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FEB 5 1987 The following chronology summarizes the communications and actions of Japan Airlines Flight 628, (JL628), from 1624 UTC to 1723 UTC, January 11, 1987 All times listed are approximate UTC unless otherwise specified. 1629 - JL628 requested traffic information, advising the ZAN controller that 1630 - 1631 - 1633 - 1634 - 1636 - 1637 - 1638 - 1639 - they had “special lights" two miles ahead, two thousand feet below. —- = JL628 requested that the following transmission be recorded (spoken in Japanese): "Futeikina raito ga mieteiru Choodo ookina kuroi katamari ga mae ni iru Kyorinishite go mairu Dooyara uchuusen no moyoo" English translation as follows: “We see irregular pulsating lights just, there is a black chunk (just) in front (of us) distance is five miles it seems to be a Spaceship. The ZAN controller advised JL628 that the radar, in JL628's vicinity, was out of service. The ZAN controller advised JL628 that they would check with the military radar. JL628 advised that the traffic was "one mile ahead", “same direction heading one eight zero approximate”. JL628 asked ZAN if there was any town in his vicinity and ZAN responded that the closest town would be Fort Yukon. ZAN asked JL628 to say flight conditions and JL628 reported "sky clear, wind two five two diagonal four six, temperature minus five two”. JL628 requested and received a series of 45 degree turns. They were advised by ZAN that they were radar contact 220 miles north of Fairbanks. The Regional Operations Command Center (ROCC) advised ZAN that JL628 was passing over Artic Village and what the aircraft probably saw was lights from that village. They, the ROCC, stated that there was no traffic in the vicinity of JL628.