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AL crew reports) ~ ‘strange’. sighting Associated Presd -: * The Federai - Aviation. Admin- é istration today said it couldn’t.ex-., ’ plain strange: iz lights that | - spooked: ‘the. crewiot a a. Japan. Air; A Ene ae cargo’ plane. as:it flew Over northem ‘Alaska last’ ‘month. ; “ “We'.are- not: investigating: as: _ there: is nothing:-to: -investigate,”’. said Paul Steucke;. FAA spokes- arin Anchorage? a2 He said,the military! has been: ynabile, — of, unwilling: _ vide any information. bo 7 _“They’re. saying nothin ~ Steucke said... ae ~ The. “incident “began: at 6:19: p.m. Nove 17: ‘ag-the? JA: plane’ » was, headed for; Anchorage: On: : : flight, from -Europe--via; ‘Iceland “on its Way. to-Tokyo.. As,the: ai ‘ craft entered. U.S>- _ pilot. t reported: seeing’, " white and yellow.£ flashing | lights. Bs awa jy, at-the - ing ¢ Si rind ‘¢ Same. direction Scie JAE plat ty the: pilotreported: ei Sait 1 . Steucke-said <th see i + asked: ee _ wo, Raiier i traffic:in:th 4 ler ‘repligel tha «chown. tra “that he-had, an. aa . -omis radar... at piso i re ; zing Steucke’ ‘sald 2.2 ‘ae sup se ** view: of-the, : Sp: si reveal:any; eu ich, the. controlle! ‘sited ” there: ae ety Be As theslights continued t to pace” - the: 747;. the pilot: mission-to: change. : descended: tosh, 000 fee tn oy aii ae borat ‘lights - followed in ;fo Oormad . Steucke, saidit - yer nevite ~ The pilot: then, sae "nission:. to-. make--a “ * pst ae * xe cee mae wren cetera’ mama Br: sf ay The. lights: Were: , cpr 2 {3 control ee sean ‘requested: pers- 4 alfitude.-As he! "the Labi an am anid einer geet cee 4. = j \ Ul | x arb ~ “fied of the sgh a eM E Aitst JESDAY' EVENING DECEM we T. PA Cys wf ter Eegirge Gee ae tte jig core ‘_plane!-for: “about: 50:miles : ee Se eee Thé'entiresincident! lasted‘abou rites. Spas ste ie for'the' time, lagi since: ing enti We ‘incident?! Steucke:* said: We al: didn't “exactly” broadcast ie antl” ithe news, meal dug i itu “minutes of the ini