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733667-001-031-0033

National Archives and Records Administration

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Published
Added to archive
Jun 16, 2026
Department
National Archives and Records Administration
Original size
1.7 MB
External ID
87383f6a099eaf78b04164324cda61a5f7c692b9d69fb6ac17ce585b63456816
Confidence
85%
Credibility
90%

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Intelligence summary

This document contains a drawing made by Captain Kenjyu Terauchi of Japan Airlines, depicting the sighting of an unidentified object during flight JAL #1628 on November 17, 1986. The drawing was submitted to the FAA investigator in Anchorage, Alaska, and includes details about the object's movement and position relative to the aircraft.

Tags & topics

Aviation incidentsFAA InvestigationsUAP Sightings 1986FAAJapan AirlinesSightingUAP

Locations referenced

LocationContextConfidenceSupporting text
Anchorage, AK Incident Location Medium AT nal At first sighting > then 12 minutes later it moved. pe FAA, Alaskan Region 701 C St, Box 14 Anchorage, AK 99513 (907) 271-5296 > COPY OF DRAWING MADE BY
FAA investigator in Anchorage, Alaska Incident Location Unresolved This document contains a drawing made by Captain Kenjyu Terauchi of Japan Airlines, depicting the sighting of an unidentified object during flight JAL #1628 on

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Jun 15, 1986

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Jun 16, 2026

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AT nal At first sighting > then 12 minutes later it moved. pe FAA, Alaskan Region 701 C St, Box 14 Anchorage, AK 99513 (907) 271-5296 > COPY OF DRAWING MADE BY CAPTAIN KENJYU TERAUCHT, JAPAN AIR LINES, NOVEMBER 17, 1986, FOR FAA INVESTIGATOR, ANCHORAGE AIRPORT. a Reference to flight of JAL #1628, B747, 6:19 pm, 1k/17/86. — SRK / Object moved from front of, jafter 12 min. to side. _- Left Windoty view, (Capt'n) L | ) ie Onboard weather radar C eisesettiea object Flight path across Alaska / \ \