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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…
TIME	AGID/SX	ABC/SY	RBC	FRM	BALT	PACP	PDZ3	PRAN	RX	RY	DDEG	DRAN	EV	YV	UDC	SPE	AES C	SYS GIS
2:45:01.324	TOTEM71-0144	4371	4371	47	211	1799	159	97.65	32.15	-80.42	159	95.93	54	-324	172	323	UAP N	1 NPM
2:45:21.375	UA69	-2077	2332	47 1955	154	127.52	35.39	-121.15	154	129.12	-135	132	342	154	DEP N	1 NPM
2:45:91.959 0000	39 2258	190	144.67	-2.40	-144.56	190	144.30	53	-25	115	59 PO 1 TAP
-2.40	-144.56 37	19	63	41 PO 1 DEV
2:45:01.359	0252-1513	0000	12 2258	190	144.23	-2.54	-143.99 37	19	63	41 PO 1 DEV
-2.40	-144.20
SUBSYS = 1	TOTAL = 4	MODE C	TOTAL = 1
2:45:13.263	TOTEM71-0144	4371	4371	47	211	1901	159	99.75	32.57	-91.46	159	97.97	56	-325	170	331	UAP N	1 NPM
-32.54	-91.39
2:45:13.267	UA69	-2077	2332	2332	47	290	1954	153	125.02	35.71	-122.52	153	127.55	-95	142	347	152	DEP N	1 NPM
35.45	-122.50
2:45:13.543 0000	24 1969	172	144.03	17.94	-142.97	172	144.52	258	40	91	262 PO 1 NPM
17.84	-142.87
SUBSYS = 1	TOTAL = 3	MODE C	TOTAL = 2
2:45:25.371	TOTEM71-0144	4371	4371	47	211	1902	159	99.89	32.85	-92.55	159	90.29	65	-327	169	334	UAP N	1 NPM
32.79	-92.50
2:45:25.373	UA69	-0277	2332	2332	47	200	1952	153	124.54	35.29	-121.35	153	126.16	-93	443	340	151	DEP N	1 NPM
35.21	-121.03
2:45:25.753 0000	23 1964	172	144.00	17.53	-142.95	173	144.55	259	42	91	262 PO 1 DAP
17.53	-142.95
2:45:25.755	0233-1504	0000	12 1925	173	144.19	15.23	-143.42
15.14	-143.23
SUBSYS = 1	TOTAL = 4	MODE C	TOTAL = 2
2:45:37.424	TOTEM71-0144	4371	4371	47	1905	159	91.00	32.89	-93.76	159	90.24	54	-333	170	338	UAP N	1 NPM
32.95	-93.64
2:45:37.425	UA69	-0277	2332	2332	47	290	1951	153	123.27	35.25	-119.56	153	124.55	-73	143	353	153	DEP N	1 NPM
35.90	-119.54
2:45:37.904	JL1629	-0121	1550	1550	27	310	1914	169	35.56	7.03	-33.25	169	33.90	89	-520	150	510	UAP N	1 NPM
5.95	-33.23
2:45:37.905	0007	27 1975	173	144.19	15.29	-143.22	173	114.63	-75	-22	253	79 PO 1 NPM
15.10	-143.23
2:45:39.179	0000	24 2266	191	143.60	-3.53	-144.32	191	144.21	-39	479	355	492 PO 1 NPM
-3.53	-144.32
SUBSYS = 1	TOTAL = 5	MODE C	TOTAL = 2
2:45:49.290	TOTEM71-0144	4371	4371	47	211	1935	159	92.12	33.39	-94.54	159	91.23	75	-329	167	336	UAP N	1 NPM
33.26	-94.71
2:45:49.291	UA69	-0277	2332	2332	47	290	1953	153	121.50	34.82	-119.47	153	123.10	-67	443	351	452	DEP N	1 NPM
34.79	-119.05
2:45:49.554	JL1629	-0121	1550	1550	26	1915	169	37.35	7.25	-34.32	159	35.52	90	-520	160	510	UAP N	1 TAP
7.25	-34.92
2:45:49.555	0101=1505	1550	12	310	1933	159	37.30	5.25	-35.35
6.54	-35.71
2:45:49.556	0000	37 1973	173	144.25	15.45	-143.40	173	144.75	-149	-20	254	112 PO 1 NPM
2:45:50.031	0000	23 2257	191	142.01	-4.15	-143.54	191	143.51	-39	479	355	492 PO 1 TAP
-4.15	-143.54
2:45:50.032	0113=1514	0000	12	2355	191	142.77	-3.99	-144.31
-4.10	-142.70
SUBSYS = 1	TOTAL = 7	MODE C	TOTAL = 3
2:46:01.314	TOTEM71-0144	4371	4371	47	211	1974	159	93.25	33.91	-95.59	159	92.36	99	-321	162	336	UAP N	1 NPM
33.67	-85.25

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