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M') • I' : i' M^'. • Sv>'> 55.«vji »v fjr» pv |C: fer- '•'W- life'' %, r<i4}' It'• PageA18—PacificFlyerMarch1987 intefemthattheFAAisnow sei(ih|;^,mail-orderpackage, abpiitpeincident, jttljjackageincludesin-; tei^^^.withthe,crew,mem-: be|:^;^a'ceshipdrawingsbythe piloti^^d^atementsbyaircon- rad^.^data,allforameasley jOir.'^ptlcanorderindividual itemsviian^ngfroma-30cent a^y;f6f!theFAAformsum- niaii^gthesightingto a$50 calottetapeoftheinterchange beit^^$thecrewandground cpntroiii^rs. ij,Y6w>JwillrecallthatCapt. KenftiulTerauchireportedon Nbtel|that-he-sawagiant s^^fiipthb-sizeoftwoair- di^l^^erewhichlookedalot likea^antwalnut..Theappari- (likemostofthem)haaa :lightfrom'aUFObehindhim.) secondjobtomake.endsmeet,..t. .: hefellfaaasleepshortlyafter'.i-'J!"?li takeoff.,thatI piddhemclearlyand .which got,louder^asitap- rdbetter not saywidchair-proached me.scared, I port we leftfromsincetheFAAdon't niihdtelliiigiybu.1started mightbeabletotrackhim, towakeupmyin^ctorbuthe downand,I don'tw^tto getthe.r.gaveme strict.bfderstoleave, old^yilltrouble.Besides,he'shimaloneunlessIgotlostand hardly skipped any of the AA was almost out offuel, ineefingslately;: :, , ,' iIkiiiiildfpttrans- Aix..fixed by. watching this uniden tified'objectbareeliiigtoward Anyway,it was about eight> o'clock at night—alsolast. No-" vember—and1wascmisingto j ourdestinationofSantaMonica spottedonradarAirportatabout3,000feet.,1 and.AirForceradarwasmarvelingatthesightofall V=.•••j'l'•-^- ,,. just have to havethis l^ipackage(orarejustafan df^giarifwalriuts),.writeto the FAAi^blC.St.,Box14;Art- chorage,Alaska99513. theLosAngeleslightstwirikli trolleS.There'salsotourglossy,mi^nrtrUdOTWThmrbW..EnMi!"'®""wh0re,;tliepy cqloerphotos;OfregeneratedJ/jikemostofthem)hada ' whfere^,theguy in me because I didn't do anything for>aIohgtime.:;juststaredat it wishing 1 hadtacamera.Biit- then it begantoidawnon me that maybe it intended to ram OURPLACEORYni>» :n-- •t«ia- fy\:- v.'i: turbulencefronifHe«OFO throwingusaro'uiidre^ planesurvivedthe/CT- okayand I'm '*jri^ructorisexpectedtoIfe thehospitmin ,,a.few m glad that he had d^ •1pulledthe.powerbacjcand nosedtheplaneoverintoa.diye, watchingtheli^tsofCantufV Citynia.uptowardme.-rdqii knowexactlyhow.lowI^ot^; 'since1coulcmH^thealtimeter': because1didn't have any lights—butIvkislooldngjuji.dt; theHollywoodflgn.•" ^Anyway,IdldvX'-jenmbjbb because.theUFO-justkept goinga terrible,WHOOSH and roar as it passed overhead. It hadisdihesortofalieflT'^ting oh it that, of course, Icoulidh't readbut.-it/icibkedj'Sqmethirig -likethisf-^'Ortedj;.ir..ih1 'stai^'tdwakemy'inirtrudtpr upbiltT.didri'tneed.tbsin'cej^e^ 'Vip.'••A-V* w'K 100PAGES ANCHORAGE.ALASKA.THURSOAV.JANUARVIS.1987 Capt, KenjuTerauchi:"It waslikea dream.Unbelievable.' AncrcraceDailyNews/jimLavrahas pRCESsceNn J^panAirLinespilotKenjuTerauchlprovidedtoAnchorageIllustratorWilliamHaysof'thelaVei^raft •^hichhe^estimatedto betwicethesizeofanaircraftcarrierand2 to 3milesaway. A nightflight toremember Veteran JALpilotwho never believedInUFOsdoesnow ByHALBERNTON DailyNewsOusinessreporter AfullmoonshoneinthearcticskyasCapt. KenjuTerauchitookoff fromIcelandNov. 17 in a Japan Air Lines cargojetloaded with FrenchBeaujolaiswine.Hewasboundfor Anchorageon arouteacrossGreenlandtoElsmere Island. Canada, over theBeaufortSea, then into AlaskaairspaceaboveFortYukon. For the first two and a half hours, the flight — crewed by Terauchi, co-pilotTakanoriTamefujiand engineerYoshioTsukuda — wasuneventful.The sky was clear and the winds—exceptfor some light gusts overGreenlanid— calm. ThenTeraucU'sjetcruised intoAlaska,andbe first saw the two belts of light. Theywereanestimatedthreemilesaheadofthe plane,slightlyto the left of thepilot'scockpit seat, and2,000feet lower than the plane. Theye^tteda steadyamber glow. They hovered almoststationary, shiftedfrom side to side, thenpulsedacross the sky in abruptburstsofspeed. Theobjects,Terauchibelieves,"werenotmadeby human kind. They were of a very hightechnologyand Intelligence." TheeventsrecountedbyTerauchiin the 50minutes See Back Page,FLIGHT FLIGHTTO REMEMBERS IContlnu»jfromPageA'l| afterthatflntsighting of lightsaresomeofthemost hlzorreinAlaskaaviation history.Sincefirstbecoming public inlateDecemb^,the reportshavetransformedthis soft-spoken, 47-year-old, An chorage-based pilotintoan internationalcelebrity,inter viewed by Peoplemagazine, Tokyotelevisionand more thana dozen othernational tndIntemationaipubllca- tioni. Terauchihas lived quietly inocomfortable house in Anchorage, his base forthe last three years. He spends several weeks a month flying polarroutesbetweenEurope and Alaska. During his time off, heenioysfishing for red •Adsilver ' This week, Terauchi is hmneagain. His phone rings pften with reporters eager to hear about hisstrangeNo vemberflight. 'Terauchihas animpressive list of professional credentials to lend weight to hisrather incredible tale. He has 29 yearsflyingexperience.He says behasn'toften navigated - theIceland-Oreenland-An- cborage route, but hehas'rou- t^dyflownotheftrani-^lar Until November, Terauchi says,heneverbelievedin UPOs.Now, he does. He thinks they're sent by visitors from outer space. In fact, last Sunday,Terauchiagain re ported mysterious lights of a spaceship during af»ghtto Anchorage. ^ .Thistime, however, he ad mits he made a mistake. He tiowconcedesthattherewasa moreterrestrialexplanation to what he saw. He agrees .withFederalAviationAd ministrationofficialswho speculatedthatthesecond sightings were the lights of villages reflected off icecrysr talsm the atmosphere. ButTerauchiremaiirscon vincedthatthe lights he saw inNovemberwerespaceships of someunknown,extra-ter restrialorigin.Ininterview afterinterview,hemethodi cally makes hiscase,chwrUng the events of the sighting on flight maps of the arctic sky. One day, he'sconvinc^ someoneelsewillseethe crafts,andhisaccountwill takeon bewmeaning."I thinkwe have to keepthis record...." Terauchi's encounter began with his sighting of the two beltsofamberlights.To checkthemout,heradioed Anchorageairtrafficcontrol lers. Thecontrollersreplied that nomilitaryor civilian flightswere in thevicinity;-' The two belts of light con tinued to dancein front offhe plane. Terauchi grabbed for his camera,butraizedthat takingapicturewouldbe futilebecause'-thmwasnot enoughlightto' expose the filmproperly. Fiveminutesafterthe lightsfirstappearedinfront of the plane,(beysuddenly movedfartheroutaheadof theplane,hesaid.Hecould then make out the shapes of thecrafts—cylinders wrappedinlaterallinesof lightthatextendedfroma darkercenter..Thelines ap peared to be exhaust outlets, and theyalternatelypulsated lightfromthetwosidesof {hecylinder.They appeared to becontroll^bycomput- era,besaid.Asthetwoob jects reversed direction, the exhaustlightsappearedto flarebrighter. VeteranJALpilotrecountssightingofstrangecompany Co-pilot Tamefuji, in a sep arate interview, alsoreport^ Abov*{•tnllluttraiionbased on »*r«ioobyWily!mH«y9 seeing the two strange lights. "I saw several lights in front of us, and then Icouldn'tsee them, and thecaptaintoldme they were ontheleft-hand side,"hesaid. After about 15minutes,the" first two lightsdisappeared, Terauchi said. Then, onhis' left, he saw a big band of glowtogwhite light, similar to the lightemittedby a fluorescent bulb. He turned on hisweatherradarand tuned it to a 2&-mileradius. At eight miles, on the left side of the screen, theradar showed a tiny ball, TerauchiradioedtheFAA flightcontrol,centerin An chorage.Threecontrollers monitoringradarsawwhat they thought was an object at aboutthesamereference pointontheirmonitor,ac cordingtoSamRich, anair trafficcontroller,andPaul Steucke,an FAAspokesman. Steucke, however, saidsu^ sequentexaminationofthe radar tapeshowedtheobject to be a split-image of thejAL plane. Rich said none of the controllers,atthetime, thoughtthatwasthecase. As theplaneflewover Fairbanks, theUghtsof the citygaveTerauchiabetter view of the new object. He saystheband oflightcircled a hugewalnut-shapedobject thatappearedto be twice the size of anaircraftcarrier. As the lights of the city faded, Terauchi again could seeonlythewhitebandof light.Totryto losetheob ject, he gotpermissionfrom a controllertodescendfrom 35.000to31,500feet. The ob jectdescended "Informa tion,"hesaid.'• ThenTerauchi,af^cdo- sultingwithCQntroUeiSk made two 45-degreetuzmto theright, then completed a 30O-degreeturn. TheohJect remainedinview. As the JAL planeflewpast MountMcKinley,controuers askedaFairbanks-bound United Airlines flight to try to confirm thesighting.The Unitedplaneveer^offto follow the JAL flightpathat aloweraltitude. Justbefore the twoplanes passedoneanother,thewhite lightdisappeared. "Itwaslikeadream.Un believable,"Terauchisaid. Mullingthingsoverinthe livingroomof hisAnchorage home,Terauchipostulates thatwhateverhesawwas friendly."Ican'tunderstand the technology, butit'wasnot dangerous.It wascoippietely controlled." If he sees..the objects again, he'sreadyto'tfycommunicat ing.Peribapsfour blinkspf.. the wing lights, thenn^b more.' In Morse code, he-says, that's"HI."