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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…
T. Tamefuji Hummm, was it a change of intensity? How should I say • , , ?
On and off but became stronger ah, became weaker, became
stronger, became weake, different from the strobe lights.
s. Mimoto Some got stronger, and changed to weaker stronger again then
weaker, and stronger, weaker •
P. Beckner Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay, ah, you mentioned the lights that
you've shown me here. This pattern that you've shown me here,
the Captain has also, shown us also. But just so I, make sure I
understand everything here, let me just show you ah, the details
of what the Captain - and I don't know if you've seen these or
not, but you've •••
T. Tamefuji Hum, hum
P. Beckner This was in the newspaper here in Anchorage, for example. And
this shows a similiar type pattern is what you have here •
T. Tamefuji Humm
P. Beckner but I just wonder if you - you also may have seen this
particular ah, shape or ah, object?
T. Tamefuji Hummm
P. Beckner And you can probably read what is - is written here so, just
kinda read that over, and ••• Do you remember seeing anything
like that yourself?
T. Tamefuji Humm, I don't see ah, anything like this, but ah, as I told •••
P. Beckner Yeah, this ah
T. Tamefuji and you if, we can connect these lights - are - it will be
a big object but, ah
P. Beckner Right
T. Tamefuji I can not just ~there are some lights ahead or not.
P. Beckner Okay, that was during the turn ••• ?
T. Tamef uji No ah, I think it was before turn •••
P. Bec kn er Oh okay
T. Tamef uji • •• and ah, we of course we convesed a lot and •••
s. Mimoto We are talking, discussing . . .
T. Tamefuji And while we were talking I saw it momentarily.
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