UFOINTEL
Pilot Report
Unclassified Complete
733667-001-002-0002
National Archives and Records Administration
Confidence
85%
Credibility
90%
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Intelligence 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.
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| Location | Context | Confidence | Supporting text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anchorage, AK | Unknown Context | Low | …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 WEIGH |
| Iceland to Anchorage, Alaska | Incident Location | Unresolved | This document details an incident involving Japan Airlines Flight 1628, which reported an unidentified object while en route from Keflavik, Iceland to Anchorage |
| Iceland to Anchorage, Alaska | Incident Location | Unresolved | …OORDINATOR/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 |
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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. |
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