Pilot Report Unclassified Complete

733667-001-018-0003

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This document is a personnel statement from Samuel J. Rich, an Air Traffic Control Specialist at the Anchorage ARTCC, detailing an incident involving aircraft JL 1628 on November 18, 1986. The pilot reported seeing an unidentified large aircraft with yellow and white lights, which was not confirmed by radar.

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Air traffic controlAviation IncidentUAP air traffic controlFAAIncident ReportJL 1628UFO

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Anchorage, AK Unknown Context Low …ing aircraft JL 1628 north of Fairbanks on November 18, 1986 at 0218 UTC. | My name is Samuel J. Rich (SR). I am employed as an Air Traffic Control Specialist

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PERSONNEL STATEMENT FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION Anchorage Air Route Traffic Control Center January 7, 1987 The following is a report concerning the incident involving aircraft JL 1628 north of Fairbanks on November 18, 1986 at 0218 UTC. | My name is Samuel J. Rich (SR). I am employed as an Air Traffic Control Specialist by the Federal Aviation Administration at the Anchorage Air Route Traffic Control Center, Anchorage, Alaska. _ During the period of 0035 UTC, November 18, 1986, to 0835 UTC, November 18, 1986, I was on duty in the Anchorage ARTCC, I was working the D15 position from 0230 UTC, November 18, 1986, to 0530 UTC, November 18, 1986, The pilot of JL 1628 reported that he had traffic at his altitude. He stated it was a big plane with yellow and white lights. We advised him we had no traffic in his position. We adjusted the radar PVD to approximately a 25 mile traffic. I called ROCC to ask if they had any military traffic operating near JL 1628. The ROCC said they had no military traffic in the area. I then asked them if they could see any traffic near JL 1628. ROCC advised that they had traffic near JL 1628 in the same position we did. I asked ROCC if they had any aircraft to Scramble on JL 1628, they said they would call back, However, there was no further communication regarding the request for a scramble. -~"Samuel J. Rich Air Traffic Cofitrol Specialist Anchorage ARTCC ee Se mer me