733667-001-007-0005
AI Summary
This document details the personal account of Captain Kenju Terauchi regarding a UFO sighting during JAL Flight 1628 on November 17, 1986. The captain describes observing unusual lights that moved in a non-standard manner and attempted to capture photographic evidence, but encountered technical difficulties with his camera.
Key Findings
- Captain observed two lights moving in an unusual manner during flight. - Lights were compared to 'two bear cubs playing'. - Attempted to photograph the lights but faced camera malfunctions. - The aircraft experienced vibrations during the observation. - The account was translated and submitted to the FAA.
OCR Text
“p 8- We kept observing the lights below us in left front, thinking it was ridiculous to have lazer beam testing at the end of a tundra area. Then the two lights began to move in a manner different from ordinary aircraft maneuvers, like two bear cubs Playing with each other. We continued the flight South along a straight course since the distance from the lights was far enough from us and their movement was not extreme and we felt no immediate danger. I thought perhaps it is one of those things called UFO and taking a photo might help to identify the object later. JI asked to bring forward my camera bag that was placed in the rear of the cockpit and began to take a Picture. The area in which the plane was flying was unchanged but the lights were still moving strangely. I had ASA 100 film in my camera, mainly to take scenery and had auto-focus on, aimed at the object but the lens kept adjusting and never could set a focus. I changed auto- focus to manual-focus and pressed the shutter but this time the Shutter would not close. Then our aircraft started to vibrate and I gave up taking a photo. I placed my camera back in the Camera bag and concentrated on observing the lights. [Personal statement concerning JAL Flight 1628 sighting of unidentified air traffic, Nov. 17, 1986. Written by Capt. Kenju Terauchi; translated by Sayoko Mimoto, FAA Alaskan Region, Airway Facilities Division. Received ‘by FAA 1/2/87]
Metadata
- Agency
- —
- Classification
- UNCLASSIFIED
- Department
- National Archives and Records Administration
- Catalog source
- View NARA catalog record
NARA Source
- NAID
- 733667
- File
- 733667-001-007-0005.jpg
- Type
- image/jpeg
No machine-readable OCR text for this asset. Photographs without captions may have no extractable text.