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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 …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? 13
  • 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…
  • p. 105 Page 2 JAL UNIDENT I FIED TR AFFIC SIGHTING Order List continued 0 $0 . 85 0…
  • 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…
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