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Simulated radar data, colour photos

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This FAA release, obtained through The Black Vault, collects material on the radar data from Japan Air Lines Flight 1628 over Alaska on November 17, 1986. It includes a March 5, 1987 explanation by FAA public affairs officer Paul Steucke, a February 1987 Airway Facilities memo, and Dennis Simantel's analysis attributing the returns to uncorrelated primary and beacon targets, considered normal. It also contains regenerated radar image photos and a Philadelphia Inquirer magazine article on the sighting and the FAA's inconclusive review.

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  • p. 3 Paul Steucke FAA Public Affairs 701 C Street, Box 14 Anch. AK 99513 March 5 , 1987…
  • p. 4 …Beacon) (Transponder) --11 FAA RADAR Drawing by Paul Steucke March 5 , 1987 SAME AIRCRAFT (Skin- Surface…
  • p. 5 …addresses the questions raised in your letter. Paul, I appreciate the team approach you have taken…
  • p. 9 …Some bags finally turned up hanging off telephone wires - Paul Steucke took pictures - and that was…
  • p. 10 …day, the phone rang in Paul Steuclte's office: NBC in New York. Radio Hawaii Star…
  • p. 12 …side, the spaceship di8appeared before Christmas, when Paul cast all those who dare to publicly involve…
  • p. 14 …17 sighting were trickling into Paul Steucke's office from half a dozen different places, and…
  • p. 15 …the pilot that he didn't do. Paul Steucke and his wife went out to dinner…
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