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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
P. Beckner Yeah, could you see the horizon, the ••• T. Tamefuji Yes P. Beckner . . • mountains? T. Tamefuji Yes, ah, perfect. P. Beckner Right T. Tamefuji 'This is ah, horizon P. Beckner Of the horizon? T. Tamefuji . . . and I could see ••• P. Beckner Okay T. Tamefuji .• . . the horizon • P. Beckner Okay. So these were above the horizon line? T. Tamefuji (unintelligible) I don't mean ah, (unintelligible) P. Beckner Okay T. Tamefuji Ah, we can see the flying over aircraft ah, near the horizon P. Beckner Okay T. Tamefuji (unintelligible) P. Beckner Right T. Tamefuji • so • • . P. Beckner You saw this • . • T. Tamefuji . . . I cannot say it was ah, (unintelligible) P. Beckner Okay, okay, um somewhere down, I guess by Fairbanks guys, the Captain or yourself requested a 360? T. Tamefuji Mmmm hum P. Beckner Did ·you happen to see the object while in the 360? T. Tamefuji Humm, the pilot was right-hand • . . P. Beckner Right-hand turn, right? T. Tamefuji Humm, so I watch, what • . . 12 area, you
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