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Radar computer printout, continuous data recording

FAA via National Archives / The Black Vault · 179 pages · text by OCR

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.

SUBSYS=1	TOTAL=	6	MODE C	TOTAL=	4
2:35:33.199 0162	0162	47 972	76	26.82	26.50	6.32	75	27.17	-103	-67	237	123 1NBM
	25.43	6.40
2:35:33.553	JL1529-0057	1550	1550	47	323	1039	91	12.64	13.92	1.03	95	13.99	-298	-397	215	493	UAR N	1NBM
	13.59	1.01
2:35:33.570 0260	0260	34 939	92	20.74	20.79	2.79	92	21.25	-65	-26	247	73 1NPM
	20.79	2.76
2:35:34.319 1271	1271	47	710	1234	109	22.79	21.53	-7.32	109	22.92	0	5	1	3 1NBM
	21.59	-7.26
2:35:35.459 0165	0165	47	23	1554	137	9.02	5.64	-6.94	140	8.00	132	55	67	143 1NBM
	5.55	-3.92
2:35:35.152 2275	2275	47	42	1517	142	24.16	15.19	-20.15	143	25.39	-52	239	347	241 1NBM
	15.13	-20.10
SUBSYS=1	TOTAL=	6	MODE C	TOTAL=	1
2:35:45.415 0162	0162	47 975	73	26.15	25.14	5.20	73	25.79	-102	-50	237	122 1NBM
	25.10	6.13
2:35:45.392 0260	0260	44 942	92	20.59	20.59	2.67	92	20.93	-57	-27	244	63 1NBM
2:35:45.953	JL1523-2057	1550	1550	47	323	1119	99	11.93	12.85	-.10	91	12.05	-271	-429	213	493	UAR N	1NBM
	12.73	-.35
2:35:45.411 1271	1271	47	710	1235	108	22.82	21.04	-7.42	108	22.32	3	2	53	4 1NBM
	21.52	-7.29
2:35:47.576 0165	0165	47	23	1532	134	9.17	5.05	-5.54	137	9.99	131	57	66	143 1NBM
	5.07	-6.54
2:35:47.579 2275	2275	47	40	1507	141	23.74	15.03	-19.32	142	24.62	-50	239	248	244 1NBM
	15.03	-19.31
SUBSYS=1	TOTAL=	5	MODE C	TOTAL=	1
2:35:57.295 0162	0162	47 979	77	26.07	25.79	5.20	75	26.43	-101	-65	237	121 1NBM
	25.75	5.96
2:35:57.371 0262	0260	47 942	92	20.43	20.56	2.71	92	20.81	-54	-20	249	59 1NBM
	20.45	2.92
2:35:53.213	JL1523-2057	1550	1550	47	319	1212	106	11.61	12.06	-2.76	99	12.25	-249	-429	210	496	UAR N	1NBM
	11.96	-1.95
2:35:53.447 1271	1271	47	710	1236	109	22.81	21.51	-7.35	108	22.79	0	-0	116	0 1NBM
	21.50	-7.29
2:35:59.172 0165	0165	47	22	1499	131	9.32	6.49	-5.12	134	9.06	129	51	64	142 1NBM
	5.51	-5.42
2:35:59.550 2275	2275	47	39	1595	140	23.02	11.95	-18.51	141	23.85	-50	239	349	214 1NBM
	14.93	-19.51
SUBSYS=1	TOTAL=	6	MODE C	TOTAL=	4
2:36:00.391 0162	0162	47 992	77	25.71	25.46	5.75	77	26.27	-100	-65	236	120 1NBM
	25.43	5.75
2:36:00.749 0260	0260	47 942	92	20.29	20.43	2.54	92	20.57	-49	-17	250	52 1NBM
	20.29	2.57
2:36:12.507	JL1523-2057	1550
	11.12	-3.31
2:36:19.510	0057-1510	1550
	10.53	-5.23
2:36:10.519 1271	1271	47	710	1239	109	22.79	21.51	-7.35	109	22.79	-4	-7.210	9 1NBM
	21.57	-7.32
2:36:11.351 0165	0165	47 1472	122	9.55	6.98	-6.25	131	9.37	130	58	65	143 1NBM
	5.95	-6.23
2:36:11.633 2275	2275	47	36	1594	139	22.35	14.76	-17.79	140	23.22	-44	239	349	242 1NBM

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