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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.

STIME	BANGE	ACP	DE3	Q	BEACON	ALT	QUA	SYS
 34.32	2239	195	0	1200-3 BT	1
2:45:31.715	27.75	2397	210	0	0155-3	74-3 BT	1
SJBSYS = 1	TOTAL = 5	MODE C TOTAL = 5
2:15:39.662	20.12	951	93	0	0000-3 BT	1
2:45:40.152	23.75	1146	100	0	1547-3	33-3 BT	1
2:45:40.540	22.75	1239	109	0	1271-3	710-3 BT	1
	13.50	1302	114	0	2152-3 DT	1
2:45:42.462	35.62	1933	169	0	1550-3	310-3 BT	1
2:45:43.558	33.87	2240	196	0	1200-3 BT	1
2:45:44.044	27.25	2395	209	0	0155-3	74-3 BT	1
SJBSYS = 1	TOTAL = 2	MODE C TOTAL = 4
2:45:51.502	20.12	951	83	0	0000-0 BT	1
2:45:52.632	22.87	1239	109	0	1271-3	210-3 BT	1
	19.50	1312	115	0	0152-3 BT	1
2:45:55.632	33.50	2234	196	0	1200-3 BT	1
SJBSYS = 1	TOTAL = 4	MODE C TOTAL = 1
2:45:04.341	22.87	1239	109	0	1271-3	710-3 BT	1
2:45:07.343	33.12	2210	194	0	1200-3 BT	1
	33.12	2253	193	0	1200-1 BT	1
2:45:07.726	26.25	2271	199	0	0155-3	74-3 BT	1
	26.25	2325	209	0	0166-3	74-3 BT	1
SJBSYS = 1	TOTAL = 5	MODE C TOTAL = 3
2:45:15.621	20.12	949	83	0	2252=1 BT	1
2:45:15.373	22.67	1238	103	0	1271-3	710-3 BT	1
2:45:13.755	25.75	2373	208	0	0166-3	74-3 BT	1
SJBSYS = 1	TOTAL = 3	MODE C TOTAL = 2
2:46:29.453	22.75	1237	105	0	1271-3	712-3 BT	1
SJBSYS = 1	TOTAL = 1	MODE C TOTAL = 1
2:45:33.251	20.12	951	83	0	0000=0 BT	1
2:45:40.462	22.87	1239	129	0	1271-3	710-3 BT	1
2:45:40.356	19.82	1251	119	0	0152-3 DT	1
2:45:45.549	32.00	2203	194	0	1200-3 BT	1
	24.67	2257	199	0	3000=0 BT	1
SJBSYS = 1	TOTAL = 5	MODE C TOTAL = 1
2:46:51.522	20.12	950	83	0	0000=0 BT	1
2:46:52.571	22.75	1239	103	0	1271-3	710-3 BT	1
SJBSYS = 1	TOTAL = 2	MODE C TOTAL = 1
2:47:03.564	20.12	949	83	0	2000=0 BT	1
2:42:44.751	22.62	1238	128	0	1271-3	712-3 DT	1
2:47:07.435	31.25	2205	193	0	1200-3 BT	1
SJBSYS = 1	TOTAL = 3	MODE C TOTAL = 1
2:47:15.691	20.12	947	83	0	2000=0 BT	1
2:47:16.269	24.00	1010	88	0	1547-3	20-3 BT	1
2:47:15.522	22.87	1239	109	0	1271-3	710-3 DT	1
2:47:13.514	23.37	2245	197	0	1200-3 BT	1
SJBSYS = 1	TOTAL = 4	MODE C TOTAL = 3
2:47:27.725	20.12	945	83	0	0262=3 BT	1
2:47:23.151	24.00	934	87	0	1547-3	20-3 BT	1
2:47:25.525	22.25	1259	129	0	1271-3	710-3 BT	1
2:47:29.276	20.37	1410	123	0	0162-3 DT	1
2:47:31.657	30.50	2212	194	0	1200-3 BT	1
SJBSYS = 1	TOTAL = 5	MODE C TOTAL = 3
2:47:27.725	20.12	945	83	0	0262=3 BT	1
2:47:23.151	24.00	934	87	0	1547-3	20-3 BT	1
2:47:25.525	22.25	1259	129	0	1271-3	710-3 BT	1
2:47:29.276	20.37	1410	123	0	0162-3 DT	1
2:47:31.657	30.50	2212	194	0	1200-3 BT	1

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