx'. Color EocodiogLReoderiog (ISO…
  • p. 122 …The cfirferentlal ~ ~ ~ Streaking ~ Shading area unlformity/shad:ng spread or light between COior Delinffion : The root…
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P. Beckner Right
T. Tamefuji ••• so maybe he couldn't see at that time, but the Captain and
me (unintelligible) have ah, had traffic inside •••
P. Beckner Visually saw • • •
T. Tamefuji Yes
P. Beckner Okay
T. Tamefuji (unintelligible) I saw there was two small aircraft.
P. Beckner Okay
T. Tamefuji And two small aircraft(unintelligible)
P. Beckner niat's what you saw?
T. Tamefuji Yes
P. Beckner Okay
T. Tamefuji And ah, and ah, I ask Captain ah, we should ask ATC so ah, I Air
Traffic •••
P. Beckner Okay
T. Tamefuji ••• So as I thought, ah, very same similiar altitude and
Captain said, ah, hum, I don't remember exactly but ah, ah, he
said ~ah, but a little bit high or same level, but I though
little bit lower, you can know •••
P. Beckner Right
T. Tamefuji ••• it is very difficult to (unintelligible) head-on
traffic •••
P. Beckner Right
T. Tamefuj1 • . • so ah . . .
P. Beckner It was actually at your twelve o'clock . . .
T. Tamefuji No
P. Beckner • . • then .
T. Tamefuji Slightly •
P. Beckner • • • or slightly • . •
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