Pilot Report Unclassified Complete

733667-001-011-0049

National Archives and Records Administration

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National Archives and Records Administration

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1.2 MB

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811300056d4b6fcb4e65e847e3e57d8f4c7d0cdb853d6ba58ad19d545bc1d27e

Confidence

85%

Credibility

90%

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Intelligence summary

This document details a personal account of an unidentified aerial phenomenon encountered by Captain Kenju Terauchi during Japan Airlines Flight 1628 on November 17, 1986, near Talkeetna, Alaska.

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Jun 15, 1986

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Kenju Terauchi Japan Airlines FAA

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-p 16° The strange encounter ended at 75 miles North of Talkeetna, 150 miles (Approximately 276 kilometers) away from Anchorage. It comprised approximately 50 minutes of flight time. (line 5) [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]