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This package was compiled by the FAA Alaskan Region Public Affairs Office in Anchorage and sent to FAA managers with a memo from Paul Steucke dated March 5, 1987. It gathers material on the November 17, 1986 sighting by the crew of Japan Air Lines flight 1628: a news release, pilot and controller transcripts, crew interviews and radar analysis. The FAA concluded that it could not confirm the event. It attributed the second radar target to a split, uncorrelated return from the JAL Boeing 747 and planned no further investigation.

  • p. 3 …Investi gation of Japan Air Lines flight 1628 Sighting of Unidentified Air Traffic on November 17…
  • p. 5 …but •.• JL1628 = Japan Air Lines flight #1628 Rl.5 = Controller positicn, Anchorage Air Route Traffic Control…
  • p. 7 …sixty one line. Approach. Look at your radar. We got a Japan Air one six~ eight…
  • p. 82 …a report concerning the incident to Japan Airlines Flight 1628 (JL1628) north of Fairbanks, Alaska on…
  • p. 107 …86 unidentified object sighting by Japan Air Lines flight 1628. (5 pages) PLEASE COMPLETE AND RETURN…
U.S. Department
of Transportation
Federa l Avia tion
Administration
Memorandum
Subject I NFORMATION Date : March 5, 1987
From :
To:
Material relative to JAL, Nov. 17, 86,
sighting of unidentified air traffic
PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER, AAL-5
ALL REGIONAL FACILITY MANAGERS
REGIONAL DIVISION MANAGERS AND STAFF OFFICERS
Reply to
A ttn . of :
The attached selected information regarding the November 17, 1986,
sighting of unidentified air traffic by the crew of JAL flight 1628, has
been forwarded to you for you use. This is public information, no copyright,
and you can share it with anyone else.
Thought you might like to read the data yourself.
Sincerely ,
~--- ~ \- ~. ~ ' . ) ,c___ ) ~~
Paul Steucke
Public Affairs Officer

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