733667-001-014

RADAR REPORT

AI Summary

This document is a transcription of communications involving Japan Airlines Flight 1628 on November 18, 1986, during which the flight crew reported unidentified traffic in their vicinity. The transcript includes exchanges between the flight crew and air traffic control, detailing radar contacts and visual sightings of an unidentified object.

Key Findings

- Japan Airlines Flight 1628 reported seeing unidentified traffic with navigation and strobe lights. - Air traffic control confirmed radar contact with an unidentified primary target following the flight. - The flight crew described the unidentified object as large and unable to be identified as military or civilian. - Multiple exchanges between the flight crew and air traffic control indicated ongoing concern about the unidentified traffic. - The incident involved coordination between civilian and military air traffic control.

OCR Text

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