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Subject: From: @Q Memorandum US.Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration INFORMATION Date: March 5, 1987 Material relative to JAL, Nov. 17, 86, sighting of unidentified air traffic Reply to Attn. of: PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER, AAL-5 To: ALL REGIONAL FACILITY MANAGERS REGIONAL DIVISION MANAGERS AND STAFF OFFICERS The attached selected information regarding the November 17, 1986, sighting of unidentified air traffic by the crew of JAL flight 1628, has been forwarded to you for you use. This is public information, no copyright, and you can share it with anyone else. Thought you m…

— OO ONDWDWN FWD = — = —2 Wh ee 14, March 5, 1987 Selected Material Relative to the FAA Investigation of Japan Air Lines flight 1628 Sighting of Unidentified Air Traffic on November 17, 1986. CONTENTS Alaskan Region News Release #87-09, "Release of Documents..." Selected Portions of (Voice) Transcriptions, Pilot/Controllers. "Uncorrelated Radar Signals", an explanation. "Lack of "Scientific" Investigation", a statement. Record (transcript) of interview with JAL Captain Terauchi. Drawings by Captain Terauchi. "Meeting the Future", statement by Captain Terauchi. Record (transcript) of interview …

Q News: US Department Office of Public Aft . ice of Public ir Of Transportation Dipekan Region ans Federal Aviation 01 C Street. Box 14 Administrati (07 arson 99513 FOR RELEASE ON CONTACT: PAUL STEUCKE MARCH 5, 1987 #87-09 ON G NG NO R The Federal Aviation Administration today released documents relating to the reported sighting of an unidentified flying object (UFO) over Alaska by a Japan Air Lines flight crew on November 17, 1986, saying it was unable to confirm the event. The material was issued by FAA's Regional Office in Anchorage, Alaska, and included transcripts of pilot-controller comm…

0219:15 0219232 0219:36. 0221:19 0221:35 0221: 48 0221:56 0223237 0225 :02 0225212 0225:43 JL1628 D15 iououu AAL-5, FAA February 4, 1987 SELECTED PORTIONS OF TRANSCRIPTION CONCERNING THE INCIDENT INVOLVING JAPAN AIRLINES FLIGHT 1628 JL1628 R/D15 JL1628 R/D15 JL1628 R/D15 JL1628 R/D15 R/D15 JL1628 ON NOVEMBER 18, 1986, AT APPROXIMATELY 0218 UTC (Universal Time Coordinated - November 17, 1986 Alaska Standard Time, 6:18 p.m.) Anchorage 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 t…

page two - flight 1628 0225: 50 0225: 57 0226:03 0226:18 0226:25 0227:53 0230:56 0231: 48 0231:58 0232:04 0232:05 0232:07 0232:20 0232:25 0232:41° 0232: 45 0232:58 0233:00 R/D15 R/D15 R/D15 JL1628 R15 R15 JL1628 JL1628 R15 R15 JL1628 R15 JL1628 Negative, uhuh, it's not erroneous. I want you (ROCC) to keep a good track on there, and if you pick up a code, and verify that you do not have any aircraft operating in that area military. That is affirm. We do not have anybody up there right now, ah. Can you give me the position of the primary your Okay, I'm not. I'm ah, picking up a primary - approxi…

page 3 - flight 1628 0234:52 0234:56 0235 :02 0235:24 0235 :27 0235:30 0235339 0235:44 0236:12 0236:18 0236:24 0236 :37 0236: 47 0237: 23 0237325 0237 :29 0237 :30 0237 :32 R15 JL1628 R15 D15 FBKS D15 D15 JL1628 R15 JL1628 R15 JL1628 D15 D15 ROCC D15 Japan Air sixteen twenty eight heavy, understand your traffic is over Fairbanks at this time. Affirmative - - ah request heading two one zero. Japan Air sixteen twenty eight heavy, roger. Deviations approved as necessary for traffic. Approach center (Fairbanks FAA tower) on the Sixty one line. Approach. Look at your radar. We got a Japan Air one s…

page 4 - flight 1628 0237:55 0238 :00 0239:01 0239 :04 0239:58 0240:05 0240:07 0240:10 0240:23 0240:24 _0240:30 (0240:35 0240:51 0240:54 0240:13 0240:17 0242:04 0242:09 R15 JL1628 R15 JL1628 D15 R15 R15 D15 R15 D15 R15 JL1628 JL1628 R15 Japan Air sixteen twenty eight heavy. Sir, does your traffic appear to be staying with you? (unintelligible) just looking. Japan Air sixteen twenty eight. Say again? It ah-disappeared. Japan Air sixteen twenty eight. Ya, this is one dash two again. On same other equipment here we have confirmed there is a flight size of two around your one five five zero. Squaw…

page 5 - flight 1628 0242:24 0242:29 0244:13 0244:17 0244:39 0244: 41 0244: 43 0245:04 0245:49 0246 :06 0246:59 0247 :06 0247:09 0248231 0248 :34 0248 :52 ROCC D15 R15 JL1628 R15 UA69 R15 UA69 R15 UA69 R15 JL1628 R15 R15 JL1628 R15 It looks like he, he-ah-offset left, and then possibly fell back in-trail. However, I can't see him now, I can't pick him out. Okay thank you very much S-R. Japan Air sixteen twenty eight heavy. Do you still have the traffic? Ah-affirmative. Ah-nine o'clock, ah, ah. United sixty nine, Anchorage request. Ah, go ahead, United sixty nine heavy. United sixty nine heavy.…