UFOINTEL
Pilot Report
Unclassified Complete
733667-001-024-0002
National Archives and Records Administration
Confidence
85%
Credibility
90%
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Intelligence summary
This document details an incident involving Japan Airlines Flight 1628, which encountered an unidentified aerial phenomenon while flying over Alaska. The flight crew reported seeing a large object with multiple lights and erratic movement, which was tracked by air traffic control.
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| Location | Context | Confidence | Supporting text |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAA, Alaska | Incident Location | Unresolved | Page two, JAL #1628, Notes, FAA, Alaska * Used onboard color radar, located aircraft, 7 miles. Size: “As big as B747 or larger, erratic movement.” Lights: Yello |
| Alaska. The flight crew reported seeing a | Sighting Location | Unresolved | This document details an incident involving Japan Airlines Flight 1628, which encountered an unidentified aerial phenomenon while flying over Alaska. The flight |
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Jun 16, 2026
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Page two, JAL #1628, Notes, FAA, Alaska
* Used onboard color radar, located aircraft, 7 miles.
Size: “As big as B747 or larger, erratic movement.”
Lights: Yellow, Amber, Green, No red. Rotating Beacon. Many
x
small lights.
* One object, two sets of lights.
* Speed of JAL B747: .84 Mach, (Approximately 525 knots)
* ATC CCAir Traffic Control) picked up target.
* Target broke off ---40 N of TKA. (Talkeetna)
* Radio: Received static only in VHF mode. (Abnormal) )
* JAL aircraft on instrument navi gation.
* Flight Crew observation: Normal, professional, rational, no
drug or alcohol involvement.
*%
Drawings of situation provided by Captain.
* Normal language difficulty between flight crew and
interviewer.
** Note: Exact conversion to mph or knts is difficult as it
varies due to evelation (air density), weather, wind,
etc.)
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