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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 …Sincerely , ~--- ~ \- ~. ~ ' . ) ,c___ ) ~~ Paul Steucke Public Affairs Officer
  • p. 3 …Prepared by FAA Public Affairs Office AAL-5 Alaskan Region 701 C St., Box 14, Anchorage…
  • p. 4 …Office of Public Affairs Alaskan Region 701 C Street. Box 14 Anchorage. Alaska 995 13 (907…
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  • p. 12 Paul Steucke FAA Public Affairs 701 C Street, Box 14 Anch. AK 99513 ~·1 arch 5…
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  • p. 16 Paul Steucke FAA, Public Affairs Officer Alaskan Region 701 C Street, Box 14 Anchorage, Alaska 995…
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  • p. 38 …The temperature of Kefurabik Airport in November is approximately maximum of 3 degrees C. and the…
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  • p. 81 …Also a military C-130 southbound to EDF from EIL advised he had plenty of fuel…
  • p. 85 …gave this information to the Was hington D. C. ROC. Air Traffic Control Specialist Anchorage ARTCC
  • p. 88 OEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FC .. AL AVIATION AONIHIST .. ATIOH cm November 17, I respond.ed to…
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  • p. 96 …OR A IR c RA FT REG Is- t---.r-6-·_R_E_s_u_L…
  • p. 100 Paul Steucke, FAA Alaskan Region 701 C St . Box 14 Anc h. AK 99513 March 5…
  • p. 102 …Al askan R eg i on February 21, 1987 70 1 C S tr ee 1…
  • p. 103 …Ofhce of Public Affus Alaskan Region 701 C Street. Box 14 Anchorage . Alaska 995 13 (907…
  • p. 107 …PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE, AAL-5 701 C STREET, BOX 14 ANCHORAGE, ALASKA 99513 •
  • p. 112 …91 APPENDIX C: RESOURCES SCOPE .......................................................................... 92 List of Tables Textual Documents ... ............. ... .... ........... .... ... .................. .... ..... .. .................... ... ..... .................. ... 37 Oversized Records ......... .... ........ .. ................. .............. ................ ....... .................... ..... ........ .. ... ..... 38 Photographs…
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  • p. 119 …We have c:hosen to categorize It In both by its deterministic and stochastic behaviors. Technical…
  • p. 120 …Delta C, Delta H 0 : Exposure Index, Standard units: gamma ( unitless) Units ( • ) : Delta C, Delta H…
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PERSONNEL STATEMENT
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
Anchorage Air Route Traffic Control Center
January 6, 1987
The following is a report concerning the incident to Japan Airlines Flight
1628 (JL1628) North of Fairbanks, Alaska on November 18, 1986 at 0218 UTC.
My name is Carl E. Henley (HC). I am employed as an Air Traffic Control
Specialist by the Federal Aviation Administration at the Anchorage Air
Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC), Anchorage, Alaska.
During the period of 2030 UTC, November 18, 1986, to 0430 UTC, November
18, 1986 I was on duty in the Anchorage ARTCC. I was working the R/Dl5
position from 0156 UTC, November 18, 1986 to 0230 UTC, and the Rl5
position from 0230 UTC, November 18, 1986 to 0258 UTC, November 18, 1986.
I am making this statement to clarify certain points in my original
statement dated November 19, 1986.
Ref paragraph 4:
I stated in paragraph four that several times I had several primary
returns where JL1~28 reported traffic; in actuality I observed three types
of targets. I saw tentative radar targets which showed up as a (-)
symbols~ I saw (+) symbols that indicate radar only tracks. I also saw
non run lenth targets which show up as a (.) symbols.
Additionally, I stated the traffic stayed with JL1628 through turns and
descent, this information was what I received from JL 1628.
Air Traffic Control
Anchorage ARTCC

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