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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 Yes P ~ Beckner Okay, the head--ons were brighter? T. Tamefuji Er, yes P. Beckner Okay, um - was there anything else on the radar that you were able to see, or was that the only target that you had on the radar? T. Tamefuji Cl'l yes, and ah, I think ah, Captain tilt ••• P. Beckner Tilt right T. Tamefuji and ah, a certain tilt angle could catch the object • P. Beckner Okay, so, so was there anything else showing on the radar • T. Tamefuji Hummm P. Beckner (unintelligible) T. Tamefuji ••• that should be something spot or ground-echo, ah, ••• ? P. Beckner (unintelligible) •• ~ okay T. Tamefuji ah, I - I have many experience ah, ah, aircraft, echo or radar screen ••• , echo ••• P. Beckner Right T. Tamefuji yeah, ah, so I could identify that is ••• ah aircraft echo • • • I have many experiences before in checking oncoming aircrafts on a radar. S. Mimoto I experienced often in checking oncoming aircraft on radar before. T. Tamefuji Just like ah traffic. P. Beckner Okay T. Tamefuji . . • just the right (unintelligible) . . • talking. P. Beckner . so what you saw was similiar to what you seen before, when you were picking up other traffic? T. Tamefuji Yes P. Beckner Okay, okay, um, the lighting conditions, I talked about the lighting conditions outside. How 'bout the lighting conditions inside the aircraft? Were there cockpit lights on ••• 14
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