• FAIRBANKSDAILYNEWSMINER-DATE__^^^J^^_j3_J9QjZ. -ByJIMFAIN' . WASHINGTON—Flying saucers are as pure ablessingas fresh air and snowflakes,but—inourchp- lishway—weinsiston thinking they'reout to get us. The record proves these celestial sprites never harm asoul,though somehumansdothem^lvesin by chasingthem toofar, toohighor too fast.Saucersarefriendly,inquisi tive,fun-loving.Only pointy-head bureaucratscallthemUFOs. When aJapanesecargopilot spotted a giant walnut of a saucer, "twotimesbiggerthananaircraft^ carrier,"flyingformation withhun overtheArcticrecently,hereacted withcharacteristichumanoidskit- tishness. He got FAApermission to takeevasivemaneuvers. Silly,boy.NoMyevades a sauc er;Tothesefun-lovingvisitors h'omouterspace,a plane'sdarting awayisaninvitationtodance.L< I'vefollowed''saucerssincetheir debutin1947..Ihthelate'50s,asan AirForcereservist,Ihadadeskin an intelligenceshopnext to theI^o- jectBlueBookofficerwhoresear- ched'allsaucersightings;- ^Hefoundthesaucerscuriousabh outeveryttiingohearth,especially• junkfood.Agentlemanin^eMid westoncecameuponseveralextra- territorialspicnickingby aparked saucer.Hesentin asampleofwhat theyhadbeeneating.Chemical analysisshowedittobepancake mix. Anystudentofp^chographics knowsflapjackeat^arelaidback- andmellow^Ifsaucercrewswere, mean-spiritedideologueslikePatrs rickBuchanan^theywouldnoteat flapjacks.Theywouddbreakfaston. All-Branandfriedeggslikeother: curmudgeons. Saucerscontributetothegross. nationalproduct,providingweekly articlesforthetabloidssupermar- ketss^.Thesefrequentlydeal. withfood;aswhenasaucerseveral years'agohijackeda truckload'of peanutbutter.Itwasreturnedafter. tasting,muchasamagicianhand^ ba<^yourtie afterappearing^:to mangleit;Thoughsaucers-are^ corrigibliynu^hievdusithat'snot a^mean-pr^fmendacibusibonerin them.V:" - ThecurirtntW^klyWorldNews: featuresasketchof afemalespace' alienunder,a:headline;-^UFO,. Crasir.SurvivbrVomtheLoose;"v ThiS'ladywi crashedin i escaped,froij andmaybe01 thetabloidsa invariablydc harmconiin^ tra-tenesteia Fb^etit,j Earthlingsgi brimwithgu notgerms. Whydopeo saucersareI causewemal ourowh'ima riddentogras fultoapprecu welackthe absurdityofI thingouttob BySUECROSS AssociatedAessWriter JUNEAU^Alaskaofficialshave beentrumpetingstopover, bitsinesss at theAnchorageand. Fairbanksinternationalairports as abigplusforthestateeconomy,^ but they'reworriedaboutlosing' thatadvantagebecauseofnew aviation'technologyandcompeti tion. Severaltravelpromotiongroups andnearlyall oftheAlaskaSenate want to offset the changes withan aggressivemaiketiogplan for ther airports..'• "If.we don't do that,,we're go to haveaninternationalair^rtsys- teinthat,insteadofmakingmoney as itdoestoday,willlosemoney. Whenit starts,losingmoney,the landingfees andfuelingfees for domesticflightswillgoupandallof us will be hurt,"saysDaleFox,, directoroftheAlaskaVisitors 'Association.'FmcWasinJuneautOr'. daytoaskstateofficialstoboost theirairpbrimarketingefforts.'' Aresolution(SCR5)aski^tbe Cowperadniiidstrationto comeup' ' with a promotionalplan for theair^ ports was introducedWednesday in^ theAlaskaSettate.-Itwas-drafted by Sen.ArlissSturgulewski; R- Anchorage,and co-sponsoredby18 othersenators. .A.major.angleofstate^touririn'. effbrtshas been to getinternational' passengers from flights-refueling inAlaskabfftheirplmi^tovisitthe stateenroutetotheirfinnjdestiha^ tions. Inaddition,cargoflijghtsmake up 60percent oftteairports'busi* ness,andtheymustnot be lost to; .ottierstates;Foxsaid:, T ButaccordingtotheImposedre- Mltitibn;^Alaska;airpG^'success^ inwinning'stb^ver.business;iSi behigjeopardizedbydevelopment:: ofnew-aircraftcapable'offlying. nonstop,between^irope'aiulthe" OrioitL-f'-V;'V- Ofiierairpdrts'aroumlthePaciflci Rimateoareprpmotfiigthem-^ selv^'to-g^'a.gceat^'share-of'' markets-fortrims-PacificIljghts,F internationalhairism'azidaircar-1 go,Sturgulew^-said;\^-f!'..rJ ;.FoxsaidsuchpromotionsTiuive-^ long^beenrunbyttieSeattteVNew.- Yoriq^L^Angel^anHbth^major about'theencc*- airports citiesasj tinginta "And advant^ <ff'itsid thanitsj said;:' lySturgul to low^ atedlast and:Fair cqmecaii vdiues:-] ."Goodi is good said. mfrnm :,-»y>%?y-r^r-.t-t.n-® iV'ti'i '.*:^V5^,;:i.ic?vidQ5>.*\-.._ii.*,1 ISR%^*ml}.•-'JSf&IB iV^:5ig ;Terauc^«pp^^^^^ saSd'm •fflSffld 1 •mmmr^-m ,;/Xlask"S® ,- L'4.'>•« mm UV -JJ-VW,^ ohd^:titn If^rt^l^tiing WJ-ik mm ;2sl5 #MI amia^ rT^^^?iGontroner5S^te^ CAlPC^Innnna^laa11«i fim^3^erawSr :vm«0;CkWi i^pr&si^^^^ssss FAAtosendreporttoWashington UFOinquiryrecordstobeforwarded ........V.AoaurfVtAaIatnCOAifll(ThtsU/nlllHfn1 ANCHORAGE(AP)—FederalThepilotsaidthelargeunidenti-Terauchisaidhethensaw^e AviationAdministrationofficialsfiedflyingobjectonhis*®vemg^^eightmilesmfront saytheywillsendontoWashingtoncockpitweatherradar.ButimagMofhjsaircraft, theirradartapesandrecordsfromonmihtaryratowe^^the -•'-timeweredismissedas**clutter,' cle to seeifthelightswould follow. Iheydid, and moved to the left side of thejet,Steuckesaid. TheFAAandthemilitaryin Alaskausethesamelong-range radarinFairbanks,Steuckesaid. TheFAAalsousessophisticated computer systems to remove clut terfromradarimages,butthe military does not, he said. "Themilit^decidedabouta minuteintothisexercisethatwhat it wasseeingwasclutter,"he said. TheAirForcedidnotsendup an interceptorandis notinvestigating thematter,Steuckesaid. AttheFAAcenterinAnchorage, controllersfollowingtheflight notedoccasionalsecondblips,or "splittargets,"on thescreennear FU^t1638,Steuckesaid. feit'• an inquiry into aJapanAir Lines pilot'sreport that aUFOfollowed hispla^overAlaska. of public interest in the case, the agencyinterviewedthe pilot, Kenji Terauchi, asecond timeFriday,saidFAA spokesman PaulSteucke. Terauchitoldinve^igatorsthree lightsstart^followinghisBoeing *747cargo jetNqv.17just after it crossedintoAlaskafromCanada, andstayedwithHimfor55minutes. Hesaidtwooftheligl^wereab- (Hitei^tfeetacross,whilethethird appearedto be part of adarkened ^bewithadiameterofperhaps twoairvaftcarriersplacedend-to- Steuclpesaid. and a blipthatshowed uponFAA screenswasconsidereda coin- cidental"split image" of the air craft,Steu(^said. AJALspokeswomansaid Terauchiwas on a flight toEurope andwasunavailableforfurther comment. Flight1628,with a crew of three, leftIcelandon Nov. 17witha load of wine bound for Tokyo fromParis. Terauchiandhiscrewpickedup the plane in Iceland for thePoUf legofthefli^toAnchorage. The sky wasclearas the jet, cruising at 525knots, crossed into AlaskafromCanadajustnortheast ofFortYnkopat35,000feet. The pilotreportedthe lights were yellow,amber and green, Steucke said,butnot^red,theinternational colorforaircraftbeacons. "Hismainconcernwastryingto determinewhetherhewasovertak inganotheraircraft,"Steucke said. He said the pilotreportedhe dimmedcockpitlights to ensure he was notseeinga reiection. Afteraboutsixminutes, Terauchi reported the lights and airtrafficcontrollers'toldhimto takeany evasive action needed. Terauchidecreasedaltitudeto 31,000feet, but said the lights went downwithhim"information," Steuckesaid. SouthofFairbanks,Terauchi turnedthe plane in a completecir c (/» m pa o # iSrrsis.P^- FAAUIASH rPN29'9720s51 POot'sUFOsightmg calleda brightImage oftheplanetJupiter 'NBWYORK(AP)—AJtpuiAir Linespilotwhoclaimedtohaveseen anunidetttitiedflyingobjectglong- sidehisairplane lastNovemberwu actuallyseeinganunusuallybright imageof theplanetJupiterandpos- slbiyMars,aninvestigatorsaidyes* PhiiipJ.Klasssaidisironomieai calcuiationBshowthat onNov.17, when the pilot claimed to have seen theUFO,Jupiterwasextrameiy bright and was visibleprecisely where the pilot reported that hesaw theUFO. Mars was Justbelowand to the rightofJupiter,andmayexplainthe. pilot'sinitialreportchathesawtNvd lights.Mr.Klosisaid. Mr. Klass. on editor with (hemag* asineAviationWeekand Space1bch< nologyandalongtimeinvestigator of claimedUFOsightings, said the piloc'sclaimsthattheobjectfol lowed him as he made a360-degree turn arecontradictedbywhat he told flight controllers at the time. JohnLeyden.aspokesmanforthe FederalAviationAdminiitrationin Washington,quoted from•sum mary ofconversationsbetween the pilotandgroundcontrollersm whichthepilotreportedlosingsight of the object aftercompiednghis turn.