Radar Report Unclassified Complete

733667-001-011-0005

National Archives and Records Administration

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National Archives and Records Administration
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2.7 MB
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82dd871341d51e96401ca76256e699b02625e0a37b791eb858aa84d8092553a7
Confidence
85%
Credibility
90%

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This document contains a transcript of communications related to Japan Air Flight 1628, which encountered an unidentified object during its flight. The dialogue includes discussions between the flight crew and air traffic control regarding the presence of an unknown primary target in proximity to the aircraft.

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Air traffic controlAviation SafetyUAP air traffic communicationFlight 1628RadarUFO

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page two - flight 1628 0225: 50 0225357 0226:03 0226:18 0226:25 0227 :53 0230:56 0231: 48 0231:58 0232:04 0232:05 0232:07 0232: 20 0232:25 0232: 41° 0232: 45 0232: 58 0233 :00 R/D15 R/D15 R/D15 JL1628 R15 R15 JL1628 JL1628 RIS R15 JL1628 RIS JL1628 Negative, uhuh, it's not erroneous. I want you (ROC) to keep a good track on there, and if you pick up a code, and verify that you do not have any aircraft operating in that area military. That is affirm. We do not have anybody up there right now, ah. Can you give me the position of the primary your receiving? Okay, I’m not. I'm ah, picking up a primary - approximately five zero miles, south, right up there - right in front of the ah, one five five zero code. Okay, I've got him about his-ah, oh-it looks like about, ah- ten o'clock, at about that range, yes. Alright keep an eye on that, and ah-see if-ah, any other military (unintelligible) in that area. It is an unknown, oKay, we've lost contact with it now. It's ah, I think ah, very quite big ah, plane. Are you (Fairbanks FAA tower) pickin up a primary target right with that aircraft? Ah, no. It's (the JL1628) the only target I see there. If you see a primary with it, keep your eye on it. And he should be at three five oh(zero)also. Alright, very good, we're watching. Japan Air sixteen twenty eight, ah request descent. Japan Air sixteen twenty eight, request three one zero. Japan Air sixteen twenty eight heavy, understand, requesting flight level three one zero. Japan Air sixteen one er correction sixteen twenty eight - heavy, descend at pilot discretion-maintain flight level three one zero. Leaving three five zero to three one zero. Japan Air sixteen twenty eight heavy, do you still have your traffic? Still, ah, coming ah, ah, right formation, in ah formation.