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Radar computer printout, continuous data recording

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This FAA Alaskan Region Public Affairs Office release, dated March 5, 1987, is a computer printout of recorded FAA radar data for Japan Air Lines Flight 1628 on November 17, 1986. It covers 38 minutes of computer time and lists 105 radar returns. Of these, 86 are usable and 19 are uncorrelated primary returns. The printout records when the pilot first asked about other traffic and when he said he could not see the UFO. It also explains that uncorrelated returns occur when the primary and beacon signals do not match in position.

  • p. 3 …COMPUTER CDR PRINTOUT Reference to Japan Air Lines Flight #1628 November 17, 1986, 5:19 pm…
  • p. 20 …the intermittent radar images of Japan Air Lines flight 1628, on November 17, 1986, which occured…
  • p. 163 COMPUTER CDR PRINTOUT Reference to Japan Air Lines Flight #1628 November 17, 1986, 5:19 pm…
BEACON STIME	TARGET REPORTS	11/19/96	PAGE OUA	5 SYS
RANGE	AGP	DEG	Q	BEACON	ALT
2:40:51.130	20.12	947	83	0	0250-1 BT	1
2:40:51.979	22.75	1238	109	0	1271-3	710-3 BT	1
2:40:53.025	29.87	1534	134	0	1547-3	98-3 BT	1
2:40:56.764	7.37	2889	253	0	1550-3	310-3 BT	1
SUBSYS = 1 TOTAL =	4 MODE C TOTAL =	3
2:41:03.203	20.12	947	83	0	0250-3 BT	1
	20.00	1008	89	0	0162-3 BT	1
2:41:03.959	22.75	1238	109	0	1271-3	710-3 BT	1
2:41:04.335	15.12	1329	116	0	2225-1 BT	1
2:41:04.935	29.50	1521	133	0	1547-3	97-3 BT	1
2:41:09.030	6.25	2972	252	0	1550-3	310-3 BT	1
SUBSYS = 1 TOTAL =	6 MODE C TOTAL =	3
2:41:15.035	20.12	947	93	0	0250-3 BT	1
2:41:15.786	5.62	1107	97	0	1550-3	310-3 BT	1
2:41:15.162	22.97	1238	109	0	1271-3	710-3 BT	1
2:41:15.539	29.12	1529	132	0	1547-3	95-3 BT	1
SUBSYS = 1 TOTAL =	4 MODE C TOTAL =	3
2:41:27.123	20.12	947	83	0	0250-3 BT	1
2:41:27.975	15.12	1159	102	0	2275-3 BT	1
	22.87	1239	109	0	1271-3	710-3 BT	1
2:41:28.629	28.75	1494	131	0	1547-3	94-3 BT	1
SUBSYS = 1 TOTAL =	4 MODE C TOTAL =	2
2:41:39.155	20.12	949	83	0	0250-3 BT	1
2:41:39.908	22.75	1239	109	0	1271-3	710-3 BT	1
2:41:40.659	29.50	1491	130	0	1547-3	92-3 BT	1
2:41:42.162	5.12	2017	177	0	1550-3 BT	1
2:41:45.359	5.37	3351	294	0	1550-3 BT	1
2:41:47.109	5.37	3624	319	0	1550-3	310-3 BT	1
	5.50	3717	326	0	1550-3	310-3 BT	1
SUBSYS = 1 TOTAL =	7 MODE C TOTAL =	4
2:41:49.998	5.50	77	5	0	1550-3	310-3 BT	1
2:41:51.245	20.12	949	93	0	0250-1 BT	1
2:41:51.619	19.75	1054	92	0	0162-3 BT	1
2:41:51.994	22.75	1238	109	0	1271-3	710-3 BT	1
2:41:52.744	29.12	1455	129	0	1547-3	90-3 BT	1
2:41:53.973	5.00	1351	162	0	1550-3	310-3 BT	1
2:41:58.377	6.37	3429	301	0	1550-3	310-3 BT	1
2:41:59.753	6.37	3524	309	0	1550-3	310-3 BT	1
2:41:59.129	5.37	3545	320	0	1550-3	310-3 BT	1
SUBSYS = 1 TOTAL =	9 MODE C TOTAL =	7
2:42:03.324	20.12	947	83	0	0250-1 BT	1
2:42:04.076	22.97	1239	109	0	1271-3	710-3 BT	1
2:42:04.453	27.87	1450	127	0	1547-3	93-3 BT	1
2:42:05.579	7.00	1790	157	0	1550-3	310-3 BT	1
2:42:12.714	7.87	56	4	0	1550-1 BT	1
SUBSYS = 1 TOTAL =	5 MODE C TOTAL =	3
2:42:15.343	20.12	947	93	0	0250-1 BT	1
2:42:15.095	22.75	1239	109	0	1271-3	710-3 BT	1
2:42:16.845	27.50	1442	126	0	1547-3	95-3 BT	1
2:42:17.596	8.37	1794	156	0	1550-3	310-3 BT	1
SUBSYS = 1 TOTAL =	4 MODE C TOTAL =	3
2:42:27.173	20.12	947	83	0	0260-3 BT	1
2:42:29.299	22.87	1237	108	0	1271-3	710-3 BT	1

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