Pilot Report Unclassified Complete

733667-001-029-0012

National Archives and Records Administration

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National Archives and Records Administration
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1.6 MB
External ID
19860913b93a592fe73d439f8497fca7130159ad745edee1efd3ccc485e6429e
Confidence
85%
Credibility
90%

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This document is a personnel statement from Russell Nelson, an Air Traffic Control Specialist at the Anchorage ARTCC, detailing his observations of Japan Airlines Flight 628 on January 11, 1987. The report notes that there were no comments regarding UFOs during the observation period.

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Air traffic controlAviation IncidentUAP 1987 Incidentair traffic controlJapan AirlinesUFO

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Jun 15, 1987

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PERSONNEL 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 Russell Nelson (NE). 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 1655 UTC, January 11, 1987, to 0000 UTC, January 12, 1987 I was on duty in the Anchorage ARTCC. I was working the El] position from 1658 UTC, January 11, 1987 to 2140 UTC, January 11, 1987, I relieved David Palmer as Area Supervisor, Area "B", at 1658Z. I observed JL628 on radar in the Vicinity of Fairbanks at that time. JL628 made no comments concerning UFO's while I was observing Sectors R/D15 Operations. RD ulm — Russell Nelson Area Supervisor Anchorage ARTCC