Documents / Hearing transcript
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.
page 7 - flight 1628 0254:09 R15 0255:25 'TOTEM 0255:35 R15 0255:38 'TOTEM 0323: Japan Air sixteen twenty eight heavy, flash your landing lights please. Ah, yes sir, we've got him .insight. 'Ibtern seven one, Cb you see any traffic in his vicinity? Not flashing any lights at this time sir. JL1628 landed at Anchorage International Airport (approximate)
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