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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.
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The extremely bright lights reflected on snow on the side of the mountains and seemed even bri1hter. We wondered if they were searchini somethini on the 1round surface or to (attract?)lead somethin1. The flight above Alaska territory is eenerally in the daytime and it is confusing to identify the kind of lights. It cannot be a base for the spaceship. Is it a movie? There was something. Oh, yes, it is the Alaska pipeline. The lights must be a pump station for the pipeline. I 1ot it. We arrived at the sky above the Eielson Air Force Base and Falrbanks. It was a clear nieht. The liehts were extremely. bri1ht to eyes that were used to the dark. Bow bright it was! We were just above the bright city lights and we checked the i pale white lieht behind us. Alas! there was a silhouette of aj "Anchorage : . I We must run away quickly!sisantic spaceship. Center. This 45 deerees" ·· permission. followin1 us; is JL 1628, requesting a change of course to· right! It felt like a lone time before we received When we checked our rear there was still the ship!iI "This is JL 1628. Acain requesting for change the : ' course 45 degrees to the ri1ht." We had to get away from thatj object. "JL 1628. This is the Anchorage Center. l We advise you, i continue and take 360 degree turn." "JL 1628, thank you. we will! continue 360 degree turn." [Personal stat~ment concerning JAL Flight 1628 sighting of unidentified air traffic, Nov. 17, 1986. Written by Capt. Kenju Terauchi; translated by Sayoko Mimoto, F.AA Alaskan Region, Airway Facilities Division. Received by FAA 1/2/87] ---
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