- Theobjectreappeared• wwm^ mentslater,accordingto theFAA summaryquotedbyMr.Leyden. Thepilot,Capt.KenjyuTbrauchi. was overAlastoenroutefrom Eu rope.viaIceland,toIbkjx)whenhe claims to have sightedthe object. Steucke.a spokesmanfor the FAAinAnchorage,said thatMr. TbrauehitoldFAAofficials in an in terview that the object stayed with himasheturned. Mr.Steucke said theFAAwouldbe releasingtheresultsofitsowninves tigationinmid-February. AccordingtoMr.Klass,who re viewedacompletetxjpyof the tran script.thepilotneverreported seeingJupiterorMars,eventhough they were clearly visible. Mr.Klass'reportwasissuedby the Committee for theSeientifieIn vest!gallon of Claims of theParanor mal in Buffalo. N.Y..an.organization of scientists whoinvestigateclaims of UFO sightings. ESPoccurrences andothers>caUedparanormalphe nomena. Mr. Klass. whoheadstheorgam- zation'sU70subcommittee,is the author of"UFOs:The Public De ceived." He has beeninvestigating UFOsightingsfor more than 20 years. "Jupiter was only10degrees abovethehorizon,makingitappear ISthe pilot to be roughly at his own 3S.000-footaltitude." said Mn' Klass in his report. Mars was visiblecloser to the horizon and to the right of Jupiter,but was notaibright,the reportsaid. "Thisisnotthefirsttimethatan experienopdpUothasmistakena brightcblesiiaibodyforaUFO.nor will it be the last."Mr.Klasssaid. A United.Airlinesflight and an AirForceC-130cargoplanethat were in Mr.Tbmuchi'svicinity at the timeof theclaimedsightingwerej askedtd look for theobject,and nei therreportseeingit. "IthinkthattheJapanesepilot shouldhaimbeena littlemoresxep* dealwhen the United airliner and theAirFoicaplanereportedseeing nothing."Mr.Klaassaidyesterday. Areportedradar"blip"nearthe Japan AirLinesplane was a spu riousechofromthemountainous terrainunderneaththe aircraft,Mr. Rlaiisaid.^. Mr.Tbrauchlreported a second UFOsightinginapproximaielyAe samearea onJon.li.Thatsightmg wasexplainedbyFDAofficialsas villagelightsbouncingoff ice cry stalsin theatmosphere. Mr.Tbrauchilater conceded that that was areasonableexplanation. Mr.Steuckesaid. <^1581 P10/27 if/ ».A'*)£f JITpOMKtfiiuTmkM'* •k«t«h•!!•*•vtMrcHmUPO E!^ttafiM^ptmoiImStt (nfrMrt•#fibplwt. Driveraims atferrybut missesboat WidowJessicaRawlings missedtheboatandnar rowlyavoidedadisaster whenshedrovehercar downaferryslip—and straightintothewater. The74-yearoIdPoole,En gland. woman wasrescu^by courageousbystanderswho wadei^lntotheicywaterin 60 fidstopullherfrom [itlrelymyownfault." jieflusteredoldster. "Ithoughttheferrywas there,butwhen1drovedown therampitwasn'tThenext thing1knewIwasinthe water." WEEKLYWORLDNEWS DidtheFAAhaveitonradar? 5. SiSn"'- —wbUSSKT- y •rDICXDONOVAN TheU.S.governmentatfirstcon firmed,thenmysteriouslydeniedthat ahugeUFO,describedasbiggerthan twoaircraftcarriers,wastrackedon radarasitplayedabizarrecat-and- mousegame—withaBoeing747jet! FAAairtrafficcontrollersbadflatly statedtheyhadtrackedthegiganticspacecraft formorethan32minutesasitfolloweda JapanAirLinescargoflightboundforAn chorage,Alaska. Then,inssurpriseoffi cialflip-flop,anagency spokesmansaidtheeerie blipthatzippedhelter- skelteracrosstheradar scopewasmerelyadupli cateimageofthe747. ThitbitofmumboJumbo,- however,fliesinthefaceof eyewitnessaccountsofthejet's three-mancrewthathadbeen keptsecretforsixweeks— untilacrewmemberleakedthe storytothepress. Accordingtoavividandde tailedaccountoftheIncident byveteranJALpilotKenju Terauchi,his 747 wasflyingIn clearskiesat35,000feetand cruisingat525knotswhen threewalnut-shapedUFOs,the hugeoneand twosmallerones, streakedoutoftheheavens. "WecouldallseetheUFOs veryclearly,"the47-year-old pilotsaid."Onewasverylarge ...twotimesbiggerthananair craftcarrier.Itbarfedour747. "TheUFOswereflyingpar allelandthensuddenlyaiH proachedveryclose.They movedwithamazingspeed." GIGANTICUFO THATSHOCKED ^HEWORLD! 0 6 Ik 1 V ttlNha. Vn •wr JUMIOietweedwarfedbyhugewafiurtshapedUFO.Thb sketchbypietTaraucMsbawetherelotbesbeaeftheipecw ooftandhb747.Theptanabthetiny Mack shape at right. earth. (hsedtminl^off'Alaska flightcontrolreports,the UFOsdoggedthe747forat leastS2minutes. Terauchi.however,saidthe shipsfollowedhimfor400 miles. Terauchi,irfioseflyingca- 7iL0rSsketch radwshewshei afplene's rUFOap- reerspans29years,saidbe andhiscrewtriedtoescape theUFOsbyfollowingFAA instructionstodescend4.000 feetandmakeseveralevasive maneuvers. Butthe747Jetwasno matchforthemaneuvering abilityofthespacecraft. "Theywereitillfollowing us,"Terauchisaid,andFAA radaratthattiragconfirmed thatatleastoneoftheUFOs remainednearby. FAAinvestigatorsques tionedthe747*8crewinAn chorageandsaidtheyare "normal,rational,profession al"peoplewithnodrugoral coholproblems. cargoofwineboundforTokyo fromPariswhentheUFOsap pearedeightmilesahead. Terauchiradioedthatthe lightshesawwereyellow, amberandgreen,butnotred, whichistheinternational colorforaircraftbeacons. PaulSteucke.theFAA spokesmaninAnchorage,said hisagencyiscontinuingitsin vestigationIntotheincident andthatradartapesandthe recordedradiomessagesare beingsenttoWashington. ButTerauchisaidhisonly conclusionisthatthethree UFOshesawonthatNovem ber17flightwerenotfrom earth. IIu.uLiMniiiifuulu.amiiiii DenverdownrBf^s,2^;sfnOT luiinnuuwiHLr* Hithard byfloods, musherdetermine UfMtyles,PageF-1 ews VOL.Xm.NO.1248PAGES ANCHOFWGE.ALASKA.MONOAY.JANUARYf2.1987 JALpilot seeslights Inthesky Objectdoesn'tshow onmilitary,FAAradar By DONHUNTER DailyNews reporter Forthesecondtimeintwo months,aJapanAirLines pilothasreportedseeingan unknownobjectflyingnear hisairplaneoverbarreninte riorAlaska. Capt.KenjyuTerauchire portedthesecondsightingat about7:30a.m.Sundaymorn ing,ashe,aco-pilotanda fli^t^gineerflew at about 37,000feet,saidPaulSteucke, aspokesmanfortheFederal AviationAdministration.As onthenightofTerauchi's firstreportinNovember,he wasflyingcargoinaBoeing 747fromLondontoarefuel ingstopinAnchorage. Therearemoredifferences thansimilaritiesbetweenthe tworeports,however. Unlikelasttime,thelights TerauchisawSundaymorn ingdidnotshowuponmili- ta^or FAA radarscreens. ThepilothimselftoldFAA investigatorstherewas"no similarity**betweentheflash ingamberandwhitelightshe sawSundayandthemassive^ flyingobject,thatTerauchi reportedtrailedhisaircraft forhundredsofmilesonNov. 17,Steuckesaid. Asonthefirstsighting, Terauchiwasaccompaniedby aco-pilotandaflightengi neer.Theywerenotthesame crewmembers,Steuckesaid. Steuckesaidthecargo plane'sco-pilotwasflyingthe planeatthetimeofthesight ingSundaymorning.Theco- aircraft'sflightengineer,who sitsfartherbackinthecc«k- pit,"indicatedhewasuncer tainwhetherhesawany lightsatall,"Steuckesaid.• "Weask^httt^point-blank ifthiswasliketheNov.17 sightingandhesaid,'no,no, SeeBack Page,SIQHTINO January12,1967 SIGHTING:LightsInsky IContinuedfromPageA-1| there'snosimilaritybetween thetwo,'"Steuck^said.^... "terauchirepbr^edseeing thelightstwiceSdhdaymorn ing,once for apmodofabout 20minutesandonceforabout 10minutes.Inbothcases,he saidthelightsapproached fromthefrontofthe747, wentunderneaththeaircraft andreappearedbehindit, Steuckesaid. Terauchiradioedwordof thesightingtoanairtraffic controllerinAnchorage. "Hisstatementtothecon trollerwas'irregularlights, lookelikeaspaceship,*" Steuckesaid; Controllersandtheirsuper visorsImmediatelychecked radarscreens"toseeifthere wereanyobjectsaroundthe JALaircraft,"Steuckesaid. "Therewerenone,andthat wasconfirmed"bymilitary radar,hesaid. SteuckesaidFAAofficials andexperiencedpilotsspecu latethatSunday'ssighting couldhavebeencausedbya\ weatherphenomenoncalled "bouncelighteffect." BothtimesTerauchireport edseeingthelightsSunday, theairplanewasflyingover villages,Steuckesaid. "Thegroundtemperatxire intheareawasaboutminus- 23andtherewas.atempera tureinversionat23,500feet," hesaid."Temperatureinver sionsincold'climates,with tocreateabouncelightef- .fect." Lightfromthevillages couldhavereflectedoffice crystalsintheinversionand appearedto behoveringin cdd-air,Steuckesaid.Asthe planeapproachedandpassed overthevillages,thereflect edlightwouldhaveappeared to go under theaircx^and reappearedbehindit,asTer- auc^described the lights he sawSunday,Steuckesaid. Steuckesaidtheboimce- lighttheoryisonlyspecula tion,notanagencyfinding. '"Hioseofusinvolvedinthis talkedaboutit,"hesaid. "Peoplewhoareexperienced atflyingmentionedthatitis notaninfrequentoccur rence." OnNov.17,Terauchire portedthattwobrightlylit objectsandamuchlarger thWobject—roughlytwice thesize ofanaircr^carrier —trailedtheJALplanefor morethan300milesasit' crossedintoAlaskafromIce land. Terauchisaidtheobjects changedaltitudewithhim >andpacedthejetfornearly anhour.InAnchorage,air trafficcontrollersmonitoring theJALplane'sprogresssaw whatappearedtobetheradar tracksofanotherflyingob jectintheairspacenear Terauchi'splane. Bothincidentsareunder investigation,Steuckesaid. Terauchicouldnotbe There'snot ^plaining ^oselights 0 1 JALcrewreports 'strange'sightinga AnodBtedPrm The FederalAviationAdmin- istrationtodaysaidItcouldn'tex-\j\ plainstrangeflashinglightsthat spookedthecrewofaJapanAir Lines747cargoplaneasitflew over northernAlaskalastmonth. "Wearenot investigating as there isnothingtoinvestigate." said PaulSteucke,FAAspokes maninAnchorage. Hesaidthemilitaryhasbeen ijnable—orunwilling—to pro vide anyinformation. "They'resayingnothing," Steuckesaid. The incidentbegaiiat 6:19 p.m.Nov.17astheJALplane washeadedforAnchorageon awas headed forAnchorageon ay JUghtfromEuropeviaIceland.J'/ mmits way toTokyo.AstheA •••IITeJflt :raftenteredU.S. lunction01 aufortSea,the pilotreport^seeingimusual whiteandyellowflashingli^ts. Theli^tswereapproxi- mately8rnjlfiaaway.atAesgm^ altitudegf^^•gndtravel-%nO ingatthesanirSpe«landinthe same direction as the JAL plane, thepiloHeported. Steucke said the pilot called the air trafficcontrolcenter and asked if there was anyreported traffic in thevicinity.A control ler replied that there was no ^knowntrafficinthear^,but. 