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733667-001-015-0001
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This document is a transcription of recorded conversations related to the incident involving Japan Airlines Flight 1628 on November 18, 1986. It details communications between various air traffic control sectors and the flight during the time of the incident.
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Air traffic controlAviationUAP Incident 1986 Incidentair traffic controlFlight 1628Japan AirlinesUFO
Locations referenced
| Location | Context | Confidence | Supporting text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anchorage, AK | Incident Location | Unresolved | Subject: From: To: Q US. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Memorandum Anchorage ARTCC 5400 Davis Hwy. Anchorage, Alaska INFORMATION: |
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Subject:
From:
To:
Q
US. Department
of Transportation
Federal Aviation
Administration
Memorandum
Anchorage ARTCC
5400 Davis Hwy.
Anchorage, Alaska
INFORMATION: Transcription concerning the
Date:
incident involving Japan Airlines Flight 1628
on November 18, 1986 at approximately 0218 UTC.
Quentin J. Gates nee to
Air Traffic Manager,
ANC ARTCC
January 9, 1987
This transcription covers the time period from November 18, 1986, 0214 UTC to
November 18, 1986, 0259 UTC.
Agencies Making Transmissions
Japan Airlines Flight 1628
Anchorage ARTCC Combined Sector R/D15
Anchorage ARTCC Sector D15
Anchorage ARTCC Sector R15
Regional Operations Command Center
United Airlines Flight 69
TOTEM71
Fairbanks Approach Control
Abbreviations
JL1628
R/D15
D15
RLS
ROCC
UA69
TOTEM
APCH
I hereby certify that the following is a true transcription of the recorded
conversations pertaining to the subject incide t:
SEZ
CY Anthony M. Wyli
, rn
A
ity Assurance Specialist
Qu
Ar(chorage ARTCC