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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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“radar tracked”6 pages

p. 4 …As part of the inquiry, Steucke said, radar data of the JAL flight track was reviewed…
p. 10 …we really haven't got a good track on him ever. If you want we've…
p. 12 …1987 UNCORRELATED RADAR SIGNALS Radar data received by the FAA and used to track Japan Airlines…
p. 80 …radar targets which showed up as a (-) symbols~ I saw (+) symbols that indicate radar only tracks…
p. 86 …The radar track appeared to be normal and consistent with other tracking data I have reviewed…
p. 105 …Center computer printout of Continuous Data Recordings (radar tracking data) (15 1 pages) - mo r e-

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
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Agent Mickle and I then met with Dave Snith (.ACS-300) and briefed
him on the incident.
On the rrorning of November 18, I briefly discussed the incident
with AAL-1 & 2.
Attached is a statarent fran Agent Mickle and a chart and drawings
by the JAL Captain.
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Japan Air Lines Flight 1628: The Alaska Mothership 1986

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