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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.
“air traffic control”18 pages
PERSONNEL STATEMENT FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION Anchorage Air Route Traffic Control Center January 9, 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 Erland D. Stephens (AS). 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 0100 UTC, November 18, 1986 , I was on duty in the Anchorage ARTCC. in Charge position from 0100 UTC, November 18 , 1986. 1986, to 0900 UTC, November 18, I was working the Area Manager 18, 1986, to 0900 UTC, November At 0221 UTC I was notified by Joe Rollins, Area B Supervisor, that JL1628, had reported traffic at his altitude (FL 350), distance one (1) mile with a white and yellow strobe light. I notified the Alaska Regional Operations Center (ROC) and the Elmendorf Regional Operational Control Center (ROCC) about this observed traffic. At 0233 UTC, after Mr. Rollins advised me that JL1628 had reported the t raffic to be paralleling his route and that Sector Rl5 radar and ROCC had i ntermittent radar returns in the area of JL1628s observed traffic I notified the U. S.. Customs office at Anchorage International Airport about the possibility of a lost aircraft following JL1628 to Anchorage. At 0245 UTC, Mr . Rollins advised me that JL1628 had lost visual contact with the unknown traf fic at 0257 UTC. Mr. Rollins advised me that ROCC had lost radar contact with the unkno~'Il traffic. At 0423 UTC I gave this information to the Was hington D. C. ROC. Air Traffic Control Specialist Anchorage ARTCC
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