'that he had anunidentifiedblip onhisradar. Steuckesaida subsequentre view of theradartapes did not revealanysuchobject,butthat thecontrollerinsisted it was there. Asthelightscontinuedto pace the747,thepilotrequestedper missionto ctongealtitude.Ashe. descendedto31,000feet, the lightsfollowed"information," Steuckesaid. Thepilotthenrequestedper mission to make a36(klegree TUESDAYEVENING,DECEMBER30, Sighting:Nothing ContinuedfrompageA-1 turntoseeifthelightswouldfol- Jowfllponcompleting thema^ neuver, the pilotreportedlosing contactwiththelights._> ~5teucKesaiQraoaroperators in Fairbankspickedupnothing " ontheirscreensin thevicinityof the JAL flight. And he saida UnitedAirlinesflightheadedto-' wardFairbanksspottedtheJAL planebut saw nothingelseinthe skynearby. Militaryauthorities werenoti fied of the sightmg within a few minutesof the initialreport^but it'snot knownwhat—ifanyfliing m# —they did about it. Steucke said. TheJALcrewmemberswere interviewedby the FAA uponar rivalin Anchorage. Steucke said theyallappearedto be "well- trained,professional,rational andnotaffectedbydrugsoral cohol." Hesaidallthreereportedthat the blinkinglightsaccompaiued theirplaneforabout50miles acrossthenorthemAlaskasl^. Theentireincidentlastedabout 30minutes,Steuckesaid. As for thetimelagsincethe incident,Steuckesaid:"We didn'texactlybroadcastit until the newsmediadug itup." Co ro th pc th be m y- ti: fe ei \ FAAcan'texplain lightsinthenorth TheAssociatedPress TheFederalAviationAd* ministrationsaidTuesdayit couldn'texplainstrange flashinglightswhichspooked thecrewmembersof aJapan AirLines747cargoplaneasit flewovernorthernAlaska lastmonth. **Wearenotinvestigating asthereisnothingtoinvesti gate,*'saidPaulSteucke, FAAspokesmaninAnchor age. Hesaidthemilitaryhas beenimable—orimwilling— toprovideanyinformationto explaintheincident."They're sayingnothing,"Steucke said. Theincidentbeganat6:19 Continued from Page A*1 center,andaskediftherewas anyreportedtrafficinthe vicinity.Acontrollerreplied thattherewasnoknowntraf ficinthearea,butthathe hadanunidentifiedblipon hisradar. Steuckesaidasubsequent reviewoftheradartapesdid notrevealanysuchobject, butthatthecontrollerin sisteditwasthere. Asthelightscontinuedto pacethe747,thepilotre questedpermissiontochange altitude.Ashedescendedto 31,000feet,thelightsfol lowed"information," Steuckesaid. Thepilotthenrequested permissiontomakea360-de- greeturntoseeifthelights wouldfollow.Uponcomplet ingthemaneuver,thepilot reportedlosingcontactwith thelights. Steuckesaidradaropera torsinFairbanks picked'up nothingontheirscreensin p.m.onNov.17astheJAL planewasheadedforAnchor ageonaflightfromEurope, viaIceland,on Uswayto Tokyo.Astheaircraftentered U.S.airspaceatthejunction oftheCanadianborderand theBeaufortSea,thepilot reportedseeingunusualwUte andyellowflashinglights. Thelightswereapproxi mately6milesaway,atthe samealtitudeof35,000feet andtravelingatthesame speedandinthesamedirec tionastheJALplane,the pilotreported. Steuckesaidthepilot calledtheairtrafficcontrol SeeBackPage,UQHTS thevicinityoftheJALflight. AndhesaidaUnitedAirlines flightheadedtowardFair banksspottedtheJALplane, butsawnothingelseinthe skynearby. Militaryauthoritieswere notifiedofthesightingwithin afewminutesoftheinitial report,butit'snotknown what—ifanything—they didaboutit,Steuckesaid. TheJALcrewmembers wereinterviewedbytheFAA uponarrivalinAnchorage. Steuckesaidtheyallap peared.tobe"well-trained, professional,rationalandnot *^fectedby drugs oralcohol." Hesaidallthreereported thattheblinkinglightsac companiedtheirplanefor about50.milesacrossthe northernAlaskasky.Theen tireincidentlastedabout30 minutes,Steuckesaid. Asforthetimelagsince theIncident,Steuckesaid: "Wedidn'texactlybroadcast ituntilthenewsmediadugit up." r) o n E o> u O) O >» ID 01 c •o 0> (/) $ o z (D Q 01 D1 ID O c .u I mm. fel5r SfKe IS Cll^c:*A tV I'-o-tii •r" l^ASAworkertracks 'VFOreportsbypilots ByHALBERNTON DailyNewsbusinessreporter Themysteriousflashing lightssightedbythecrewof a JapanAirLinesOargojetlast Novemberaren'ttheonly strangethingspilotshave seenthroughtheircockpit windows. Inthepast20years,more than3,000sightingsofUFOs havebeenreportedbypilots, accordingtoRichardHaines. aNASAscientistwnotrades UFOsightingsbypilotsin his sparetime. "Some.ofthem areve|y spectacularandvezysignifi cantfromthestandpointof gettingabetterideaonhow tocharacterizethephenome na,"saidHaines. Hesaidthesightingsare reportedbymilitary,civilian andcommercialpilotswho flybothnationalandinterna tionalroutes.UFOreports fromAlaskapilotsarerela tivelyrare. Ihesightingstendtooccur incyclesthatpeakaboutev eryfiveyears,Hainessaid. Forthepasttwoyears,sight ingshavebeeninatrough. Hainessaidmanyofthe reportsfallintotwomain See Back Page.KQHTINOS Ob I V9 ( -—4. I t Dr.RichardHaines.A15-941-0958,AmesResearch /Q^Center.IW^A,MoffettField,CA94305 SIGHTINGS: UFOreports ContinuedfromPageA-1 categories. TTtS?®Cfit®goryinvolves UFOsthatsuddenlyappear within view of thecockpit Mdthen disappear very rap- i^y."Theairplaneisflying alongessentiallymindingits ownbusiness.Thensome thingcomesupanddoesbar rel rolls around theairplane." Manyotherreports,includ ing theNov.17sightingby theJALcrew,involveUFOs thattail aircraft for periods rangingfromaminuteto morethantwohours. Haines*interestinUFOs resultsfromhismorethan twodecadesspent working in NASA's man-in-space pro gram.Intheearly1960s,as he beganstudyingvisualoptics inspace,heencountered nianyreportsfrompilotswho claimedtohaveseenUFOs. *Tthought I coulde^lain all these strangephenomena as nothing more than strange lighting," saidHaines,who nowstudies"humanfactors tospace"atNASA's Ames ResearchCenterinMnnntnin "ButIhadtolookatthe dataasanopen-mindedscien tistandprettysoonrealized thatwearefacingsomething totallydifferent." NASAcurrentlydoesn'tin vestigateanyUFOsightings. ButHaines,workingoutof hisLosAltos,Calif.,homeon hisowntime,hasclipped newspapers,interviewedpi lotsandtalkedwithcontrol lerstoamassreportsofmore than3,000sittings. Hainessaidhehopestofly toAnchoragetoinvestigate theNov. 17sightingbyCapt. KenjuTerauchi, pilotof a JALcargoplaneenroute fromIcelandtoanAnchorage refuelingstop.Thereportwas madepublicinlateDecem ber. Terauchi,a47-ye8r-oldpi lotwith20yearsofexperi ence,toldUnitedPressInter nationalthattwosmall brightlylitobjectsandone enormousobject—thesizeof twoaircraftcarriers^fol lowedhisiumboietfor400 Terauchi'first"sightedthe lights shortly after the plane enteredAlaskaairspace. At first, the lights were directly in front of the plane, and Terauchi feared amidaircol lision, said Paul Steucke, Alaskaspokesmanforthe FederalAviationAdministra tion.Terauchithenobtained pennissionfromanairtraffic controllertotryandevade theUFOswithseveralturns anddropsinaltitude.He fi nallylosttheUFOsabout80 milesnorthwestofAnchor age,accordingtoSteucke. ^eFAAcontrollerwho monitored theJALplane. Flight1628,reportedtracking theUFOsseveraltimeson radar,asnearasfivemiles fromtheaircraft."Thetraffic (UFO)stayed.withJL1628 throughturnsanddescents," saidthecontrollertoastate mentreleasedbytheFAA. Theidentityof the controller, however,hasnotbeenre leased. TheMilitaryRegional OperationsControlCenterre portedpickinguptheUFOon • radarabouteightmilesfrom the plane. Themilitarycenter thmlosttrackoftheUFOfor 11minutes, then picked up"a flight of two,"accordingto a flightchronologyreleased by the FAA. It picked up the UFOs as they dropped back 'and to theri^tof theplane, thenlostradarcontact. \Morerecently,.Steuckehas saidthatneitherthemilitary \northeFAAputsanyfaithin theearlyradarsightings. SteuckesaidthattheFAA controllermistakenlyinter pretedasplit-imageofthe cargoplaneasaUFOand thatthe themilitarynow reportsitsradarimageswere simply"clutter." as ie s- B2 AnchorageDallyNews Sunday,January4,1987 By ROBERTENGELMAN ScrtppsHoward News Service AFederalAviationAdmin istrationprobeof a UFOthat showedup on anaircontrol