Radar Report
Unclassified Complete
733667-001-016
National Archives and Records Administration
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85%
Credibility
90%
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This document is a record of facility operations from the Anchorage ARTCC on November 17, 1986, detailing various air traffic control activities, including an incident involving an unknown target observed by flight JL1628.
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CAIL' ·
ORO OF FACILJTY OPERATION
·ember 17, 1986
LOCATION
Anchorage, :Alaska
ZAN ARTCC
. , AMIC
CHIEF
TIME
(GMT)
REMARKS
Q. GATES
f·
0900
DG onw, opening log this date.· FCO log attached. Previous log checke
-- ---·····--all control room equipment-operating normal •.. ATCS S. Mejia SF160 · -· ..
to ODK on BF743 rtn on 11/18/86 on BF746. ATCS G. Workman SF160
--··-to -.KTN on ·AS62 rtn today on AS67. · -.. ·--·- ·---·· · ---- ·--·----· -· - .... --- -·--···-· ...
-113 0 -
1205
·· 1255 -.~
-1415 ~~
. 1630 ;
-·1 1 20 "'-
~.2025 :...
-1951 7.~
TOTEM71 FBK-EDF diverted to EIL due to fog at EDF •.. :.-.. --.. ---· - · .--.... _ .. ___ _
CBI terminal on. control room floor ots. -··
EARTS
rlsd for maint . . ..... , ··---~· . .. ... ... . . _.:..~---····-"----...:-.... ,....;. .... -·-~----------·
. . . ~
EARTS .rts. ~---~·!' :: - ' : . ~~-:·~-~· . .-.~:::-r~.:·:=::-~:·~:-~l' .~~:~.-:----··--
SIGMET GOLF 01 distributed. <: .. -.-:-...::J .... ,;_~.-·-::~-.-~; .-,_._ :.-.·i .,-,. ·' '· __ . ,., .... :.'.:.'".:::"'~~,;_,,·:· . .-> ..
TR ·onw-~--~·.·r ·:.~ : .. ··:; ... :-:.-:-y::-;·~-:"'.'.-::~-~>:-.·, ·:,. ~7·-r-_. ---:··T-~--. _-_ -.
SIGMET .GOLF .02 posted .. 7/8 .'~~.··: ·~ ·::~,~"~....:.-..; .. _ :_ . : -·-..... --·_. _-___ ... _. _______ _
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Dlyd entry) BKA radar ots. :~. '·•>~~p. .. ;:,:;:;.,.:,,;:-;--.-. ... · : .• r .. -·~-.:--·::·_ .... -.. .,
. -....... . ... .•• .· .,,, . ... ' ,. .·. . . . ..
~2118 :i · Mt-:?PAVLOF, ·eruption_·:-reported~_VER .:Verti.cal -.cloud --reported ~to ~12 ;500ft
'·~;·:·)z<-+~r;. . .Roc..;-adsd .. \i~~ .. ~ \~:·" .. '-'t-'""l'"::.-....~,..,;:f·_r.-... ;-:..:·.;;,>-.,.~":-~~---~·:;.:y. ,·F',:·ic·:::·--'"':' -':"":::::~'~~2:~--;).~· .... :·=.::· ... H
