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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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“white light”15 pages

  • 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…
T. Tamefuji (unintelligible)
P~ Beckner Okay. How ' bout the autopilot, did ... was it· on autopilot?
T~ Tamefuji Yes
p~ Beckner Oka y, did the autopilot kick off?
T. Tamefuji No
P. Bec kner Er ' it stayed on all the time?
T. Tamefu j i No
P. Beckner Oka y. Um, let me just read my notes here and see if I have got
everything I needed to ask you about. You say that you had
suggested to the Captain that you call Center and ask if they had
any targets?
T. Tamefuji Hum •
P. Beckner About how long after you first saw this did you go' b--before
as king about calling Center?
T. Tamefuji Hummm, hum - at fi r st in my mind
P. Bec kner Right , yeah
T. Tamefu j i . . • and conversation so it was not too long but, ah ... hummm, I
can't say exactly but two or three minutes.
P. Bec kner Okay , okay . Um ... Was the Captain the first one to spot the ob ...
the ah, lights?
T. Tamefu j i The who?
P. Beckner First saw the object?
T. Tamefuj1 Hummm , I thi nk ah , at the same time, almost.
P. Beckner Clcay
T. Tamefuji But ah, it i s not impossible to at same time . . .
P. Beckner Right, but . • .
T. Tamefuji (unintelligible )
P. Beckner . . . but ... but communicati ng , ye ah.
T. Tamefuji Humm! um, not so much di fferent between . • .
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