733667-02-001-0040

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. opt THR Ete TS u He yar POD * Fat ot tis ‘ err best wry te “SUNT sis fst as wi ses Apt “+ Sunpay, Jantany'4-1987°"Ag aura Into UF Oss. FAA’ Réspens Objects: Violated: z Its Ina; Alaskan dingoce: ad Into UF Os tnt wii ’ ANCHORAGE, ‘Jan:- -34-ThéiFed? i ig _ eral Aviation’ Administration: ‘Hiag: rath Objects: Violated : Alaskan ‘Airspace ‘as Thiele afi yan o , seeing = unidentified flying: “Object 54 ‘ (UFOs): over Alaska, ‘an 1 FAA: ‘spoked? itis | man said todaysi't * Bae FAA: investigates thterviewed'¢ Capt, Kenji‘ Terauchi; thi pilot; fora 2s ‘ ~ second time-Friday. arid/are’ Tevisws- ri ~” ing all radar- records from thie“ evecr13 * ning of-Nov'17/1986}whén an: uns! * explained? blip: appeared: ‘om ‘radar wt opened ‘its: inquiry* ‘into. what! bape pened“the night’ a Japan “Aig ‘Lines’: Boeing 747: cargo" crewi* reported iti tele in afin ¢ ay ae i ' ty t 7 a ANCHOR tae roe rept ae : sing uaidesanee ae Objects * screens: as: thé. JALcrew reported’: 0s) over Alaska an F, “AA § Spokes-" ‘ _ Seeing mysterious lightstit: fie. eth “The t reason: we're’ exploring: ‘it: is19¢ », Mart said today: -*** *s that it‘waa_a/ violation of airspace,” 9: °*investigatce ' tac ~ Capt, Kenji Tépatic HSE For a: ” FAA ‘spokesman’ Paul’ Steucke’ saids2 . Second 'timé Frid yee Plot dora 1 Taeiay sound strange; out: that's what it-wasti so. 8 ccrgicamecy cat ue “ When the: ineient st came fo oI ne nar date : » light last: week, the’ F ireported’iy Screens ‘asthe JAL craw ‘teported..' "ee it! was no“ longer? rite fs Seeing mystéfious: lightssstrie * and considered: the. ‘matter an unex: j * plained sighting:/4"— porte Fe ' : + However;: a, thorough review oft ; LS available data -in. thd: dase: begat # a day. and>’ “will. continuestiis: ite e reasdi’ we're: --€xplori that’ it was a% vio ti FAA Spokes sman ola oF al ._ What it:was.* De ns eg " 2 St rickerdaid) hotidge thal herisicalle- 4 "When the*inc cident, fire: bf ou ; nt into an * light last’ weeks the LAE ea fs ee ae ‘Inquitye iota vestion ; t it ‘Was. no” loiter inv oe ars Ph eg. a : investi; ed ‘and considered the matter sp eating 55%. “The cabject™ of! thé:- “iniquirpcog.. he I: collecting alf the “data and intterviewst Plained sighting” ==» “EE ving péople—is toridenti tify the object; ,. amiemerer, a thorough: reviewsof:: . fs “if possible,” Steucke\ ae Shared), ~ able-data int the.case began: Bris! the vt “Hovievery considering the typeof: day! and: wilh: continue” this . : “Us -week;".) |: a * data we ave availabley noi one: axtsl- 4 Steucke said, noting that He'is.call. "‘siders itgealistié that wesean identity * the objéct,” he-addedi "257.25 Sars “* The decision reopen the inquiry: was made by theirepional diréctor‘of.*" ;, the FAA; Steuthé said) 2 xerj 3:0 + An unlutown? abjéct” appeared Ofin _ tae Screens monitored by the ‘Ane... : patie: “Air Route’ Traffic Control - Center, the Alaska Air Command.at_- we! it: ‘aM inquirys:: Tot ?att investig 2 “THe” object? ‘oft? hale j ‘inqui | ing ‘all the data and alot, peop eis to: ‘iden if possible,” wae e eet Owever; consi ering the type of ta we have'a availablés:ng: one con- Siders it realistic that we can ide endorf Base. thes~4 a t ny 5 € object,” he added. - : i pocket thelAl vues ae ae RN war e fection to reopen the iz inquiry « “Air Force officials: haverdismisood Me Hage e by sean regional director of “the imidedtified blig as random chia An now ca “appeared “ ter,” but Stéucke’said thes RAA'S ta: ¢ peared on : dar’ system is: designed: to:remmve =: radar screens monitored | by the An. - “this ‘nd of clutter: Pa | horage Air Air Route Traffic ic Control"

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