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733667-001-031-0033
National Archives and Records Administration
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.
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Locations referenced
| Location | Context | Confidence | Supporting 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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514 characters, transcribed via OCR. Errors reflect the source scan. Compare with the original ↗
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.
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Left Windoty
view, (Capt'n)
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Onboard
weather
radar
C eisesettiea object
Flight path across Alaska
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