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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 Okay T. Tamefuji But so it was so luminous, I don't mean luminous ah, it was too much forever. P. Beckner Right, okay. How 'bout the colors of the lights? Is that also • T. Tamefuji Humm, might Captain, maybe for different thing and Mr. Fukuda, maybe different thing, but ah, ah I say it was the aircraft so I thought but actually I think • P. Beckner Okay T. Tamefuji I think ah, salmon, just like Christmas assorted ••• P. Beckner Okay, okay assorted. T. Tamefuji and ah, I remember, red or orange, hum, and a white landing light, just like landing light. And weak green, ah, blinking • s. Mi mo to Flashing . P. Beckne Flashing . s. Mi mo to . . . blinking, blinking P. Beckner Blinking s. Mi mo to (unintelligible) yes P. Beckner Okay T. Tamefuji How should I say - looks just like this, (hand-signs were made by Mr. Tamefuji) moving like in one . s. Mi mo to Oh, swinging P. Beckner Swinging? T. Tamefuji (Japanese) P. Beckner Movement T. Tamefuji Yes, and ah, ah if there was, there are ah, how should I say, very good formation flight P. Beckner Close formation flight? T. Tamefuji Yes close . 6
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