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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.
P. Beckner T. Tamefuji P. Beckner T. Tamefuji P. Beckner T. Tamefuji s. Mi mo to T. Tamefuji s. Mi mo to P. Beckner T. Tamefuji P. Beckner T. Tamefuji Right so I couldn't find what Captain saw. Okay, you were flying the aircraft then, is that correct? Ah, yes Okay But ah, um, I saw (unintelligible) ah, Captain said ah, UFO big, quite big Captain said, and how should I say ~so I tried doing this. . . I looked all over the place. And the Captain was in the way(Japanese). Oh so Captain was in the way. Well, okay he was in the way of you seeing? Yes, and ah, some ah, pillar, window pillars Oh, pillars? Yeah P. Beckner Okay T. Tamefuji so ah, we, ah, I couldn't see well, but some hum, hum this ~this is not exact picture, but ah, like similiar like aircraft is (unintelligible) ••• P. Beckner Okay T. Tamefuji I dark is background, but I - you cannot say it was UFO or not. P. Beckner Okay, was it different then what you saw here? T. Tamefuji Completely different. P. Beckner Completely different, okay. But was it brighter, were these brighter, er ••• ? T. Tamefuji brighter • P. Beckner These are brighter? T. Tamefuji Yes, ah • P. Beckner The first sighting was brighter? 13
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