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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
All'I Tl'IANSPORTATION SECURITY
As per telepoonic request fran FSID-63, the following are the events
which took place on Novenber 17, 1986 and were taken fran my personal
ootes during the interview: Responded to Jaoan Airlines station
office as iristructed by Manager (James S. Deily), AAfr-700. Myself
and Jim Derry intenriewed the crew of JAL Flight 1628, which reported
the sighting of unidentified air traffic. The flight crew consisted
of the captain, Kenju Terauchi, First Officer Takanori Tarrefuji~. and
Flight Engineer Yoshio Tsukuda. captain Terauchi stated the cargo
only flight had departed Reykjavik, Icelal"l.C.. captain Terauchi stated
he first sited (·./isually) the unidentified air traffic (UAT) in the
vacinity of Potat intersection an::1 the ADIZ. The aircraft he was
piloting (B747) was at flight level 390, airspeed 0.84 Mach. Captain
Terauchi indicated the UAT was in front of his aircraft at a distance
of approximately seven ·to eight nautical miles for awroximately 12
minutes. The captain stated the distance was indicated by the onl:oard
Bendix color radar. Captain Terauchi stated that while he had a
visual on the UAT, he spotted yellow, amber and green lights, and a
rotating beacxm, but oo red lights. The captain said there were b.u
distinct sets of lights, but appeared to be joined together (as fixed
to one object). captian Terauchi ascertained through visual sighting
and radar, that the UAT was equal in size to a B747, possibly larger.
Captain Terauchi stated that during the visual sighting, the lights of
the UAT changed fran a horizontal position to a vertical position and
had positioned itself f:ran in front of the B747 to port side. The
UAT stayed on the port side for approx:imnately 35 minutes.
Captain Terauchi said he was cx:mm.micating with ARICC personnel during
the sighting. The captain stated he requested, and received, pei:mission
to perfonn a 360 degree tum while in the vacinity of Fairbanks, Alaska,
which he had a visual on. Captain Terauchi stated the UAT maintained
its position on the port side during the turn. captain Terauchi stated
visual sight of the UAT was lost approximately 40 nautical miles north
of Talkeetna, while continuing on to Anchorage.
Additional infonnation regarding the flight:
Captain Terauchi stated there was static during VHF a::mmm.ications with
the Mm:C~
Captain Terauchi indicated there was erratic rroverent with lights of the
UAT dur.i.~ the visual contact.
Navigation was being perfo:aned by coupling of the ontoard n1s' s.
I NTERVIEWED/R EVI EWE D ON !_b\7~_} 7-1 ~986- - - __ , AT Anchorage, Alaska
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BY Ronald E. Mickle, FAA S/A
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