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This FAA compilation, released through the National Archives and The Black Vault, covers Japan Airlines Flight 628's sighting over Alaska on January 11, 1987. It includes an FAA incident report dated February 1987, a chronology of the communications between the crew and Anchorage ARTCC, and statements from controllers and a meteorologist. Radar showed no traffic near the aircraft apart from weather clutter. The report says Captain Terauchi later believed the lights were village lights distorted by ice crystals.
1640 - ZAN attempted to inform JL628 that he was over Artie Village; however, JL628 made several transmissions that indicate he did not comprehend what the Controller had stated. 1641 - JL628 advised "U-F-0 is disappeared". 1646 - JL628 requested traffic information advising they could see lights at 10 o'clock, five miles, same direction, two thousand feet below, speed a little bit slower. ZAN advised "I have no traffic in your area". 1651 - ZAN asked JL628 to verify that they could no longer see the object. JL628 responded "it's not visible so I send a message H - I hi I send by wing lights over". 1652 - ZAN asked "Japan Air six twenty eight heavy I understand this object is responding to your signals" to which JL628 stated "I will tell you after landing". 1710 - JL628 was issued a pilot's discretion descent to 25,000 feet. 1715 - JL628 reported leaving 35,000 feet. 1718 - JL628 was issued a frequency change. (At this time the aircraft was south of Fairbanks.) There were no further communications related to the UFO's.
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