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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.
“Japan Air Lines Flight 1628”3 pages
TRACKING DATA ACID/SX ABC/SY NBC FRM RALT PACP PDE3 11/18/86 PRAN RX RY DDE3 DRAN XV YV DDG SPD ADS PAGE 17 2:56:25.515 TOTEM71-0144.4371 4371 47 240 1904 162 130.00 29.99 -126.95 152 129.92 -213 2.270 212 UAR N 1 NRM 2:56:25.512 29.15 -125.95 1 NRM 2:56:25.995 2332 2332 47 147 1341 151 44.91 14.06 -44.17 162 15.44 -26 424 356.405 1 NRM 2:56:25.995 14.09 -44.01 1 NRM 2:56:25.996 13.34 -143.90 1 NRM 2:56:27.253 21.43 -121.50 1 NRM 2:56:27.253 0000 46 2250 190 143.92 -1.07 -143.96 190 143.55 139 14 03 143 1 PAP 2:56:27.255 -1.07 -143.96 1 RT 2:56:27.259 -1.73 -145.37 1 LT -2.01 -142.71 SUBSYS = 1 TOTAL = 7 MODE C TOTAL = 3 2:56:39.504 TOTEM71-0144 4371 45 1908 167 129.85 28.45 -126.95 167 129.96 -213 2 277 212 UAR N 1 PAP 29.45 -126.95 1 PIV 2:55:39.505 0144-1514 4371 12 240 1915 159 129.92 25.92 -127.15 1 NRM 25.20 -127.15 1 NRM 2:56:39.507 2332 2332 47 141 1936 161 43.65 14.01 -42.97 151 45.20 -26 399 356 100 1 NRM 14.01 -42.70 1 NRM 2:56:39.993 0000 24 1954 172 143.85 19.04 -142.71 172 144.39 65 9 92 55 1 NRM 19.04 -142.71 1 NRM 2:56:39.996 0000 17 1999 175 145.03 12.17 -144.26 175 145.21 -353 -123 253 369 1 NRM 12.17 -144.26 1 NRM 2:55:39.997 JL1529 -0101 1550 47 305 1934 159 126.72 21.76 -123.20 170 125.40 75 -191 171 501 UAR N 1 NRM 21.70 -123.15 1 NRM 2:56:39.291 0000 42 2049 190 143.96 -.60 -143.90 130 143.13 139 14 93 142 1 PAP -.60 -143.90 1 PAP 2:56:39.293 0050-1505 0000 12 2055 190 144.01 -2.54 -141.10 1 DFV -1.57 -144.02 1 SUBSYS = 1 TOTAL = 8 MODE C TOTAL = 3 2:56:50.527 TOTEM71-0144 4371 47 1912 158 129.84 26.92 -127.15 169 129.97 -224 -14 267 225 UAR N 1 NRM 27.54 -127.00 1 PAP 2332 45 1331 152 42.35 13.92 -41.37 151 43.75 -26 390 356 429 1 PAP 13.92 -41.37 1 DEV 0077-1614 2332 12 141 1930 150 42.70 14.04 -41.58 1 DEV 13.95 -40.34 1 DEV 0000 14 2204 175 145.29 12.99 -144.52 175 145.42 -353 -123 253 369 1 NRM 10.98 -144.59 1 NRM 256:50.209 JL1629 -0101 1550 47 303 1934 169 129.35 22.01 -124.67 170 125.89 91 -400 170 499 UAR N 1 NRM 22.00 -124.79 1 NRM 2000 27 2362 191 144.27 -3.29 -144.34 191 144.17 -59 -11 259 50 1 NRM -2.46 -144.20 1 NRM SUBSYS = 1 TOTAL = 6 MODE C TOTAL = 2 2:57:02.575 TOTEM71-0144 4371 47 242 1917 159 130.13 25.59 -127.50 159 130.39 -228 -54 255 234 UAR N 1 NRM 25.76 -127.32 1 NRM 13.78 -40.43 1 NRM 21.78 -40.43 1 NRM 17.42 -143.17 1 NRM 257:02.944 JL1629 -0101 1550 47 299 1935 170 129.93 22.10 -126.31 172 129.54 70 -499 171 105 UAR N 1 NRM
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