ler'sscreeninNovemberwas setbackwhenaradarrecord ingfailedtoshowthecraft's signal,FAAspokesman saidFriday. AgencyofficialsFridayal sointerviewedforasecond •timeaJapanesepilotwho signtingstiirarhystery washelpedbyanFAAair controllertoevadewhathe said was an unidentified fly ingobjectoverAlaskain mid-November. But the UFOsightingre maineda mystery,withFAA and Air Force sources saying it was unlikely that the origin of thecraftdescribed byKen- JuTerauchiwouldeverbe determined. Terauchi,aveteranpilot ferryingJALFlight1628from IcelandtoJapan,toldUnited PressInternationallastTues day that on the evening of Nov. 17 hehadbeenshad owedformorethan30min utes and fornearly400miles overAlaskaby amysterious aircraftmuchlargerthanhis ownplane. Theobject,whichTerauchi saidwastwicethesize of an aircraft carrier, wasaccompa- See Page8-3,UPO UFO;Doesnotshowuponarecordingofradarscreen ComtnuedfromPageB-1 nied by two smaller aircraft, the pilot said. The night was clear, and FAAinvestigators whoquestionedthecrewcon cludedin a report that they wererationalandprofession alandshowednoevidenceof drugoralcoholuse. AnchorageFAAspokesman Paul Steucke said the agency wasinvestigatingthematter furtheronlytofindoutif unknownaircrafthadviolat edtheJapanAirLines plane'sairspace,nottoascer tainiftheunknowncrafthad extraterrestrialorigins.He said he did notexp^"Terau chi toaddtotheinformation inpressaccounts. ButSteuckeconfirmedthat an FAAairtrafficcontroller hadspottedtheunknown craftasa"weak,intermittent signal"on hisownradar.The signalappearedwithin eight miles oftheJALaircraftand atthesamespeedandalti tude. Whentherecordedradar transmission was replayed later, however, there was no imageof anyaircraftexcept for thecommercialairliner, Steuckesaid. Hesaiditwas possiblethesignalfromthe UFO was strongenoughto be picked upwhiletheincident wasoccurringbut not strong enough toregisteronthera darrecordingsystem. OfficialswiththeAir Force'sAlaskanAirCom mandinitiallytoldtheFAA aircontrollerthey, too, could see the object'sradarsignal. ButFriday.Capt.LarryJen kins, acommandspokesman, saidthesignaldidn'tlast long enough to beconfirmed andthatthecommandnow attributedthesignalto elec tronicclutter. "We're not doing any fur therInvestigation,"Jenkins said. The FAA has nosystematic procedureforevaluatingre ports ofunidentifiedflying objects. TheAirForceonce did,butabandonedsuchin vestigationsmorethan15 yearsago,Jenkinssaid. AspokesmanfortheNorth American Aerospace Defense Command in Coloradosaid officialstherehad no radar signalthatcouldcorrelate withwhatTerauchidescribed and were not investigating theincident. Terauchiandhiscrewof two told the FAA at6:19p.m. on Nov. 17thattheywerefast approachingthelightsof a largeflyingobject andre r quested help inavoidingit. An FAA controller, spot ting the signal of thems^teri- ouscraftonradar,directed the JALpilottotakeevasive action, at one pointapproving a 360-degreeturntoshakethe object. Steucke said bothobjects appearedto betraveling about550mphat35,000feet inaltitudeandtraveledto getherformorethan350 mi les. "I haven'tseenanything like this(situation)before," saidSteucke,whohaslived inAnchoragefor12years and workedintheFAAforfour. He saidtheorieson theorigin of the mysterious object var iedfrom"aUFOto some bodyelse's(foreign)military aircraft.". ubiicinterestspursonFAA'sUFOinvestigation /-5-77-; AssociatedPress heFederalAviationAd- istrationhassteppedtip irts'todetermiaiethe rceofwaveringlightsthat ged aJapanAirLines tojetacrossAlaska's its^for nearly an hour November. We'relookingatittoen- thatsomebodydidn'tvi- eainpacewecontrol," VspokesmanPaulSteucke Sunday."Welookedatit utsixweeksago,but e thenwe'vegottenalot 'Ublicinterest,sowewent <andre-Interviewedthe. 't. Heprovideduswith itlonalinformation." 'eteranpilotKenjlTerau- toldinvestigators Friday )UghanInterpreterthat of the lights were small, perhapsnolargerthaneight feetacross.Hesaidthethird lightwasonanaircraft,a hugedarkenedglobewitha diameterofperhapstwoair craftcarriersplacedend-to- end,Steuckesaid. Ihepilotsaidthelarge UFOshoweduponhiscock pitweatherradar.Butimages onmilitaryradarscreensat thetimeweredismissedas "clutter,"andablipthat showeduponFAAscreens wasanalyzedasacoinciden tal"splitimage"oftheair craft,Steuckesaid. Radartapes,transcribed interviewsandradiomes sagesaretobesenttothe FAAinWashington,D.C.,lat erthisweekforreview, Steuckesaid. AJALspokeswomanSun- \ daysaidTerauchiwasona flighttoEuropeandwasun available.'V Fli^1626,with a three- mancrew,leftIcelandon Nov.17withaloadofwine bouhdforTokyofromParis. Terauchiandhiscrewpicked uptheBoeing747InIceland forthePolarlegoftheflight toAndborage. Theeve^gsky was clear asthejet,cruisingat525 knots,crossedintoAlaska fromCanada,justnortheast ofFortYtikon.At6:19p.m. (AST),astheplaneflewat 35,000feet,Terauchisaidhe sawthreelightseightmilesIn frontofhisaircraft. "Thepilotreportedthe lightswereyellow,ainber andgreen,Steuckesaid,but notr^,theinternationalcol- orforaircraftbeacons. "Thetwosmallerones movedalittlebit,changed theirangle.Thesmallerones didnotshowupontheweath erradaronboard,"Steucke said."Thelargeronedid. "Itappearedtohimit mightbepossiblethatthe lightsmightbeexhaustpipes, theykindofwaveredbutdid notblink.Hismainconcern wastryingtodetermine whetherhewas.overtaking anotheraircraft." Steuckesaidthepilotre portedhedimmedcockpit lightstoensurehewasnot seeingareflection. "Heflewforaboutsixmin utesbeforehedecidedtore portanything,"Steuckesaid. "Ican'tsayIblamehimfor that." TerauchiradioedAnchof* ageFAAaircontrollers,who directallaircrafttraffic. Thepilotreportedtheob^ jectwasstayingwithhimand controllerstoldhimtotake anyevasiveactionneeded. Terauchidecreasedaltitudeto 31,000feet,v>Vjtthelights wentdownwithhim"infor mation,"Steuckesaid. SouthofFairbanks,Terau chiturnedtheplaneinh completecircletoseeifthe lightswouldfollow."That wasprettyclever,"Steucke said"Itallowedhimtoelint- inatoanynaturalphenome nonwhichwouldhavestayed stationary." Theli^tsvanished,head ingeast,when theJALjet wasabout60milesnorthof Anchorage,Steuckesaid. vestigatorsgiveNovemberUFO AaodttedPfW TheFederalAviationAdministration hasstepi^up itsinvestigationofwa veringligihsthatdoggedaJapanAir Linescargo^jetacrossAlaska'snight sky fornearlyanhourinNovember,an officialsaidSunday. "We'relooking.atit toensurethat somebody^dn'tviolateairspacewe control,"saidFAAspokesmanPaul Steucke."Welookedatitaboutsix weeksago,butsincethenwe'vegotten a lot ofpublicinterest,sowewentback andre-interviewedthepilot." Theveteranpilot,KenjiTerauchi, toldinvestigatorstwo of the lights were small,peitopsnolargerthan eight feet across.Hesaidthethirdlight was onan aircraft,a hugedarkenedglobe with a diameterofpeihapstwoaircraftcar riersplaced end-to-end, Steucke said. Terauchisaid thelargeUFO ^owed. up on his cockpitweatherradar.But im ages on militaryradarscreens at the' timeweredismissedas"clutter,"anda blipthat^oweduponFAAscre^was analyzed asacoincidental "split image"of theaircraft,Steucke said. Radartapes,transcribedinterviews andradiomessagesareto besentto the FAA in Washington, D.C.,laterthis weekforreview,Steuckesaid. A JAL spokeswoman Sunday said Terauchi was on a flight toEuropeand wasunavailable. Flight1628,with athree-mancrew, leftIcelandohNov.17withaloadof wine bound for Tokyo fromParis.Ter auchiandhiscrewboardedtheBoeing 747inIcelandfor the Anchorage leg of thetrip. The evening sky wasclearas the jet, cruisingat525knots,crossedinto Alaska fromCanada,justnortheastof FortYukon. Astheplaneflewat35,000 sightingaSecondlook determinewhetherhewasovertaking anotheraircraft." Steucke said the pilotreportedhe dimmed cockpit lights toensurehe was notseeinga reflection. "Heflewforaboutsixminutesbe fore hedecidedtoreportanything," Steucke said."Ican'tsayI blamehim forthat." TerauchiradioedAnchorageFAAair controllers,whodirectallaircrafttraf fic inthestate,exceptforplanesnear airports,Steuckesaid.Fairbankscon trollerscheckedtheirscreensbutsaw onlyFlight1628,Stueckesaid. feet,Terauchisaidhesawthreelights eight miles in front of hisaircraft. Thepilotreportedthelightswere yellow,emberandgreen,Steuckesaid, butnotred,theinternationalcolorfor aircraftbeacons. "Thetwosmalleronesmovedalittle bit,ch^edtheirangle.Thesmaller ones did not show up ontheweather radaronboard"Steuckesaid."The largerone did. "Itappearedto him it might be possi ble thatthe lights might beexhaust pipes,theykind ofwaveredbutdid not blink. His mainconcern wastryingto a SlNlMY,J/uniUY4,1987A8 ns IntoUFOs ObjectsVidat&i: AlaskanAirqwce UnitedPreMlotematiooil ANCHORAGE,jin.3—TheFed: AviitioQAdninifitraUonhiure> openeditiioqulryIntowhathai^ penedthei^taJapanAirUnw Boeing 747 cargo crew reported •eeiiigunidentifiedflyingobjects (UFOs)overAlaaka,anFAAipdias- nunSlid today. FAAfaivestigatoraInterviewed CaptKeojuTerau^thepilot,for a second timeFridayandarereview* Ingallradarreco^fromtheeve ningofNov.17,1986,when anun- exi^lnedblipappealonradar lereenauthe JAL crew reported seeingmyateiiouilights.' Thereasonwe'reex^oringIt is that it was aviolationofairspace,' FAAspokeimanPaulSteuckesail Thatmayaoundstrange, butthat's whatitwu." WhentheIncidentflntcamsto light last week, the FAA reported that It was no longerInvedtigatiog andconiideredthematteranunex plainedalghting, However, a thorough review of availabledata in thecaaebegan Fri dayandwlQcontinuethiaw^ Steuckeaald,notingthat he Iscall ingIt anInquiry,.not,.sninveatlga- tloi- Theobjsctof theinquiry—d collectingsUthedataandintez^ew- ingpeopl^latoidentifytheobject. Ifpoiilble,'Steuckeaaid.'