“Sightings”40 pages
- p. 2 …17, 86,
sighting of unidentified air traffic
PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER, AAL-5
ALL REGIONAL FACILITY MANAGERS…
- p. 3 …Other "Unidentified Air Traffic" sightings, FAA file, Alaska.
Prepared by
FAA Public Affairs Office
AAL-5…
- p. 4 …17 UFO sighting was reported by JAL Captain Kenjyu Terauchi on a
cargo f light over…
- p. 15 …involving JAL-1628
and the alleged UFO sighting.
Review of the data involving this incident did…
- p. 16 …The FAA does not have the resources or the Congressional mandate to
investigate sightings of unidentified…
- p. 17 …hand witness testimony with
regard to a sighting on November 17, 1986, by Captain Terauchi and…
- p. 18 …was trying
to figure out that first sighting last year or this year
Five years ago…
- p. 22 …Visually sighting, you saw it first uh?
K. Terauchi First
R. Gordon Okay
F. Fujii And…
- p. 33 …Gordon • other sightings, we have a lot of stuff where pilots have
had other sightings.
K…
- p. 35 …Same thing, and make sure that I'm right here, that
ah, ah airplane, first sighting…
- p. 38 …experience.
Personal statement concerning JAL Flight 1628 sighting of
unidentified air traffic, Nov. 17, 1986. Written…
- p. 39 …the
Personal statement concerning JAL Flight 1628 sighting of
unidentified air traffic, Nov. 17, 1986. Written…
- p. 40 …hour.
Personal statement concerning JAL Flight 1628 sighting of
unidentified air traffic, Nov. 17, 1986. Written…
- p. 41 …images.
Personal statement concerning JAL Flight 1628 sighting of
unidentified air traffic, Nov. 17, 1986. Written…
- p. 42 …lights.
Personal statement concerning JAL Flight 1628 sighting of
unidentified air traffic, Nov. 17, 1986. Written…
- p. 43 …spaceship
Personal statement concerning JAL Flight 1628 sighting of
unidentified air traffic, Nov. 17, 1986. Written…
- p. 44 …were.
Personal statement concerning JAL Flight 1628 sighting of
unidentified air traffic, Nov. 17, 1986. Written…
- p. 45 …radar.
Personal statement concerning JAL Flight 1628 sighting of
unidentified air traffic, Nov. 17, 1986. Written…
- p. 46 …away.
Personal statement concerning JAL Flight 1628 sighting of
unidentified air traffic, Nov. 17, 1986. Written…
- p. 47 …we will!
continue 360 degree turn."
Personal stat~ment concerning JAL Flight 1628 sighting of
unidentified…
- p. 48 …moon.
Personal statement concerning JAL Flight 1628 sighting of
unidentified air traffic, Nov. 17, 1986. Written…
- p. 49 …moon.
Personal statement concerning JAL Flight 1628 sighting of
unidentified air traffic, Nov. 17, 1986. Written…
- p. 50 …5)
Personal statement concerning JAL Flight 1628 sighting of
unidentified air traffic, Nov. 17, 1986. Written…
- p. 51 …hand witness
testimony with regard to a sighting on November 17, 1986, by First
Officer Tamefuji…
- p. 53 …found?
What's found, humm?
Er, first sighted?
Ah, as you know, all the crew ah…
- p. 63 …Beckner The first sighting was brighter?
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- p. 69 …Beckner At that time did you still have them in sight?
T. Tamefuji Yes, but ah…
- p. 74 …regarding to the UFO which had been sighted on the
17th of November, 1986, by Captain…
- p. 75 …Who first sighted the object?
Tsukuba: I do not know which person picked it up first…
- p. 86 …EARTS, (radar data),
r eference JL1628 alleged sightings. I could not find any target information
i…
- p. 94 …Myself
and Jim Derry intenriewed the crew of JAL Flight 1628, which reported
the sighting of…
- p. 95 …me that this was oot the first sighting of an unidentified
aircraft by Captain TERAIXlil. ~'-
FM…
- p. 100 …The FAA has no
opinions or conclusions regarding the sighting.
(2 ) On January 11, 1987, at…
- p. 101 …The Air Force was unable to confirm
the sighting. This sighting was not investigated by the…
- p. 102 …Aviation Administration information regarding the unidentified
traffic sighting by the flight crew of Japan Airlines flight…
- p. 103 …FORM
for
JAL FLIGHT 1628
UNIDENTIFIED TRAFFIC SIGHTING
NOVEMBER 18, 1g~6 UTC
on November 17…
- p. 104 LIST OF RECORDS AVAILABLE
ORDER FORM
for
JAL FLIGHT 1628
UNIDENTIFIED TRAFFIC SIGHTING
NOVEMBER 18, 1986…
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JAL UNIDENT I FIED TR AFFIC SIGHTING Order List continued
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- p. 106 Page 3
JAL UNIDENTIFIED TRAFFIC SIGHTING Order List continued
0 $57. 2 5 12 . Simulated Radar…
- p. 107 …pertaining to
11/17/86 unidentified object sighting by Japan Air
Lines flight 1628. (5 pages…
OEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
F[C[ .. AL AVIATION AONIHIST .. ATIOH
cm November 17, I respond.ed to a call fran the OC:C reference an
incident involving unidentified air traffic (UA'.l') follCMi.ng JAL flight
1628 into lw::horage. I asked Agent Mickle to r.eet me at An~rage
Airport.
Upon arriving at ANC, I rnet Agent Mickle and Inspector Wright
(FS00-63) wtX> had l:een at the aircraft. All three of us then oro-
ceded to ..m operations to intei:vier,.r the cre.H. At JAL Operations
we met with captain Terauchi, 1st Officer Tarrefuji, and 2nd Officer
Tsukuda along with Mr. Shimba.shi, the JAL Operations Manager at
An~rage.
The three crer.-.m:n stated that just after passing rorAT inter-
section inl:ound to Anchorage on J529 they obsexved strange lights
ahead of their B-747. 'lllese lights changed i;:osition after 2 minutes
;but remained in front of the A/C for another 10 minutes, then rroved
to the left side of the A/C. They stated that all they oould see
were the lights and at no time could they see any craft. However,
they did sl"ON an object on their \·2X radar at al::out 7 miles. The
lights were yellow, amber, and green, rut no red. 'ttle lights were
in tw:::> seperate sets which changed i;:osition relative to one another.
The crer,.r said that they contacted AFm:c oonf imed that they also had
it on radar. Near Fairbanks, the crew executed a 360° turn and the
lights stayed with them off of their left side. They then preceded
to Anchorage.,..i);ld the lights were still visible until arourrl 40 miles
oorth of TF;r"11en they It'O\Ted ~y to the east. The crew refOrted
their speed as 0.84 Mach and their altit00e bebt.1een FL390 and 310 as
assigned along the route.
The only problem noted with their systens was sane static in the
VHF receiver. The Navigational systan in use was n~s with oo apparent
problens.
Upon O::ztpletion of my discussion with the crer,.r, I called Captain
Stevens (Duty Officer to OORAD) and asked if he had any question other
than what I had asked. He said he had ro other questions, but they
also slx::iwed t\Yo targets on radar (one was JAL). He stated that they
"'10uld give all data to Intelligence in the trorning. I then asked
BolX1y Lamkin by phone if M' was holding the data and he said yes.
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