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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 and ah, seven to eight miles to object. P. Beckner Okay, from you, from you. Did it pretty much maintain that position for most of the flight? T. Tamefuji Humm, ah P. Beckner Or did it move around a whole lot, or did it ••• T. Tamefuji No, no (unintelligible) oblong? P. Beckner Right T. Tamefuji so ah, hummm, don't - it didn't move just like this, just like this ••• P. Beckner Okay T. Tamefuji • just like a other traffic stay on, but ah, I can't say, it was moving or not moving. P. Beckner Okay, it sort of seemed to stay in formation with you, would that be • • • T. Tamefuji Hummmrn • P. Beckner . . . seven to eight mile formation? T. Tamefuji Hummm, formation means same position? P. Beckner Right .... same general direction in this case • T. Tamefuji Oh . P. Beckner Seem to travel with you? T. Tamefuji Htimm, I saw ah, light, just like landing lights, so ah, I'm pilot it has landing light so, head""'°n traffic P. Beckner Right. T. Tamefuji ••• at that time, but ah, I can ~ I cannot say which direction they move. P. Beckner Okay, okay. '!his head..-on traffic, how long did you see this total, the length of time that you saw it? T. Tamefuji Humm, humm P. Beckner Just you. T. Tamefuji Htimm, five minutes at first inside and ah, five minutess Captain and ATC call short conversation ••• 10
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