733667-001-002-0002

PILOT REPORT

AI Summary

This document details an incident involving Japan Airlines Flight 1628, which reported an unidentified object while en route from Keflavik, Iceland to Anchorage, Alaska on November 17, 1986. The object was detected on the aircraft's weather radar and was tracked by air traffic control.

Key Findings

- Japan Airlines Flight 1628 reported unidentified traffic at 0219 UTC on November 18, 1986. - The object was visible on the aircraft's weather radar and intermittently by Anchorage Center. - The unidentified object remained in the vicinity during the aircraft's descent and turns, including a 360-degree turn. - The object was no longer visible by 0253 UTC.

OCR Text

- * ~ - - + _—- _ aa . a -- _~—- = ° ° = .- - ~— — ~ — . “~~ - _ a ~ - - ‘ — =A - ° ‘ow = a’ ~ um BOARC } | Keflavik, Iceland im 2 | Anchorage «TCC 11/17/86 | xaves NO N/A 2. FLIGHT PLAN,;CLEARANCE 5. DESTINATION TA OF are 8. RADAR CONTROL nchorage : Glick) §=©(Clver [-]NONE ieo6 nce a KX ves [_}NO 7, TYEE & = : APPROACH x 3. TAKEOFF GROSS WEIGHT/C.G. 6. LAST COMMUNICATION (Position, Time, Altitude) N/A Anchorage Tower/Ground Control Anchorage, Alaska Visual 1. PIC 2. SIC 3. FE NAME Kenju Terauchi Takanori Tamefuji |Yoshio Tsukuba DATE OF BIRTH/AGE N/A N/A N/A CERTIFICATE NO. AND TYPE DATE OF LAST MEDICAL > | HOURS THIS MAKE/MODEL 5 HOURS LAST 90 DAYS — MAKE/MODEL ms TOTAL HOURS LAST 90 DAYS = =X! TOTAL HOURS = DUTY TIME (Last 24 Aours) cc RATINGS o PROFICIENCY CHECK DATE | ROUTE CHECK DATE | SIMULATOR CHECK Vi uf AD, SEAT OCCUPIED Taft Right ~ Eoginess DOMICILE (City and State) Japan Japan Japan ITHES-SPECIFY l on 2. 3. 4. oa PASSENGERS EQUIPMENT | ENVIRONMENT INVESTIGATION YES | NO = N/A! OBESE N/A SEATS N/A] SMOKE NTSB NOTIFIED | * < _.__[, AGED RESTRAINTS FUMES VOICE RECORDER REVIEW x > | /}8.INnD | ‘exits / | FIRE FL ~4T RECORDER REVIEW x = [| INFANT / \svioes / | LIGHTS OF = INVESTIGATION x > |/ / |RaAFTS / SCE * INVESTIGATION x = {| vests fot 1. REPORT SUBMITTED BY: Terry Paterson. AAL-207| 5: 3: RCE OF INFO Craw /ATC 7 o _; |_2. OFFICE AAL-207 6. FAA COORDINATOR/INVESTDatar BF Rackner a 3. DATE January 26, 1987 7. NTSB INVESTIGATOR N/A 4. DISTRIBUTION AVN=120 thru AAL-200 8. RELATED REPORTS None On November 17, 1986 Japan Airlines Flight 1628, an all cargo Boeing /4/7, was en route from Keflavik, Iceland to Anchorage, Alaska, At 0219 UTC (November 18, 1986) the captain of Flight 1628 reported traffic at his altitude 1 mile in front of his aircraft. The unidentified traffic was later reported visible on JAL 1628's weather radar and intermittently by Anchorage Center and the Military Regional Operations Center. JAL 1628 reported that the traffic stayed in his vicinity during a descent and turns, including a 360 degree turn. At 0253 UTC w JAL 1628 reported that the unidentified traffic was no longer in sight. | > > . Refer to attachments for specific information. tc xf = U.S. G.P.O. 19390-627-235/1447

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National Archives and Records Administration
Confidence85
Credibility90

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