Pilot Report
Unclassified Complete
733667-001-015-0019
National Archives and Records Administration
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85%
Credibility
90%
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This document appears to be a transcript of radio communications between aircraft, specifically involving Japan Airlines flight 1628 and United Airlines flight 69. The communication details the position of traffic and requests for the Japan Airlines flight to turn on its landing lights.
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Jun 16, 2026
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1,013 characters, transcribed via OCR. Errors reflect the source scan. Compare with the original ↗
0246:28
0248:31
0248:34
0248:52
(0249)
0249:32
0249: 39
0249:45
0249:47
0249:52
0250:00
0250:05
0250:07
0250:14
UA69
R15
JL1628
R15
UA69
R15
JL1628
UA69
R15
UA69
UA69
R15
UA69
Ah roger thank you
Japan Air sixteen twenty eight heavy say the
position of your traffic
Ah now ah ah moving to ah around ten mile now ah ah
position ah seven ah eight o'clock ten mile
Japan Air sixteen seventy eight heavy roger
Ask that Japan Airliner to ah turn on his lights and
turn it off for United sixty nine would ya
Japan Air sixteen twenty eight heavy ah flash your
ah landing lights on and off please
Do now Japan Air sixteen twenty eight
Okay we've got the ah Japan Airlines airplane this
is United sixty nine
United sixty nine heavy roger the Japan Air Says the
traffic is in his seven to eight o'clock position
and one zero miles in-trail
Okay we're lookin
Why don't you get us a little closer
United sixty nine heavy roger another additional ten
degrees left :
Roger United sixty nine