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PEKSONNEL STATEMENT FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION Anchorage Air Route Traffic Control Center January 11, 1987 The following is a report concerning the incident to Japan Airlines Flight 628 (JL628), on January 11, 1987, at approximately 1629 UTC. My name is Gail Ferguson (GF). I am employed as an Air Traffic Control Specialist by the Federal Aviation Administration at the Anchorage Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC), Anchorage, Alaska. During the period of 1630 UTC, January 11, 1°87, to 0030 UTC, January 12, 1987, I was on duty in the Anchorage ARTCC. I was working the D15 position from 1632 UTC, January 11, 1987, to 1645 UTC, January 11, 1987 and the R/D15 position from 164€ UTC, January 11, 1987 to 1802, UTC, January 11, 1987. I arrived for my scheduled shift and was told to plug into the D15 position to help Ricky Thompson (RT) because JL628 was reporting an unidentified object. While RT was working the R15 position, I heard JL628 request direct ENN and advise that traffic had disappeared. I then called Edmonton to take a transfer on JL6/8. I heard RT ask JL628 if the traffic was in sight, and was told “negative”. After I relieved RT on the R15 position, JL628 asked me if there was traffic in his area and said he was seeing something in the 10 o'clock position at 5-7 miles. JI replied “negative”. He said he could see navigational lights same direction, about 2000 feet lower, and a little slower. I responded “negative, nothing in the area”. I gave traffic information to JL628 on N441VP, (Conquest), 12 o'clock, 125 miles, northbound at FL310. JL628 said he now saw traffic at 9 o'clock, 2000 feet below, 2-3 miles with some kind of navigation lights, flying like a formation flight. I asked him to verify 9 o'clock and received no reply. I asked him to say again position and received no reply. I asked him again for a position and JL628 gave me his position, 663&N 14702W. I responded that I didn't need his position and asked him to say position of object. I then told him that I understood he no longer saw the object - reply was unreadable. JL628 then said he was signaling with his landing lights and it looked like the object was responding (this transmission was very difficult to understand). I asked “understand object is responding to your signal” and was told “I'll tell you after landing". te asked for traffic information on something 2 o'clock and 5 miles — I gave him the position of the Conquest aircraft at 2 o'clock and 15 miles northbound at FL310. The ROCC called and asked about the Conquest. I told him I had given JL628 that traffic. Later JL628 said the object had disappeared. e; / 7 VAS A. ee Gail Ferguson Soo Air Traffic Control Specialist Anchorage ARTCC