“The Times”52 pages
- p. 4 …They determined that a second radar target
near the JAL flight at the time of the…
- p. 5 AAL-5, FAA
February 4, 1987
SELEX:TED PORI'IONS OF TRANSCRIPI'IOO
~ THE INCIDENI' INVOLVING…
- p. 7 …Approach center (Fairbanks FAA tower) on the sixty one line.
Approach.
Look at your radar. We…
- p. 8 …Sir, the military
radar advises they do have a primary target in trail of you
at…
- p. 10 …see the traffic any long-er.
Affinnative.
Okay sir, we're searchi.rXJ this time, we…
- p. 15 …Th ese uncorrelated primary returns are not uncommon, due
critical timing associated with the delay adjustments…
- p. 17 …Terauchi No, third time.
R. Gordon This is the third time that ah that you've…
- p. 18 …Terauchi Big Ship - yes and the second time ah, the, in my home I saw a…
- p. 19 …Terauchi I think it was the first time.
F. Fujii Who was the first person who…
- p. 20 …Fujii From the forward you could see the flame and the exhaust and
flame were surrounding…
- p. 21 …This one and this one, the
same logic, this point and this point are the same…
- p. 23 …Fujii When did you pick it up, the radar?
K. Terauchi Time? Time?
F. Fujii Time…
- p. 24 …Autopilot stayed
on all the time.
K. Terauchi Yeah •
R. Gordon Okay
K. Terauchi Working good…
- p. 27 …Terauchi See this is the jumbo jet. 1.5, two times this light.
R. Gordon Okay…
- p. 28 …Gordon Yeah, let's see what would you estimate the size of the small
ships to…
- p. 33 …Gordon Yes, yes, you could probably explain that with the thing you have
drawn here. Now…
- p. 35 …See if
they were stacked together at the beginning, one must have
returned to the mothership…
- p. 38 Meeting the Future by Kenju Terauchi M~ ,...,. ~ L. '1\ ti;f,) !ST
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Page…
- p. 39 MEETING THE FUTURE
.. Page 5 ..
We took a flight course Southeast of Greenland direct to
Chule…
- p. 40 …the same time. The strange phenomenon
happened immediately.after we began left rotation, following the
order…
- p. 41 …the ground radar
did not show any aircraft but us. They also asked us several
times…
- p. 42 …I changed auto-
focus to manual-focus and pressed the shutter but this time the
shutter…
- p. 47 …lone time before we received
When we checked our rear there was still the ship!iI…
- p. 48 …About the same time a United Airline passenger aircraft
which left Anchorage to Fairbanks flew into…
- p. 49 …About the same time a United Airline passenger aircraft
which left Anchorage to Fairbanks flew into…
- p. 50 ~Page 16~
The strange encounter ended at 75 miles North of Talkeetna, 150
miles (Approximately 276…
- p. 51 …The following is a record
of the interview:
P. Beckner
?
P. Beckner
Conducted at this time…
- p. 53 …clear •
And you could distinguish this lights as being different from the
star . . ?..
NNNooo .
. . • from the…
- p. 54 …Tamefuji ••• so maybe he couldn't see at that time, but the Captain and
me (unintelligible…
- p. 57 …Mimoto The physical requires him to wear glasses.
P. Beckner Okay , how ' bout - how 'bout the…
- p. 58 …Now - the time of the incident, when - when you guys
first saw the objects, ah what…
- p. 60 …long did you see this
total, the length of time that you saw it?
T. Tamefuji…
- p. 66 …Beckner By the engineer table?
T. Tamefuji Yes, I - when I saw, but ah, cockpit was…
- p. 67 …the trip? He felt
that, er, er, was it just during this period of time when…
- p. 68 …Beckner First saw the object?
T. Tamefuj1 Hummm , I thi nk ah , at the same time…
- p. 69 …So pretty much at the same time you both saw it?
