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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.
“Japan Air Lines Flight 1628”5 pages
T. Tamefuji and ah, seven to eight miles to object. P. Beckner Okay, from you, from you. Did it pretty much maintain that po.sition for most of the flight? T. Tamefuji Humm, ah P. Beckner Or did it move around a whole lot, or did it . . . T. Tamefuji No, no (unintelligible) oblong? P. Beckner Right T. Tamefuji so ah, hummm, don't - it didn't move just like this, just like this P. Beckner Okay T. Tamefuji • just like a other traffic stay on, but ah, I can't say, it was moving or not moving. P. Beckner Ckay, it sort of seemed to stay in formation with you, would that be ••• T. Tamefuji Hummmm • P. Beckner ••• seven to eight mile formation? T. Tamefuji Hummm, formation means same position? P. Beckner Right - same general direction in this case. T. Tamefuji Oh • P. Beckner Seem to travel with you? T. Tamefuji Hlimm, I saw ah, light, just like landing lights, so ah, I'm pilot it ha.s landing light so, head-on traffic P. Beckner Right. T. Tamefuji ••• at that time, but ah, I can ~ I cannot say which direction they move. P. Beckner Okay, okay. 'Ibis head-on traffic, how long did you see this total, the length of time that you saw it? T. Tamefuji Humm, humm P. Beckner Just you. T. Tamefuji Humm, five minutes at first in.side and ah, five minutess Captain and ATC call short conversation • • • 10
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