2 OO~*~~~;t.· FDC:NOTAM requested ·to Flt Restriction NOTAM for Mt PAVLOF ·area.·.'.\>,:· : .
·-.. ..-··:;::--.:._:. Restriction ·within· 5 ··statute ·miles ·to· ;'47'466-. ~14; 500msl ~-:-ZAN-1 ;-~~-·
-~·":'.'.f-;:'~7'~' .ANC ... FSS,_Ai:tJA ANC ATCT, ·cnB FSS,EDF ,OPS adsd .•. ' ;,-";?" :':' :.-... : ... :-: .. ~;,.'~~..;;_~ : .-:'.. ·: ~
7·2127 °j,':. (Dlyd entry) --BKA ·radar .rts. :::. ':·,,.;.·,_,J;:;:;>·:~~ ;.::-· ;· .... ::f~·i{:·:: ':.::· .. ~ .. :. .. ;:-- .~:. '·-<<·:.".'>-> ·
.~2300 'i .. FDC~NOTAM 6/3177 .:issued ·for ·Mt.~'PAVLOF:·_·volc.an.ic -activity/~.;,,,~~: ... ~ ?fs~:: .. ; ..... -:-
i o o o 4. ::~i . T.YO ..:J.ine _check . .icompleted, ~.all parties .:reading -.five ._y.::.:':•
1
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:.-0010-~~ SYA'~radar ots ·due· to loss ··of mapper~fRoc;--· ZAN..:.1 ··adzd '.;.\:\~'.~~~'~:..:;~~:<~~.t..:::-.:;J.~'~·
; - ; ~~!; Y · ~i~~:~a~~;~~·~ .. :R~~ ;~~~ ~ i ~:~~;~~Jt:.:·~~\:;;~.;t:y~~d/TT;~r~?~::,;;:::::h'.;.£~~ ... :; ... :;:_;;;;~ · -::.· .:·,:,·,~-:;-:;~,:~:: _-~
:~~.~.~ .. ~: _FDC·-~NO,~AM. ~fie: ·:~~zd .t~--~-~~,;:_;_~~.~-::~::. ~~ri~-~t:::}.~~o~-.·~~.s~~-~ction·::_~~ '.~-~'.~
:;r_;~.~".;'{I;~:" FL270 • . :.ROC, .,ZAN 1 adzd. ~·"'·~~,•::·":·:~':l-.::;·:··:-.,..,:, ,.;:r •-.:,:,-~,:"':-~ .... ,. ... q.,,...,..".,.r:;..· ... :-: .. , . ..,., ... ,.~~--._.,.,._~r-;... ·-·. · -;
:;;.0036:·: _Oceanic Flow~:set:;.io :-mins· ·b-etween: depaJ:tures .. alL.roU.'tes.~from .ANC£~~~s
~~ i ~ ~ .> !! ~~F w~;~~ ;~£~J~~~~:~~~I-~~~-:·:·~~·:~-i~L·2·7· o }' .-:: ·:'__: .:~~·.~ :.;~~:::;L~~~,;;~~L~~~;::~~:~~ ~. :--~·>:-.. ~~~~::. -:~.
-0110 .. ~ S ."drift.-of ... -Pavlof. .. ash .added .. to .. FDC .. NOTAM • . -r -. :-~-~-··. ~·.~.-_.:_~·:: : .• ; · ·~·.:-··~:.--.:~ .. -·_
: O 112 } ANC ~Oceanic Flow ·cancelled. ~".';::~ .. '~>~q~~:;..:4·;~ ...... ~.~;;.,_:·;,~=:.:;t~-:::tt~;y:.:>~~=;:;;:;.;,~-·M - .;/'.:;..'-' "i::Y-'.··;:-.;~:r:: ,, ·
~01411°: FDC-91: 91B'"NOTAM~-ent-for·~Mt7Mag~ik~~·:r;~:;;.;>.,"f.::;~:~~:~-i;~x;::f .. ~:z:.:.:.;;:~.--.;~:;:_:;~~:;~·.::,· .
:.:020L.;:.:.. KINGl 7.,~·cl.30 ~OG-EDF.-no incident .. ·'~Gear .. proglems ~.-~"'i:~: ·_,x:.--:-:·~~: .. •· :';·:~,·:,.;::l.'~:/"'::.
0221:~. JL1628,.HB747,'.BIKF:.'.""<ANC reported traffic at his.altitude (FL350) ... ,
-· ... -• ·-one·-mile·-with·-a ·white'"and ye1·1ow-strobe:-· -AAL ·Roe &·EDF ROCC ·notifed.
-----~~~~~·::;~_~-~i~-. . " . -.
