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We kept observing the lights below us in left front, thinking it
was ridiculous to have lazer beam testing at the end of a tundr~
area. Then the two lights began to move in a manner diff eren1
from ordinary aircraft maneuvers, like two bear cubs playing with
each other. We continued the flight South along a straight
course since the distance from the lights was far enough from us
and their movement was not extreme and we felt no immediate
danger . . I thought perhaps it is one of those things called UFO
and taking a photo might help to identify the object later. I
asked to bring forward my camera bag that was placed in the rear
of the cockpit and began to take a picture. The area in which
the plane was flying was unchanged but the lights were still
movini strangely. I had ASA 100 film in my camera, mainly to
take scenery and had auto-focus on, aimed at the object but the
lens kept adjusting and never could set a focus. I changed auto-
focus to manual-focus and pressed the shutter but this time the
shutter would not close. Then our aircraft started to vibrate
and I gave up taking a photo. I placed my camera back in the
camera bag and concentrated on observing the lights.
[Personal statement concerning JAL Flight 1628 sighting of
unidentified air traffic, Nov. 17, 1986. Written by Capt.
Kenju Terauchi; translated by Sayoko Mimoto, FAA Alaskan
Region, Airway Facilities Division. Received ~y FAA 1/2/87)