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This Black Vault release contains FAA Alaskan Region correspondence and an order form for records on the Japan Air Lines Flight 1628 unidentified traffic sighting of November 17, 1986. A May 14, 1987 letter points requesters to an NTIS report, and a February 21, 1987 letter from Public Affairs Officer Paul Steucke introduces the itemized list. That list covers crew interview transcripts, Captain Terauchi's statements and drawings, air traffic control transcripts and tapes, radar data, and news releases.

  • p. 2 …i· I t1 ~. ; 1 We have received your inquiry about the Japan Air Lines sighting of…
  • p. 9 …86 unidentified object sighting by Japan Air Lines flight 1628. (5 pages) PLEASE COMPLETE AND RETURN…
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JAL UNIDENTIFIED TRAFFIC SIGHTING Order List continued
0 $57.25 12. Simulated Radar Data, JAL Flight 1628.
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(5 color 7 1/2 11 X 7 1/2 11 photos, 5 pages)
13. Selected portions of voice transcriptions, pilot
of JAL 1628 and FAA controllers, in chronological
order; as released by FAA Public Affairs Office,
March 5, 1987. (Data extracted from transcription
in item #9)
14. Series of four black and white 5 11 X 7" glossy
photographs of partially regenerated radar data,
as photographed by Paul Steucke, January 7, 1987.
15. Series of four color 5" X 7" photographs of
partially regenerated radar data, as photographed
by Paul Steucke, January 7, 1987.
16. Cassette tape of Interview with Captain Terauchi.
57 minutes. (Same data as item #5)
17 • Cassette
Tamefuji.
tape of Interview with First Officer
45 minutes. (Same data as item #7)
18. Cassette tape of communications between Air
Traffic Control and JAL Flight 1628.
1 hour 30 minutes. (Same data as 23 page
transcription in item #9)
19. News release by FAA Public Affairs (Information
constructed from personal notes provided by Jim
Derry, obtained in interviews with JAL Flight 1628
crew the evening of 11/17/86) (2 pages)
20. News release statement March 5, 1987, by FAA
Public Affairs Office upon release of investigation
materials.
21. Description of "Split-Beacon Target" by FAA
Alaskan Region Airway Facilities Division. ( 1 page)
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