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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.
“Masters”15 pages
T. Tamefuji (unintelligible) P~ Beckner Okay. How ' bout the autopilot, did ... was it· on autopilot? T~ Tamefuji Yes p~ Beckner Oka y, did the autopilot kick off? T. Tamefuji No P. Bec kner Er ' it stayed on all the time? T. Tamefu j i No P. Beckner Oka y. Um, let me just read my notes here and see if I have got everything I needed to ask you about. You say that you had suggested to the Captain that you call Center and ask if they had any targets? T. Tamefuji Hum • P. Beckner About how long after you first saw this did you go' b--before as king about calling Center? T. Tamefuji Hummm, hum - at fi r st in my mind P. Bec kner Right , yeah T. Tamefu j i . . • and conversation so it was not too long but, ah ... hummm, I can't say exactly but two or three minutes. P. Bec kner Okay , okay . Um ... Was the Captain the first one to spot the ob ... the ah, lights? T. Tamefu j i The who? P. Beckner First saw the object? T. Tamefuj1 Hummm , I thi nk ah , at the same time, almost. P. Beckner Clcay T. Tamefuji But ah, it i s not impossible to at same time . . . P. Beckner Right, but . • . T. Tamefuji (unintelligible ) P. Beckner . . . but ... but communicati ng , ye ah. T. Tamefuji Humm! um, not so much di fferent between . • . 18 -
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