. - "However,ooitilderiogthety^of data we have available, no oneeon- iideriitrealisticthat we canidentify thaobje^'headdeA Thedediiontoreopentheinquiry wasmadebytheregionaldirectord theFAA,Steuckeaaid.: .Anunknownobjectappearedon radar screens monitored bytiieAn chorageAirRouteTrafficControl Center, theAlaakaAirCommandat ElmmtdoHAirForceBaseandinthe coclqiitoftheJALpiano." . AirForceofficlalBhavedlimiaied theUnidentifiedblipaa"randomclut ter,"but Steucke laid the FAA'a ra darayitemiadeaignedto..remove thiskind.ofclutter-r '/V: iBfflflTAIWMgWTFHmmaiitbnrectreiigiouatiii RAMIHISIIi UAAamongbest in basketballpoll Sports,PsffsC-1 niLlSHP Dowaverageover 2,000for first time Business,Page NBIIGAMES Waysto go tO;theboards UtOstyles,yf# PageE-1 AnchorageDailyNews ANCHORAGE.ALASKA.FRTOAY,JANUARY9.1987PRJCE25CENTS vocxm,N0.970 PAGES Controllersaysunknownimagetrackedonradar ImageseemedtobefollowingJALcargoplanethatreportedsightingofUFO ByHALBERNTON New9-busines3reporter Threeairtrafficcontrollers track^onradaranimage thatseemedtobefollowing theNov.17flightofaJapa neseAirLinescargoplane, accordingtooneofthecon trollerswhohelpedmonitor theradar. ThecaptainoftheJAL planereportedthatanuni dentifiedflyingobjectwas tailinghisaircraftat the samelocationastheradar threeofusthought therewasatrack,"saidSam Rich,acontrollerwhohas workedfortheFederalAvia? tionAdministrationformore.' thanadecade;.AtrackIs* whatairtrafficcontrollers calltheradarimageofan aircraft. Inpreviousnews^eases^ theFederalAviationAdmin istrationreportedonljone controllersittingthemyste- rlouaobject— described by thecrewaswaveringlights— .onradar.Thatcontroller, :whosenamehasnotbeen r^easedby theFAA,.mistak enlyinterpreteda spUt-imagfr of thecargoplaneas^aecondi object, FAA officialsiudfol lowingarevidv^ol^.radar tap^ .ChiThursday,-FAAspokes manPaulStei^esaidhehad noVknowledgeofadditional controllerswhohadtracked theUFa-reportedbytbe JAb'a.pilotandtwo-man- crew. Capt. Kenju Terauchi said theUFOtailedtheirplanefor morethan300milesasit crossedIntoAlaskaairspace enroutefromIcelandtoan Andioragerefuelingspot.- TerauchitoldUnitedPress kitexnaticnalthathesawtwo brightlylitobjects and. a thirdenormousobject— twicethesizeoLanaircraft carrier—.followtheplane. ' See BackPipe,UN UFO;Controllersaystherewassomethingontheradar IContinuedfromPageA-1| Thatreporttriggeredanew FAAinvestigationoftheinci dentandaburstofinterna tionalpublicityforTeraudii. Controllershavebeenin terviewedbyFAAofficials, butuntilThxirsdayhadnot talkedtothepress. Richsaidhewasonduty forthehalf-hourduring wUchtheJALplanereported spottingtheUFO. HesaidtheJALcrewfirst contactedfiieAnchorageair controllersastheirplaneflew overFortYukon."Theysaid 'somethingwasfollowing them.'Itappearedtobelight. Andappearedtobewhite, orangeandyellow,"hesaid. Richsaidthepilotsounded shaken."Hewasconcerned. Therewas-aquaverinhis voice." Richsaidthecontrollers immediatelyturneddown theirradarrangeto small-scalethatwouldbetter dei^ethe air space around theJALplane. "Theredidappeartobea trackneartheplaneabout wherehe(Terauchi)saidthere was.Sowekeptlooking." Thetrackwasnotreal strong,lUchsaid,butneither henoranyofhiscolleagues, thenthoughtitmightbea splitimage; Afterspottingthetrack, RichsaidhecalledtheMili taryRegionalOperations ControlCenter."Theyin formedmethattheyhadthe sametrack;" .Anothercontrollerthen toldthepilottomakeaseries ofturnsandadescentinan efforttoshaketheUFO.Fi nally,astheplaneheaded southfromFairbanks,the controllerslosttrackofthe UFO. SincetheNoveml^erinci dent,theFAAlauncheda majorreviewoftheradar tapes;initiallyconfirmingthe controllertracking,thendis: missingitasasplitordou ble-imageoftheJALplane. Richconfirmedthatdouble imagesoftenoccuronthe FAAradarscreen,whichre liesoncomputer-generated data.Buttheplanedidn'tfly throughtheareaswherethe splitimagesnormallyoccur. TheJALpilotisn'tthefirst pilottoreportstrangethings inthatnortherncorridor. Duringthepastdecade, there'sbeenaboutabaifdoz enreportsofunidentified lightsfromcivfiianandmili tarypilots."It'sprettyrealto them(thepilots),"Richsaid. mmmm sttog#^".^bings^RUotsj'.hav^fly^.botonaU /seeij^^rpugh'-^hei^•tibnalj^iroiif^^^ rv'al^NASifctiaci^^';'-.FpRtEa; ;:t4SIGiiEilifir "."•:_t"I"•GOnttnupdfro '•i, , ;::p'\enteiw;AiaaluiLalis^c^:^^ •.•Ji}>,ageraccordlng^^_<^'Styuc^^^ i';;' ::i^;monit'6iedvtto-jALV..plane,m :.riiS^^S^SSj - /i.lf-lrbmltfi'E^airci^^^JI^^^trafficT?^^ ^mmm W«.OiSr 'j;4^\ii'^^iE^Mon57re(SBhtl5»vSt^ck the^tEe'S JALcrewreports] 'strange'sighting AssodatedPrefli-''3' TheFederal'^A^tionAdmin-|^^ istrationtodaysaiditcoulto'texv5^4 ;plainstrangeiflashinglightstot^ •spooltoto.cmtw/ofaJapm^l^ /SS-747torgp:planeto;:itflW overribrthemAlaskalastmpntm3 >,v•"\ire\arej,nbt'investigatmgjas;8.j thei^'isnofeingitoinvestigate,.-i- saidPaulSteucke;F^^s^ke^fi manih AnchbiageP•' ;Hesaid^themiUt^h^been|. : !"onabIe:^-?rptunwifttog?,^^^ videanyinforinati(^:i\>iii'W^^r "Tlieylre:_Myiiig4';. flight,fromEuropewa-Icel^divj .onits'way.tp^Tbi^o.^M,uie;ai£^ ;!ctaftenter^.U.S:-a theiuncdon^^^otji ufqrtthe1 p^^pbrted;' •whiteandyeUowTlaaudghghts^ii •i:.^u*a.ivorA'nnnroxif'f -^e-U^te'.vweire: • mately8xnafiaav^|t^ •.t.'T_nnA^AAKari/i'Lr .11altitude; ingatthe. 1-1.ing A'tame.direcjiOTjasj^ mleii-repl^Kttatailpe^Sll}^^ i^khown"--traffic..in;the^areaiwDUij^s..-<- nisrac^iVvH Steuctesaid--a,su5^uemt^ !viewoffthBi,rad^Jtap jreveal^Myi'£wcliipbject*-bu|^ •n-;r.-v, =the-.con^Uer^ •'tHere.-rrrSiiT=ivvc?'p' • itAA«-_ts*I^AabS^ ^descended!it6.rl31|0ptts£f^fe^S;f ! Steuchesaidli-.-e.ro;-'f?'i' ;.;.'ThepUotvthen.requestedpeiH;-1..\ ..nussion-4(>--make"a-^36(HJfigjBp:.|^-";J V_I .Vrdbntactwith;theli^tsi^ -"•''^bhthdir^re^dh'thftyiclito - -.••t;^ •y --r-ffti''.T.|;^J>ra um-^ySP, U&tnJ ' J ' ' ','''^«.'•'' I'**'. 'tJHV^ • '*i**•' j' i •'\ .j..f.-T-flJ'f^ 1«l?wCS radioed! A'^Al-Dnrtlraicrn'an'Po111^.CStat'i»Va'j->ul'(TaIi ildSunday. boptv-'Six;. Inc^thim fipuWIc'inte^ dditiohal AssociatedPros TheFederaf'AviationAdmi^tration hassteppedup itsinvestigation^of'Wa->^ ; <^«''^'5;.^«»|»^p|[Ty*g.|tP*•*'*'*-•-'«*)•<•I * I1^•>1•» toldinvestigatorstwoofthelightswere'"'FAA'^ln'Washington;'^^b.C,v,laterr- smaU^peihapsndth^eightf^t^,^weekforreviw^^ ^4.vya-.-a'croM.HeMidtHe'third'Ughtwason^ft^vr^-A-^JAL^.sppk^Qmank;SunicUyis^ vering'T®ite'*5iardoggS*aJapanAir"aircraft;a-hugedarkenedglobewith-aTj,Teraucdii\^o^^^^^ Linescarg^jetacross-.Alaska's.nightu--diameterofrpe^ifl^';two,aircraft.,car?.V.wast^vailMle;'- «r;an-^-'-'^'riersplacedend'to^iSteuckesaidijiF^^'Hi^t.l628,^witha du:^iim,c^w;^ ••nr.':.o-i--CWrTeraucto/^dttela^^UEOshowithaTloadiOl^ slqrfornearlyanhourinNovember;an-^-'-'^'riersplacedend-to^d;Steuckesaidi; officialsaidSundayr-vT'.-;- >-nr.':.o-i--cw rTeraucttf^dthela^.UFO "•^.'^We'relookmgat^itto'ensurethat^r^uponhiscockpltw^therred^.yButiniTxtcwine,boundforToI^o.fromF^^ ^inebodydidn'tviolateairspaceweag^'-prrmilitary,\radar'.screei^atthe-,aucMandhiS:.crewj^pardwfme,BTOii^ /^nntmi•»'cairt'PA'A-^R^kifwma^^^PauJ^^tlm'oweredismissedas"clutteri??arida»Vrt74^in-fIcelandifpc,the,.An^orageIeg.of.3 alotof^licinterest,sowewentbackimage"ofr&ei^raft,Steucke'i^d);^^^r^crui^g;lat.>.^Vfe9®'-' andre-interviewedthepUot.".,.Radartapes^'.tianschbed^teniem''^}'from-Canada^just^nprth^-^ T^iveteran_pilot.^KenjiJerauchiCL^.andradio.messagesire.tp.heTsent'td.thil-'lEbrt;yukon;:A^ ___^ <fwt.-'Terauciiisjdd-he-sawthi^U^tis^i^dOtermihekwhethepJheHW^overtaking eiAt"Mesinfroirtof'hiisaircraft::^..^^^^^anbthec.airciaft^Aa5?^^^'* . :ThapUot.repSriedr"^ yellow";aniber'^d]" but;ri6t,redi.the.'' aiioraftbeaconsiBw.v;.... "Tlietwosm&fierOn^'mOT^a'Uttle^^fpre'iHer^dwid^VtO'^r^rtr^y^^•.i-:; bit,"Changed'" "ones-didvnot'. radai:;j.onboar^".; lai^er.dnedidiT^%?.^£>';r^.j'; •"IfappearedwfiimT ble^that-;tfietUgii^miM.bei^:eihaurt4^/?aii^ '••'V' sf-d ' '1-'-'+^''''•' .'11'.%.-•"i .'ci^somierview«'i|o:«;8«ccsifl^w5.'Teraudii^ai;'V«^..W'; k: nied by two smalleraircraft,*t the pilotsaid.'.The.-^ightwas^; clfear,andF.