T ~ Tamefuji Right
P. Beckner…
- p. 70 …Beckner ••• or were they pretty much the same intensity for the time
that you saw them…
- p. 72 …And tha - so that was the last time you saw it, was prior
to the turn…
- p. 74 …after I sighted it the first
time. The reason is because the Captain wanted to take…
- p. 75 …At the time of sighting, how were the lighting
conditions outside?
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- p. 78 …When I was interviewed here at the first
time by FAA personnel, I was not sure…
- p. 80 PERSONNEL STATEMENT
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
Anchorage Air Route Traffic Control Center
January 6, 1987
The following…
- p. 81 …ROCC did have primary
ta r get in the same position JL1628 reported. Several times I…
- p. 84 …During the time period p~ior to this incident all operations were normal. I
had assigned…
- p. 88 …They stated that all they oould see
were the lights and at no time could they…
- p. 100 …At no time did
either crewmember see anything outside the aircraft. The area is not within…
- p. 101 …directly over the town of Arctic Village, Alaska, at the time of the first
sighting and…
- p. 103 …Department
of TransportctiOn
Federal Aviation
Administration
(The event occurred
Ofhce of Public Affus
Alaskan Region
701…
- p. 104 …18, 1986 UTC
(The event occurred on November 17, 1986 Alaska Standard Time)
PLE ASE MARK…
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
All'I Tl'IANSPORTATION SECURITY
As per telepoonic request fran FSID-63, the following are the events
which took place on Novenber 17, 1986 and were taken fran my personal
ootes during the interview: Responded to Jaoan Airlines station
office as iristructed by Manager (James S. Deily), AAfr-700. Myself
and Jim Derry intenriewed the crew of JAL Flight 1628, which reported
the sighting of unidentified air traffic. The flight crew consisted
of the captain, Kenju Terauchi, First Officer Takanori Tarrefuji~. and
Flight Engineer Yoshio Tsukuda. captain Terauchi stated the cargo
only flight had departed Reykjavik, Icelal"l.C.. captain Terauchi stated
he first sited (·./isually) the unidentified air traffic (UAT) in the
vacinity of Potat intersection an::1 the ADIZ. The aircraft he was
piloting (B747) was at flight level 390, airspeed 0.84 Mach. Captain
Terauchi indicated the UAT was in front of his aircraft at a distance
of approximately seven ·to eight nautical miles for awroximately 12
minutes. The captain stated the distance was indicated by the onl:oard
Bendix color radar. Captain Terauchi stated that while he had a
visual on the UAT, he spotted yellow, amber and green lights, and a
rotating beacxm, but oo red lights. The captain said there were b.u
distinct sets of lights, but appeared to be joined together (as fixed
to one object). captian Terauchi ascertained through visual sighting
and radar, that the UAT was equal in size to a B747, possibly larger.
Captain Terauchi stated that during the visual sighting, the lights of
the UAT changed fran a horizontal position to a vertical position and
had positioned itself f:ran in front of the B747 to port side. The
UAT stayed on the port side for approx:imnately 35 minutes.
Captain Terauchi said he was cx:mm.micating with ARICC personnel during
the sighting. The captain stated he requested, and received, pei:mission
to perfonn a 360 degree tum while in the vacinity of Fairbanks, Alaska,
which he had a visual on. Captain Terauchi stated the UAT maintained
its position on the port side during the turn. captain Terauchi stated
visual sight of the UAT was lost approximately 40 nautical miles north
of Talkeetna, while continuing on to Anchorage.
Additional infonnation regarding the flight:
Captain Terauchi stated there was static during VHF a::mmm.ications with
the Mm:C~
Captain Terauchi indicated there was erratic rroverent with lights of the
UAT dur.i.~ the visual contact.
Navigation was being perfo:aned by coupling of the ontoard n1s' s.
I NTERVIEWED/R EVI EWE D ON !_b\7~_} 7-1 ~986- - - __ , AT Anchorage, Alaska
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