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This FAA document, labeled AAL-5 and dated February 4, 1987, gives selected portions of the air traffic control transcripts for Japan Air Lines Flight 1628 on November 18, 1986 (UTC). It records the crew reporting unidentified traffic with navigation and strobe lights near Fort Yukon and Fairbanks. Anchorage Center, Fairbanks approach and military ROCC radar discuss intermittent primary returns. A United flight and a military C-130 are brought in to look, and neither sees any other aircraft.
“Japan Air Lines Flight 1628”2 pages
AAL-5, FAA Feb:ruary 4, 1987 SEJ:..EX:TED PORTIOOS OF 'I'RANSCRIPl'IOO CXN::ERN1NG 'IHE .INCIDENT .rnvoLVING JAPAN AIRLINES FLIGHI' 1628 00 NOVEMBER 18, 1986, AT APPROXIMATELY 0218 lJl'C (Universal Time c.oardinated - Novarber 17, 1986 0219:15 JL1628 0219:32 R/Dl5 0219:36 JL1628 0221:19 R/D15 0221:35 JL1628 0221:48 R/Dl5 0221:56 JL1628 0223:37 R/D15 0225:02 R/D15 0225:12 JL1628 0225:43 ROCC Alaska Standard Time, 6:18 p.m.) Anclx:>rage Center, Japan Air sixteen twenty eight; ah do you have any traffic, ah seven o'clock above? Japan Air sixteen twenty eight heavy; negative. Ah, Japan Air sixteen twenty eight; roger and, ah we insight- ah-tvx:> traffic-ah, in front of us one mile, about. Japan Air sixteen twenty eight heavy; Sir if your able to identify the type of aircraft, ah-and see if you can tell whether its military or civilian. Ah, Japan Air sixteen twenty eight; we cannot identify ah, the type, ah but, ah we can see, ah navigation lights and ah, strobe lights. Roger sir, say the color of the strobe and beacon lights? The color is ah, - white and yellCM, I think. Ya, could you (RCX::X::) look ah, approximately forty miles south of Fort Yukon, there should be a code up there of one five- five-zero. Can you tell me you see a primary target about his position? Japan Air sixteen twenty eight heavy; roger. Sir, I'm picking up a-ah, hit on the radar approximately five miles in trail of your six o'clock position, do you concur? Ah negative, ah eleven o'clock, ah eight miles, ah same level aver. Okay, I've got your squawk. It looks like I am getting sane surge, primary return, ah I don't kncJw if it's erroneous or whatever but .•. .n..1628 = Japan Air Lines flight #1628 R15 = Controller position, Anchorage Air Route Traffic Control Center D15 = Controller positian, Anchorage Air Route Traffic Control Center ROCC = (Military) Regianal Operations C.arrnand Center
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