733667-001-019

RADAR REPORT

AI Summary

This document contains radar data and communications related to Japan Airlines Flight 1628, which experienced unidentified aerial phenomena during its flight on November 17, 1986. The data includes uncorrelated radar returns and pilot communications indicating sightings of a UFO.

Key Findings

- Recorded FAA radar data for Japan Airlines Flight 1628 on November 17, 1986. - Uncorrelated radar returns were noted during the flight. - Pilot reported seeing unidentified flying objects. - Data includes primary and secondary radar returns, with specific timestamps and ranges.

OCR Text

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Metadata

Agency: National Archives and Records Administration
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Department: National Archives and Records Administration
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Confidence85

Credibility90

NARA Source

NAID: 733667
File: 733667-001-019.pdf
Type: application/pdf

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Japan Airlines flight 1628 incident