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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 . left-hand and ah, ten or eleven . . . P. Beckner Ten or eleven? T. Tamefuji Right P. Beckner Okay T. Tamefuji And I thought that it was low . . . P. Beckner Okay T. Tamefuji And' (unintelligible) I thought ah, traffic way, I image aircraft ah, lighting, navigation lights P. Be'ckner Right T. Tamefuji and landing lights ••• P. Beckner Okay T. Tamefuji (unintelligible) ..... light P. Beckner Right T. Tamefuji but ah, it is my (unintelligible) for now I thought it was an aircraft so • s. Mi mo to I thought it was an aircraft. 'P. Beckner Okay s. Mi mo to Ah . P. Beckner Did you in your mind try to make it . . . T. Tamefuji Yes P. Beckner . look like an aircraft? T. Tamefuji Yeah P. Beckner I can do the same thing, ••• T. Tamefuji Yes P. Bec kner • so ah ••• I understand. T. Tamefuji And, but ah, very strange ah, I ah, it was too many lights ••• P. Beckner Too many? T. Tamefuj i Yes 5
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