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Sn @ US. Department Alaskan Region 791 C Street, Bax 14 of Transportation Anchorsiee, Alaska Federal Aviation 99515 May 14, 1987 Dear Correspondent: We have received your inquiry about the Japan Air Lines sighting of unidentified air traffic on November 17, 1986. This report is now available for purchase from the National Technical Information Service. Order information: NTIS accession number: PB87-184206 Title: JAL Flight 1628 Unidentified Traffic Sighting, 11/17/86 Price: Paper copy, $30.95; Microfiche copy, $6.50 Order from: NTIS i 5285 Port Royal Road _ ri Springfield, VA 22161 / ~~ 70 3 4…

Q US. Department on : ice of Public Affairs of Transportation Alaskan Region Federal Aviation mor C Street. Box 14 nchorage, Alaska 99513 Administration ‘ (907) 271-5296 ee LIST OF RECORDS AVAILABLE ORDER FORM for JAL_FLIGHT 1628 UNTDENTIFIED TRAFFIC SIGHTING (The event occurred on November 17, tH Alaska Standard Time) a—6G030qa3q303x3x30—030322320—0«30€=€0€0°0°»°8&&&%% SSS Add fees for items ordered. Make payable to Federal Aviation Administration. Send check or money order; no credit cards. Do not send cash. (Note: Do not send payment if total amount of order is less than ent Ota amount of _…

Q US. Department Alaskan Region 701 C Street, Box 14 of Transportation Anchorage, Alaska Federal Aviation 99513 Administration February 21, 1987 IN RESPONSE TO YOUR REQUEST: The attached order form is in response to your request for Federal Aviation Administration information regarding the unidentified traffic sighting by the flight crew of Japan Airlines flight 1628, on November 17, 1986. We have described, itemized and listed all the materials that have been produced or obtained by the FAA in this investigation. They are listed on the attached order form. Some persons may have found the cost…

Q US. Department of T ion Office of Public Affairs ransportati Alaskan Region Federal Aviation or C Street, Box 14 nchorage, Alaska 99513 . Administration . (907) 271-5296 SSS a a a a LIST OF RECORDS AVAILABLE ORDER FORM for ZAL_FLIGHT 1628 UNIDENTIFIED TRAFFIC SIGHTING (The event occurred on November 17, ae Alaska Standard Time) Add fees for items ordered. Make payable to Federal Aviation Administration. Send check or money order; no credit cards. Do not send cash. (Note: m i fe) i t $5.00.) TOTAL AMOUNT ENCLOSED: $ FAA WILL PAY COST OF DELIVERY SERVICE BY REGULAR FIRST CLASS U.S. POSTAGE QNL…

LIST OF RECORDS AVAILABLE ORDER FORM for JAL FLIGHT 1628 UNIDENTIFIED TRAFFIC SIGHTING (The event occurred on November 17, 1986 Alaska Standard Time) PLEASE MARK ITEMS DESIRED. OC) $194.30 Complete package of all written records and photographs plus all tape recordings. O $94.30 Complete package of written records and photographs only. © O $5.05 Complete Inspection/Investigator (Flight Standards) package, includes items 1 through 9. : $0.30 1. FAA Form 8020-5, Aircraft Incident Record. (Brief summary statement, submitted by Flight Standards Division, January 26, 1987) (2 pages) $0.45 2. FAA Fo…

Page 3 12. Simulated Radar Data, JAL Flight 1628. (5 color 7 1/2" X 7 1/2" 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) Series of four black and white 5" X 7" glossy photographs of partially regenerated radar data, as photographed by Paul Steucke, January 7, 1987. Series of four color 5" X 7" photographs of partially regenerated radar data, as photographed by Paul Steucke, January 7, 1987. 20. 21. Cassette tape…

Page 2 . JAL UNIDENTIFIED TRAFFIC SIGHTING Order List continued © © $0.85 $1.35 $0.50 $7.75 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Written Statement by Captain Terauchi; translated by S. Mimoto of FAA Alaskan Region. e (13 pages) Transcript of Interview with First Officer Tamefuji, on 1/5/87 by Inspector Peter E. Beckner. (23 pages) Transcript of Interview with Flight Engineer Tsukuba on 1/15/87 by Inspector Pete Beckner. (5 Pages written, plus 1 Page drawing) Complete AIR TRAFFIC PACKAGE, includes Items 10 through 12 , Chronology of Events, report of Unidentified Traffic Sighting by Japan Airlines Flight 1628, Nov…

Page 4 22. Alert Report from Director of FAA Alaskan Region to FAA Administrator, 12/31/86. Record of telephone conversations of Deputy Director, FAA Alaskan Region with General Nichols, Colonel Wick, and Captain Jim Crickenberger (U.S. Air Force) on 1/2/87. Table of contents of file kept in FAA Alaskan Region Director's office, pertaining to 11/17/86 unidentified object sighting by Japan Air Lines flight 1628. (5 pages) ee PLEASE COMPLETE AND RETURN THE ENTIRE ORDER FORM TO: FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION ATTN: PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE, AAL-5 701 C STREET, BOX 14 ANCHORAGE, ALASKA 99513