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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…

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TIME	ACID/SX	ABC/SY	RBC	FRM	RALT	PACP	PDEG	PRAN	RX	RY	DDEG	DRAN	XV	YY	NDG	SPL	ADS.2	SYS	CLS
	49.43	11.79
2:29:55.519 1200 26 375	76	49.19	47.67	10.95	77	48.83	-218	-16	265	219 1	PAR
	47.67	10.95 81	-222	157	219 1	DPV
2:29:55.521	0055-1515	1200	1200	13	45	903	79	50.29	49.21	10.01 81	-222	157	219 1	DPV
	49.40	9.28
2:29:55.904 0162	0162	47 984	86	34.33	34.43	1.95	86	34.54	-67	70	316	97 1	NPM
	34.50	1.94
2:29:55.905 1200	1200	47	6	1015	99	36.13	36.50	.26	89	36.39	-98	119	323	140 1	NPM
	35.42	.01
SUBSYS = 1	TOTAL = 6	MODE C TOTAL = 3
2:30:27.994	JL1629 -0057	1550	1550	47	350	535	47	51.21	32.59	35.45	45	52.14	-11	-499	181	499	UAR N	1	NPM
	37.54	35.51
2:30:09.629 0000 17 855	75	51.66	49.68	12.50	75	51.09	73	210	19	224 RC 1	NPM
	49.68	12.50
2:30:03.530 1200	1200	27	51	910	79	50.85	50.06	9.54	79	51.05	85	-201	156	218 1	PAR
2:30:08.970 1200	1200	47	8	1011	99	35.71	36.00	.21	89	35.82	-101	127	316	142 1	NPM
2:30:03.972 36.04	.32
 0152	0152	47 973	95	34.10	34.17	2.20	86	34.31	-69	74	316	101 1	NPM
SUBSYS = 1	TOTAL = 5	MODE C TOTAL = 3
2:30:19.933	JL1629 -0257	1550	1550	47	350	551	48	50.01	37.45	34.79	47	51.05	-15	-501	181	501	UAR N	1	NPM
	37.49	34.84
2:30:20.674 2000 14 947	74	52.09	49.93	13.20	75	51.55	73	210	19	224 RC 1	NPM
2:30:20.676 1200	1200	37	79	921	80	51.14	50.23	9.70	80	51.10	98	-209	154	230 1	NPM
2:30:21.055 1200	1200	47	10	1009	99	35.24	35.62	.31	89	35.52	-116	95	305	145 1	NPM
	35.62	.54
2:30:21.058 0162	0162	47 974	85	33.83	33.90	2.39	85	34.07	-74	73	314	104 1	NPM
	33.98	2.35
SUBSYS = 1	TOTAL = 5	MODE C TOTAL = 3
2:30:31.941	JL1629 -0057	1550	1550	47	350	566	49	48.82	37.29	33.29	49	50.03	-26	-497	183	499	UAR N	1	NPM
	37.35	33.19
2:30:32.715 1200 35 930	81	51.35	50.50	9.25	82	51.29	98	-228	154	230 1	PAR
2:30:32.717 0055-1630 1200 12	79	929	81	50.84	49.95	9.10
2:30:33.037 50.29	7.40
2:30:33.037 1200	1200	47	12	1203	99	34.81	35.10	.35	98	35.07	-121	83	304	148 1	NPM
	35.20	.82
2:30:33.099 0162	0162	47 969	95	33.55	33.64	2.57	85	33.82	-79	69	311	106 1	NPM
	33.70	2.57
SUBSYS = 1	TOTAL = 5	MODE C TOTAL = 3
2:30:44.123	JL1629 -0057	1550	1550	47	350	593	51	47.73	37.34	31.51	49	49.03	-21	-498	182	498	UAR N	1	NPM
	37.31	31.51
2:30:44.370 1200	1200	27	101	931	81	50.24	49.46	7.95	80	50.25	-23	-176	187	179 1	PAP
	49.81	7.71
2:30:45.236 1200	1200	47	14	1002	98	34.25	34.60	.73	89	34.56	-138	55	292	149 1	NPM
	34.58	.93
2:30:45.237 0162	0162	47 965	94	33.26	33.37	2.76	85	33.58	-93	65	309	106 1	NPM
	33.40	2.78
SUBSYS = 1	TOTAL = 4	MODE C TOTAL = 3
2:30:55.993	JL1629 -0057	1550	1550	47	350	602	52	46.73	37.40	29.55	51	47.98	-7	-503	180	502	UAR N	1	NPM

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