· No ~.known ~traffic .. :identified .. ''"''"-~·: .... · ~.:::i:-~:·':.·;.::-.; ·; ,::f::."· ,:.~ ..... -~. ------., .. _ .. .: .. .-·
0233 :;.. JL1628 's 'traffic :apparently pacing visually ."~~·:·ZAN and ROCC have ~.;;.-;.~~:<·
.. -,'-<:·c~:: intermittent-non .. :radar ~contact-with -the· ·unknown -target;~ Notified ~;.-::-· •
: -··~ ..... :: -~':-" . .. -. . . .
_____ ,. _____ ANC Customs. :::... .::--~~--.'.._ '.":.~:.-~....'.·..:.~ . . _:..:_-.:_~_; __ :~
0
:....: • .::.:_~~~..::.:._. __ =. .. :~:~--· ----~--~.:.
0254 -. JL1628 has _lost visual contact of the unknown target. -' .. ,,. ..:··.:, '
·0257 --EDF ROCC ·1ost radar ·contact with unknown at a 7 o'clock position·---
_
----~-··:_ of ,JL1628 " • '· \. _., . • · · . ·.. · I ; " ' : . •
-, . . ·----------·--·---._. __ --· ------.,.-.-"----~ .. ---------.. ----·-... -
0323 " JL1628 OG ANC parking at INTL terminal •. ;...:-:·: ;,.:~~~L·.;:c.-.;.::; .• ;::.. _ :.:.... -· ;._..;~:' .,:>, ..
·-0350 ....:. SIGMET G lf --4 -d. . "b d ~.....__._.,,_.__..__,,_,.._ -..... p .-... ~:-·::-:-·~.~ ........... · .. ·.::......;_.:.:_.:.:..:.~--
o istri ute •.. ---·-... : ... ·": . .,_. .:, ... ·:.~-.. ·· .... ·,. · : .. - -...... ..
• . --.. ·.: · ·~ · .. -._. ·-. , . ·~-.:·· .... • . -.. .·. • .... .
I CERTIFY t hat entries above are correct:
that all scheduled operations have been
accomplished. except
as noted. and that all
abnormal occurrences and condi\ions have
been
recorded.
SIGNA TURE(S) OF WATCH SUPERVISOR(S)
FAA Form 723lr4 1~ Supersedes previous edition
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DAIC .. ,ECORD OF FACILITY OPERATION
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11-17-86
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IOENTIFICATION TYPE FACILITY OPERATING POSITION Q. GATES
LOCATION
·Anchorage,·-AK
.;. ZAN
--ARTCC
..
·--··· --AMIC
CHIEF .. ----.-····
TIME
(GMT)
0351
0423
0437
_osoo
0600
-oaoo-:·
_oaoi...:;:..
·.· 08 59 .:.
REMAAKS --·--·-.. ·-__
·-·--··· ·-----·------------------
AS continuing log. ·----------·--·---~--------·---· ---·----· ·---·--------·-
Briefed WASHDC ROC on JL1628.
AALl need EARTs·oata reduction of theJL1628 incident~----
Rough Cut.Charlie active 181900/190600Z.
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Notified Central Flow CA986 entered and exited ZAN. 180245/0523Z.
SIGMETs Alfa -1 ··and Golf 5 distributed. -----.---
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Recorder-· checks _completed~ .·, .. . -· :. ! .. j 1 · -· ·. · .. · · · · . :;.,;, , -~_:, \•, .;~·
COB· ,._ . t':;.;~·:· ;· '{:' k:-.;' j :·:\ .\·'. j · · --~ >J .. _
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-._:.. . .. _ ,. ______ ._ ------... --------·----·· -
I CERTIFY that entries above aie correct: . SIGNATURE(S) OF WATCH SUPERVISOR(S) . ' j •. -. . ·· . • .• . -~-.:: .-::
that all scheduled operat on ha e bee · "' · ·. ·· ~-· ' · ·
. accomplished, except as n~t~. an~ that a~ -:.:~ ~-n ~--···,-----..... ·--·-·-··--~-~------------·---·-
abnormal occurrences and conditions have-• ·
been recorded. •. ·
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,t · · , · -· ·· · · - · - · ·-·-·-· ·· · -· · ·-·-·---·-- --
FAA Form 723D-4 14-621 .. s_upersedes previous edition