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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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11.37	-11.50
SUBSYS=1	TOTAL=	5MODE	C TOTAL=	3
2:49:14.957 0166	0166	47	74	2211	194	13.99	-4.93	-18.71	194	19.32	159	72	66	194	1NPM
2:49:14.959	-5.29	-18.64 2129	197	27.00	-3.96	-27.07	199	27.45	155	89	66	179	1NPM
2:49:23.921	-3.97	-27.09 22 945	93	20.11	19.98	2.32	83	20.19	-1	7	345	7	1NPM
2:49:23.024	19.99	2.32 45 993	79	21.95	21.85	4.14	79	22.29	-104	69	303	125	1PAR
2:49:23.025	21.95	4.14 12	14	909	79	21.92	21.82	3.57 -109	-15	262	110	1DFV
2:49:23.901	21.49	3.81 1271	1271	47	710	1235	108	22.79	21.65	-7.32	109	22.91	7	3	63	7	1NPM
2:49:24.534	21.56	-7.29 0162	0162	47 1474	129	17.75	14.07	-11.42	129	19.20	-105	42	291	114	1NPM
	14.03	-11.45
SUBSYS=1	TOTAL=	7MODE	C TOTAL=	3
2:49:25.794	-4.79	0165	0166	47	74	2193	192	19.63	-4.58	-19.10	194	19.94	170	71	67	194	1NPM
2:49:26.797	-3.42	1200	1200	47 2119	196	25.50	-3.50	-25.75	197	27.09	140	94	57	177	1NPM
2:49:34.584	21.45	1547	1547	27	11	913	90	21.39	21.46	3.42	92	21.90	-129	-36	251	115	1PAR
2:49:35.057	19.95	0000 21 945	83	20.11	19.96	2.39	83	20.18	-1	7	345	7	1NPM
2:49:35.852	21.57	1271	1271	47	710	1235	109	22.79	21.53	-7.32	109	22.92	5	1	77	5	1NPM
2:49:35.556	13.79	0162	0162	47 1468	129	17.37	14.01	-11.07	128	17.95	-99	65	305	111	1NPM
	13.79	-11.17
SUBSYS=1	TOTAL=	6MODE	C TOTAL=	3
2:49:39.921	-4.25	0166	0166	47	73	2192	191	18.17	-4.51	-19.06	194	19.55	154	96	60	177	1NPM
2:49:39.923	-2.96	1200	1200	47 2112	195	26.19	-3.12	-25.42	195	26.70	139	130	54	173	1NPM
2:49:45.763	20.01	-25.40	0000 22	793	69	20.99	20.01	7.46	69	21.42	-96	-63	236	116	1NPM
2:49:45.755	21.12	7.46	1547	1547	37	927	91	21.00	21.12	3.19	91	21.43	-105	-51	240	123	1NPM
2:49:47.150	21.12	3.31	0000 15	945	93	20.10	19.96	2.40	93	22.19	-1	7	345	7	1NPM
2:49:47.943	19.96	2.40	1271	1271	47	710	1235	109	22.90	21.53	-7.32	109	22.90	4	-0	101	4	1NPM
2:49:48.654	21.59	-7.29	0162	0162	47 1459	129	17.07	13.90	-12.91	127	17.71	-67	93	321	109	1NPM
	13.62	-10.82
SUBSYS=1	TOTAL=	7MODE	C TOTAL=	2
2:49:50.992	-2.21	0155	0165	35 2079	192	17.97	-1.97	-19.27	193	19.13	120	44	94	424	1NPM
2:49:50.993	-2.59	1200	1200	47 2102	194	25.77	-2.81	-25.29	195	26.33	126	107	49	166	1NPM
2:49:59.956	19.59	0000 21 795	69	20.61	19.69	7.26	69	21.74	-95	-63	233	115	1NPM
2:49:59.957	20.81	7.25	0000 21	795	69	20.61	19.69	7.26	69	21.74	-95	-63	233	115	1NPM

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