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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 Hummm, was it a change of intensity? How should I say ••• ? On and off but became stronger ah, became weaker, became stronger, became weake, different from the strobe lights. s. Mimoto Some got stronger, and changed to weaker stronger again then weaker, and stronger, weaker • P. Beckner Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay, ah, you mentioned the lights that you've shown me here. This pattern that you've shown me here, the Captain has also, shown us also. But just so I, make sure I understand everything here, let me just show you ah, the details of what the Captain - and I don't know if you've seen these or not, but you've ••• T. Tamefuji Hum, hum P. Beckner This was in the newspaper here in Anchorage, for example. And this shows a similiar type pattern is what you have here • T. Tamefuji Humm P. Beckner but I just wonder if you - you also may have seen this particular ah, shape or ah, object? T. Tamefuji Hummm P. Beckner And you can probably read what is - is written here so, just kinda read that over, and ••• Do you remember seeing anything like that yourself? T. Tamefuji Humm, I don't see ah, anything like this, but ah, as I told ••• P. Beckner Yeah, this ah T. Tamefuji and you if, we can connect these lights - are - it will be a big object but, ah P. Beckner Right T. Tamefuji I can not just - there are some lights ahead or not. P. Beckner Okay, that was during the turn ••• ? T. Tamefuji No ah, I think it was before turn ••• P. Beckner Oh okay T. Tamefuji • • • and ah, we of course we convesed a lot and ••• S. Mimoto We are talking, discussing T. Tamefuji And while we were talking I saw it momentarily. 21
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