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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.
“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
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- p. 122 …The cfirferentlal
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PERSONNEL STATEMENT
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
Anchorage Air Route Traffic Control Center
January 7, 1987
The following is a report concerning the incident to JL1628 North of
Fairbanks , Alaska, on November 18, 1986 at approximately 0218 UTC.
My name is Anthony M. Wylie (AW). I am employed as a Quality Assurance
Specialist by the Federal Aviation Administration at the Anchorage Air Route
Tr af,fic Control Center, Anchorage, Alaska.
I have reviewed the Continuous Data Recording of ZAN EARTS, (radar data),
r eference JL1628 alleged sightings. I could not find any target information
i n the vicinity of the reported traffic. The radar track appeared to be
normal and consistent with other tracking data I have reviewed in the past.
Anthony M
Quality ssurance
Anchorage ARTCC
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