^investigators; whoquestioniBdthe.cieW'i^h-' eluded,ina'reportthai'thej wererationalandprofession dluTor^IcoholuLr*^^^^^-SteiictVsaid^l^S AnchorageFAAspoke^smaripossibllthesSLifrotJ.Thf•'appeared.to,be.•traveling PaulSteuckesaidtheagencyUFn? ' •y®^®8p.Jai^said,,vt,about560mph>at'35.00Qf^t wasinvestigatingthemattb^'A.spokesmatifdrtKe'NortHIirv;La -furtheronlytofindout,if.,W(S^?i^rbutn^^^ Gd••" oiuciais.tlieref.had,noradar-^^^p!*srvHaveri'tSeen*aiMhiHgi system.signal;that.couldcbrraiate.flWp.t?r/r?u,vf®!5. Officialswiththe y.edtheJapanAirLines r,plane'sairspace,hottoascer- {;,tain if the'unknown crafthad j;.tarniixneunxnowncrafthadForce's•Alaskari"AiTr i'extraterrestrialorigins.'-He',T:--inandinitiallytoldtheFAA inprasslceoun?s^informationM.;see]thaobject'sradarsifenal._ -* -'HutFnday,Capt.Larry.Jen-onNov.;t7thatthey'werefast screen UIUC1W5mere,.naa-,noradar-:vfaaven'tseen*anythingl signalthat.could.correlateflke-this(situation)-befdrej."' withwhatTetauchidescribedsaidSteucke,,whohas=lived £mdWere;nbt:investigatinginAnchoragefor12yearaand theIncid^t.. <y,'CsV.;.workedintheF*AAforfouS .Heaaidtheorieson,the.oriM twotoldtheF^aJ.6;.19p.m.,of.themysteHbusobjeat.vlr- onNov.'l?thatthev"-werefust;.".lo^ } ', »:, t{• 0 I:,. C,•hadspottedtheunknown ^craftasa "weakiintermittent p; signal" onhisownradar."Ihe. ie.., ButSteuckeconfirm^.;?th^r*'f"?capt.Larry.Jen-onN6v.;17ti ,FAAa?rtrXcwiitro^a^command.spokesman,.approachingthelights,of.a dspottedtheunknnwh/filiargeflyingobjectand-aircraft. "./ied"ffdmV^':tJFbtoisbihe^ ,'.bodyelse's*(foreign)inilitaw aircraft."-','•''1> .••.JJ• longenoughtobeconfinned andthat'the.conunandnow attributedthesi^altoelec- ~t»S6 ms-a •'tfjssivljaisi ;.r '•'••-.'--• thers teiy-abput ingllights, .-:•-K'-^.yK'-!':>^- ••"".-ir'-.'"'-i'. jiSsisiBil ;#mMutest^tispedffiMm Siire,,theis's.ten;a.loJ;ofc3^^^^^^^^^ (ti,T%/iecil\ilitV'":•*•1—Vcfe»'^>>' j>;\T^ ftMM^M• ARAn^ •A'.lL'LLJr'•k'-•^-*^T*T*T*4iV»*Tr abouj^eightt^^^ JANUARY26,1987 weekly VOL27.NO. 4. ShirieyMacLalne,OutonaUmb: Hollo,everybodyoutthere! QQLong-forgottenCaldertoy:PiQ It had a glintInits eyeOO RoseKennedy:Makingamar riageofdisappointmentsworfc ONTHECOVER44 YoungPrinceEdward's suddenandsurprisingexit fromtherigorouslifeofthe RoyalMarineshasallBritain wondering:Ishesoftor courageous?Is his oldman, PrincePhilip,a bullyora defenderofproud,healthy tradition?Afterall,military servicedidn'tseemto hurtthePrincesCharlesand Andrew.Still,itmayjust betimetorethinkthose centuries-oldrulesof royalty Coverphotographby TimGraham/ Sygma Insets, left to right;Newspix International, ©LionelCherruauit,RobinNunn, PhotographersIntemational MAIL4 PiCKS&PANS13 TAKEONE27 STARTRACKS101 CHATTER104 pfOPiSWEEKLY(ISSN(X)93-76T3)ispublished wecuy.excepttvnoissuescomljieanoneat year- end andoccasionalspecial issues.SS8.S0per year U.S.and$91peryearCanadaonlybyTimelnc. TimeInc.prncipalollico:Time& LifeBuilding. RocMfellerCMsr,NewYoKNewYork10020- I'yanM1i,Rriii Treasurer;VADiamUQutUnaaSmetary.Second- classpostagepaid at NewYoi1(.N.Y.andaiaddi tionalmaibngolfces.Authorizedassecond-class maJ by the PostOlficsOept,Ottawa,Canada and forpaymentof postage inca^ POSTMASTEFtSendadOesschangeslopeople WEEKLY.Time &IjIseuM&ig.541N.FairbarAs CcLStChicago.11150611-3333. © 1987TimeInc.Allnghtsreserved.ReEroduction In whole orinpanwilhoulwnttenpermissionis pro hibited.i^cruWEEKLYis aregistertrademarkol Timeincoiiporalod A AA UPFRONT28 •Playingherdiversselves inOutonaLimb,ABC's mlniserlesversionofher psychicautobiography, ShirleyMacLalnefocuses attentiononsuchNewAge astraltravelagentsasJZ Knight,ChrisGriscoiTiand RuthNorman,andonsuch pastbelieversasThomas Edison,GeorgePattonand HenryFord •Thesirenswerestill echoingwhendisaster lawyerJohnCoalearrived atthesceneoftheDupont Plazaholocaust- MAINSTREET43 Beinga kidcanbea tanklessjob,butnotfor 6-year-oldRichieAlegre DISCOVERT53 Onelookatawoodenduck toldMaryMacethatshe'd foundastashoftoysmade bythelatesculptor AlexanderCaider BONUSBOOK .54 Inanexcerptfromthenew bookTheFitzgeraldsand. theKennedys,byDoris KeamsGoodwin,arrogant, ambitiousJoeKennedy winsaBostonmayor's daughter,RoseFitzgerald, andriskslosingherthrough hiswomanizingways JOCKS68 Giants'linebackerHarry Carson,aveteranoftoo manyleanyears,prepares forsplashdownatSuper- BowlXXI PARTY72 HollywoodIn allitshoary gloryturnsouttofete SophiaLorenandKirk Douglas CONTROVERSY74 VeteranairlinepilotKenju Terauchlsaysthathe encounteredaUFOinU.S. airspace KIN80 RobertsColesill,great- grandson(times5) of ThomasJefferson,wraps himselfintheancestral mantle SCENE83 Aftertriumphingover alcoholism,abandof ShuswapIndiansinBritish Columbiaspreadstl|e messagetoothertribes VOICES87 Ninety-nine-year-old FrancesSteloff'sGotham BookMartmadeitsmarkas asanctuarVforbooksand theirauthors STYLE95 FlamboyantFrenchman PhilippeStarckhasParisin atizzywithhisfar-out Interiordesigns ARTS102 ClaesOldenburgandCoosje vanBniggenlauncha buoyantsculpturethatIs halfknifeandhalfboat •r Controversy JANUARY26.1987 0. weekly VOL27.NO. 4 AtAnchorageairportTerauchldemonstrateshowagiantobjectmaneuveredtoflyinformationwithhisplane. THROUGHTHEALASKANDARKNESS KENJUTERAUCHI,A747PILOT,IS PURSUEDBY AUFO—ORSOHECLAIMS MKstheJapanAirLines747cargojet wingedthroughthenightskiesover northernAlaskalastNov.17therewas no hint of anything out oftheordinary. Forthethree-mancockpitcrewof flight1628,thelegfromReykjavikto Anchoragewasa routinemilk run, though the hold was brimming with casesofBeaujolaisfortheJapanese market.Thenaround6 p.m., withthe planecruisingsmoothlyat35,000feet,, Capt. KenjuTerauchl,47,sighted"two columnsof light"piercingthedarkness aboutamileaheadandsome30de greesto his left. "Ithoughtit mightbea militaryaircraft,"herecalls, "so1ra dioedAnchorageflight control to ask, 'Isthereanotherplanenearhere?'An choragereplied, 'Theonlytraffic isyou.'" As forthepilot'saccountofthebi zarreeventsthatfollowed,Steven Spielberg couldhardlyhave scripted it better."Suddenly the lightscameto within500to1,000feet of the plane," saysTerauchl, who saw "two dark cyl inders with rowafterrow of spinning amberlights,onerowspinninginone direction,thenextIntheopposite." Thesewereno ordinary lights—"They wereincrediblybrightbutcastno shadow,"heinsists."Iwassureit wasn'tanotherplane;itmovedso quicklythatIrealizeditwasnotsome thing human but had to do with very high technology, very high intelligence. IthoughtIt mightbea UFO." A JAL flier with19yearsexperience, Terauchl wasastonishedat thespec tacle,yetsayshefeltnofear.Thetwin cylinders "flew in formation, and I real-^ izedtheyhadbettercontroloftheir craftthan1did,sotherewasnofearof collision."Hewatchedmesmerizedfor threeto five minutesastheUFOsped aheadanddisappeared.Initsplace thepilotsawtwowhite,fluorescent- like lightsperhapseight miles away. Heflippedon hisweatherradarand got a faint blipon hisscreen.Gradually Terauchi's747overtookthe apparition and, against theglowofFairbanks*city lights farbelow,heglimpsedastar tlingsilhouette—agiantball"thesize of twoaircraftcarriers"withprotrud ing lights and a light band through the middle. SinceAnchorageaircontrollershad registereda radartargefhearflight ' 1628,theycalledfor abackupradar check from the regionalmilitarycon trolcenter.TheU.S.AirForcecontrol lersreportedseeinga blip similar to Terauchi's,butcalledbackaminute later tosaythe signal was gone. Te rauchlneverthelessreceivedpermis sion to make anycoursechanges "neededtoavoidthetraffic."Asthe 747 flew a360-degreeturn,saysTe rauchl, theUFO"followed alongInthe samebeautiful formation." Finally,at 6:53,all sightingsceased,andflight 1628proceeded to landinAnchorage withoutfurtherIncident. OfficialsfromtheFederalAviation Administration's Anchorage office and JALpromptlylaunched anInvestiga tion.Farfromprovidinga reassuring CONTINUED • •'-•Sr*''--j• ' f ~.•®¥;* ^A^'•jM^B^-y^-(^I^BAr.