Pilot Report Unclassified Complete

733667-001-015-0019

National Archives and Records Administration

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Jun 16, 2026
Department
National Archives and Records Administration
Original size
1.8 MB
External ID
b92f72ebc01c3318b72b7e15b943740ed836b12cede4c76ef774934b6f49ed5d
Confidence
85%
Credibility
90%

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Intelligence summary

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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Air traffic controlAviation CommunicationUAP/UFO Sightings air traffic controlAviationUAPUFO

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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