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This set of Federal Aviation Administration Alaskan Region news releases and notes, dated December 1986 to March 1987, covers the Japan Air Lines Flight 1628 sighting of November 17, 1986. It includes interview notes with Captain Kenjyu Terauchi's crew. The FAA said it could not confirm the event and attributed the second radar target to a split radar return from the 747. The releases also describe an Alaska Airlines weather radar sighting and Terauchi's January 1987 lights, which were attributed to ice crystals.
News:U.S. Department ot Transportation Office of Public Affairs Alaskan Region Federal Aviation . Administration 701 C Street, Box 14 Anchorage. Alaska 99513 (907) 271·5296 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FEBRUARY 23, 1987 1187-08 FAA PRESS CONFEREM;E MARCH 5, 1987 ••• lO:QO AM AI CONTACT: PAUL STEUCKE FM CONFERENCE ROOM, THIRD FLOOR, EAST END, ANCHORAGE, FED. BUILDING REI.EASE AIL MATERIALS RELATIVE TO THE INQUIRY Of THE JAL FLIGHf 1628 SIGHI'ING Of UNIDENTIFIED AIR TRAFFIC ON N:>YEHBER 17, 1986 Information and materials collected and reviewed by the Federal Aviation Administration in its inquiry to determine if unauthorized or unidentified air traffic was using the air travel corridor along with Japan Airlines flight 1628, on November 17, 1986, will be made available to the public and news media at the above listed location and time. We would appreciate your RSVP 907/271-5293 so that we can be sure to have a room large enough to accorrmodate press interest. It is difficult to predict media interest in this conference. Materials and briefings by FAA Regional Public Affairs Officer Paul Steucke will provide the following information. * Presentation of FAA results/position, * FAA radar system and split beacon/targets, * Photographs, black & white, color of radar images, * Voice recordings on cassette of Pilot & Air Route Traffic Control Center, FAA interviews of Pilot and Crew, and written transcripts of same, * Written statement by Captain Terauchi, * Written statements by air traffic controllers, * List/Order Form to obtain all materials, * Response to questions. A pre-recorded message on this subject, suitable for broadcast, will be available on the FAA Media Message Recorders, at 10:05 am, March 5, 1987, Alaska Standard Time; call area code 907/277-7073, or 907/277-7122.. II II II I I
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