Pilot Report Unclassified Complete

733667-001-003-0031

National Archives and Records Administration

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National Archives and Records Administration

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9e27b538af319409aa51c611e63eb227a6728080f47d45edd76002c725c835ca

Confidence

85%

Credibility

90%

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Intelligence summary

This document contains radio communications from flight JAL-1628, which reported unidentified flying objects (UFOs) during its flight near Anchorage, Alaska. The pilots communicated sightings of a UFO and described its position relative to their aircraft.

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Air traffic controlAviationUFO sightings Aviation Safety Pilot Report UFO

Locations referenced

Location	Context	Confidence	Supporting text
Anchorage, AK	Incident Location	Medium	This document contains radio communications from flight JAL-1628, which reported unidentified flying objects (UFOs) during its flight near Anchorage, Alaska. Th

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Entities mentioned

JAL-1628 Unidentified Flying Object

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co ANCHORAGE : Umiat °15 JAL-1628: “Do you have any traffic’ 7 o'clock. above? 0219228: “Do you have any traffic in front of us?" - a ow Fairbanks Intl 434 103 . 0219236: “Two traffic in front\4 Py ad 30¥0 TR 350 ER TALKEETNA AL TKA 116.2 TRNCHORAGE . ae} | ¥ i fon C TANANA = ° > ar. TANANA 0244217 JAL-1628 JAL-1628 Anchorage Intl 144 109 ATIS 118.4 \ ANC 61°09. 1'N 150°12.3’\ | 114.3 ANC 000.0°-00 ————= 280 \ -——AMOTT > —+} 0251:06 (UFO) “Just ahead of United.” _ lid a? ~ - oe ya United #69 “er . "Japan airliner is silhouetted [a Sf , BY WAQTAM es KS APP CON , OAD” Palmer Muni 2% U Q . 2 o PSORF han 81 1. F AGG Ote-hwand -* , . Ja against light sky. I don't see 4? a) anybody around him at all." 2 ys 1§ \ Sk NABESNA . 637) AES 90 ANCHORAGE : of US, one mile about." ki / Fort Yukon ma . . _ a) ans 7 Forty “ >} rn? . \ va Pye x \ \ ATOKON RIVER : \ \ S FTO 242 \ ice FAIRBANKS \ il FAI 108.2 oR Chan 19 | > eo 7 >0223213 JAL-1628 : ' (UFO) "extinguished. We cannot it now." 0224:53 JAL pilot again sees UFO and reports airborne radar contact. : . 0225212 Pilot reports UFO at "11 o'clock, 8 miles, same lev ——— nel Tanacros 1549 9 \kana BORA