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This FAA record of interview documents a session held January 5, 1987, at the Federal Building in Anchorage, Alaska. Inspector Peter E. Beckner of AAL-207 questioned JAL First Officer Takanori Tamefuji, with interpreter Sayoko Mimoto, about the November 17, 1986 sighting. Tamefuji said he saw very bright, multicolored lights resembling head-on traffic for about five to ten minutes, along with a large green echo on the airborne radar. His seat position kept him from seeing it after that. He rejected reflection and weather explanations and said he was certain he saw something.
.. T. Tamefuji . but ah, at first we have in flight . . . ? Hum huh. T. Tamefuji . at ATC, air traffic, and no traffic, so ..... we are suprised . P. Beckner Yeah . . . T. Tamefuji ••• and ah, Captain operates the radar ••• P. Beckner Radar, okay yeah ••• T. Tamefuji and so Captain ah, try to search object by the radar ••• P. Beckner Okay T. Tamefuji we fix - ah, give to ten minutes (unintelligible). P. Beckner Okay, and then what did you see on the rad ... were you able to see the radar from where you were sitting? T. Tamefuji ? P. Beckner Okay, what did you see on the radar as far as ••• T. Tamefuji Humm, just like ah - ah, traffic, other traffic, but ah, I thought a little bit large ••• P. Becker Um hum T. Tamefuji echos P. Beckner Large echos, okay. Was it ah, what ... I understand you have color radar in ... in the . T. Tamefuji Yes P. Beckner . aircraft. What color was the . . .? T. Tamefuji Humm I thought ah, green. P. Beckner Green? T. Tamefuji Yes P. Beckner Okay. And about what range did ... did you ... did you guys . . .? T. Tamefuji Humm, twenty miles . . . P. Beckner Twenty? 9
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