•V1,-V^v Controversy explanation,theprobehasservedonly todeepenthemystery. Thecustomaryexplanationsofsup posedUFOsightings—specialclimatic conditions,refractionorreflectionof lightfromanothersource—haveaii beensuggestedbutnoneseemsap propriate.Whatabouttheradar signais?TheAirForcecan'tvouchfor whatTerauchisawonhisweatherra darandnowattributesitsownbrief blip to"electronicclutter,"possiblya . radarecho. MoreIntriguingiswhatTerauchi's crew,copilotTakanoriTamefujiand flightengineerYoshioTsukuda,sawor didn'tsee.Bothsightedapeculiarlight tracking their plane, but neither wit nessedthecloserencounterswiththe UFO.Thepilot'ssuggestionthathis crewwastoobusywithflightduties seemscuriousand,stillmoreperplex ing,newsreportssuggesttherewas minimalcockpitchatterofthe"What- was-that?"variety. TheFAAhasdiscountedthepossi bilitythatTerauchimighthayehalluci natedthewholeexperienceduetofa tigueortheinfluenceofdrugs.And no onehasaccusedthecrewoftakingil licit sipsfromthecargo.Althoughthe r»r5T<»l.r'»2lt<S.», :•»tt4t TerauehT*ifraw- IngsoffthoUFO showedthetv^ cylinders(top), andthegiantball dwarflnghis747 (locatedtinder rfanonrightside). crewwasnottested,theFAAsolemnly reportedthat"crewmemberswere notinfluencedbydrugsoralcohol." Ultimatelytheissuehingesonthe credibilityofCaptainTerauchi,aone-' timeJapanAirSelfDefensefighter jockanda pilotwithanimpeccable record.Noonecouldsuggestareason whyhemightwanttoinventacocka- mamieyarnandriskprofessionalridi cule.TeVauchicontendsthatotherpi lotshaveseenthingsintheskiesbut dori'treportthembecausedoingsois badforone'scareer. TodatetheFAAtakestheposition thatwhileTerauchiIs aresponsiblepi lot,thereisscantevidencetocorrobo-! ratehisstrangesighting.Butthecap tainisnotdonewithUFOs.Justlast week,flyingasimilarcargomission fromEuropetoAnchorage,hesaidIt happenedagain."Pleaserecordthis," heradioedairtrafficcontrolexcitedly, lapsingpartlyIntoJapanese."Irregular lights,lookslikeaspaceship."This tirhetherewerenounexplainedradar contacts,thoughTerauchl'scockpit companions(adifferentcrewfrom flight1628's) againwereuncertainas towhat.Ifanything,hadhappened.The FAA willInvestigate.Watchthisspace. -^WrittenbyDanChu,reportedby NancyFaber Everybody deservesa chanceto makeiton theirown. Success(ioesn'lcomeensy in ourcompetilivcsociety.It lukeslalenl..^uls.hardworkand perseveranceloriseto the lop. iUileverybody—regardless ofrace,creed,colororsex- deservesachancelomakeilon Iheirown.TheNationalUrban Lea.yueisdedicaledloachiev- in.ulhal..Andthere areihin.i^s you can do lo help. 'lbfindouiexactlywhat you can do inyourcommunilv. contactyourlocalUrban l.ea.uueorwritetoournational headquarters. 0 National UrbanLeague 500Kasi(D2ndStreet New York.X.Y.10021 -^j,?vy '*^"-- 'V'V••vl^tV'^.^-''«r^^**5 iT"^ NATIONALAFFAIRS StrangeEncounterOverAlaska^ withhis own on-boardweatherrad^.Both • Air Forcean,dcivilian flight controllers reportedbrieflyseeingechoes ofwhat mighthavebeenanothercraftnearbythe JALflight.Butwhenradartapescovering theperiodwerereplayedbyFAAinvestiga tors,Steuckesays, thereportedechoes couldnotbefound.TheAirForce,headd ed, is nowattributingthesupposedradar sightingsto"clutter." "Amystery':ApproachingFairbanks,Ter auchisteeredhisplanein a 360-degree cir cle,buttheobjectstayedwithhim,finally disappearingas the747approachedAn chorage.FAA officialsinterviewed the crewonthegroundandfoundthem,in Steucke'swords,"professional,rational, well-trainedpeople."TheFAAconfirmed theincidentafterinquiriesfromJapanese reporters,whoheardaboutitfrom arela tiveofoneofthecrewmen.Butithasclosed itsinquiryintothesighting."It'sa mys tery,!' Steuckeconcedes,"but,really,we havenothingheretoinvestigate.Thecon trollersawwhathesaw...Asfaraswhatit couldbe, ontheextremesideitcouldhave beentheproverbialunknownobject,or possiblymilitaryaircraftfromtheUnited States,Canadaorsomeforeigncountry." As forTerauchi,hetoldaUPIreporterthat hebelievestheobjecthesawovertheAlas kaskythatnightmusthavecome from anotherplanetwitha civilizationfarmore advancedthanours.Onlythatcanexplain, hesayslightly,theirinterestinhiscargo: casesofFrenchBeaujolaiswine. WasanFAA-confirmed sightingreallyaUFO? Itwasbig—^biggerthananythingknown to fly,accordingto anexperiencedpilot whowatcheditfromaslittleaseight milesoff. It wasfast—fastenoughtokeep pacewitha 747jetforhalfanhouras it flew overtheemptyAlaskawilderness.Itwas flankedby two smallerobjectsthatmaneu veredwithit;togetherthethreeobjects flashed abrilliantpatternof yellow,amber andgreenlights.And—ifthissoundsaw fully familiartoconnoisseursof UFO tales—thereisonethingthatsetthispar ticularapparitionapart:itmayhave shownuponradar. AlthoughtheFederalAviationAdminis trationconfirmedlastweekthatsomesort of sightingdidtakeplaceaboardJapanAir LinesFlight1628,muchofwhathappened remainsa mystery.Theincidentbeganon theeveningof Nov. 17,withveteranpilot KenjyuTerauchi,47, atthecontrolsofthe JALcargoplane,whichwas enrouteto AnchoragefromReykjavik,Iceland, the middleleg of aEurope-to-Tokyoflight.The weatherwasclearasthejetcrossedthe BeaufortSeaoffAlaska'snorthcoast.Sud denlyTerauchiandhis two fellow crew- BLUMRICH UTEWSWEEK menspottedflashinglightsmovingalong sidethem—about eightmilesoff,atthe plane'saltitudeof 35,000 feet.Terauchi radioedFAAcontrollersandreceivedper missiontodescendto 31,000 feet.Aftera minutethecontrollersaskedifthelights werestillthere."Itis descendinginforma tion,"thepilotreplied; Terauchisaidheglimpsedthefullcraft only once, in profile."Itwas a very big one—twotimesbiggerthananaircraftcar rier,"hereported.Hesketchedit aswal nut-shaped;witha wide flatrimandbulges above andbelow.Accordingto FAAspokes-- manPaulSteuckeoftheAnchoragere gionaloflice,Terauchilocatedtheobject The;'OnionFieldlmol^l^MB Califofnlansmayhavevgtr" edtounseatRoseBird;but;; thecontroversialchiefjusti<»-- of thestate'sSupreme.Ck)urt... ,'•" • •••- Lastwort?'Thechief •..'..AP-*; *>Lm ^of.,ix:ei'Angele3';ppliceofficer, ii':Ian-jCampl>ell^.whoiwas.ex^-: .•put^Vatipomt^blankl-'.range-.; ou^deBakefsfieldi-'^eincL' ,hdent|wasrdeta0^lm;'Josephi: :?-waspus^after^eyeai?oh^ "thecoii^'stopjoba^ •h'erippi^bsitipri>to;^ py^^sixM^efdre^ ftdo^^Bi^iHunafe^ Huphpldthepw^ 4v^^^idutinema |sevec^b^pogg^.^MBir^^ ^p^^dtohfe^ !rofl|cefjBut'henyp sotKer^;fpund]bf^^^^^ a^d'sent'statepfficifi^^sc^^mi^^^^ bBut'^when!the<court?nullified? •J^Hefd^th;pe^^;ii^:i97^U •^PowellandSmithlyyere^veflr; wntences;.-inade^ 197,7'thepaipleboaidsm^^ ^le&^in^ HarinnflrfcTi^'eXn^ 'iC-- sion-'waS' lh¥tiwhehTa'scitu \theboardL •soonr.G6v:iGeoigeiDeu^^T ;jiah,"an»uMelentogcritic-of • Bird'^-haspjedgedltohamev •-law-^d-order-haM-liners-to ;!replaW;Heha'nd!twdotherlifr- veralsjuristoffuriseatedi.la^. ffalhM]f^'a-;hew£cpurtri^'^ ''thesite'sappeal;^ysDepu-• Attpnieyf.;(^ne^^Steve, •WKite;l^.!:we>lmye;a'famsh'rt "fatarehearmg^l't^i,-!f;^.!:.e/^^^• BiH;:,whp;leav^jbfehmd.;a^ ••legaUy;*ftoHd^ifi-tendentioi^x^^^ le^^?.-im'i^finished!deffe^ iinghertwews-y^pl^ti:;': vning;^;Kppjt'a]^^^ •endes^^a^.4Caiifdnua'i;Cfii^sV prograratd^educi^/"J ^rthe.piubUdTO/thedrapbrtan^^ .ofieon^tutional-Irigbts^ih^'J^. 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FAAhasnoconclusionaboutUFO By HAL BERNTON Oaiy News reporter TlieFederalAviationAdministra tionUnirsdayreleasedtheresultsofits investigationofthecelebratedNov.17 sightingof UFOs by aJapaneseAir I^escrew. There was first-person tes timonyfromtheJAL crewmembers, statementsfromcontrollersandreams ofradardata.Everythingbuta conclu sion. *"TheFAA does nothaveenough The FAAoriginallysaidradardata confirmeda UFOsightinginthearea. Butaftera lengthy review of tapes, the agencydeterminedthatthreecontrol lers ondutythatday weremistaken— theradardid not pick up an object. However,reporters whoflock^to the pressconferencefrom as far away as Japan andPhiladelphiadid not go awayempty-handed.Eachreceiveda free copy of the FAA's anthology of the event,athickpacket^"of documents. flying overMcGrath. As twopilots examineda weather radar, theynotic^ a"target"outinfrontofthem. "Upatouraltitude,(35.000feet)... youhaven'thadany"UFOreports lately?"oneofthepilotsradioedthe FAAcontroller. The crewreportedthetargetquickly movedofftheirradarscreen'atan estimatedspeedof 300milesaminute. TheyresettheirscreenfromaSO-mile toa100-mileradius.Thevbrieflvsnied PRICE25C UFO:FAAreleasesreamsofdatafrominvestigation,butcomesto no conclusion about pilot's sighting I •ContinuedfromPagaA>1| exceptonradar. TheFAAdidnothave groundradarcoverageinthe McGratharea,sotherewas nowaytoconfirmtheplane's, sighting.Agencyofficiaisin terviewedcrewmembersaf tertheylanded,butformed noopinionabouttheAlaska Airlinessighting. FAAofficialsThursday hadmoretosayaboutthe Nov.17reportedsightingof twosmallUFOsandanenor mous"mothership."TheJAL pilot'sinitialreportappeared tobepartiallyconfirmedby thrMgroundcontrollers,who saAinstatementsreleasedat thepressconferencethey thoughttheypickeduponeof theUFOsonFAAradar. ButalsoonThursdiay,the FAAreleasedaformalreview ofthecontrollerrada'rtapes byNewJersey-basedagency techniciansthatconclud^the controllersmlstakenljtinter pretedasplit-imageofthe JALplaneas asecondobject. "Itisunfortvmate," Steuckesaid,thatt! hesplit imageappear^"justwhen a pilotwasreporting;seeing somethingoutsidehisair craft." Steuckesaid,tlleFAA launcheditsthrbe-nuonthex aminationoftheh'iovember sightingtomalxesuresome strangealrcraffcwaisn'tmen- ^aclngthesafeityo;(theair trafficcontrolS^st/un.'Since theradardidin'tpdckupa secondaircraft,theFAAnow' considerstheair.trafficsys temsafeandthecaseclosed. "WearenotintheUFO businessanddon'tintendto be,"Steuckesaid. DoesthatmeantheFAA doesn'tbelievethereportsof thesightingsfromtheJAL crew?.Notatall."Asfaras weknow,thewholecreware peopleofintegrityanddid reportwhattheysawaccu rately,"Steuckesaid. KenjuTerauchi,thepilot oftheJALplane,describes thesightingsinalmostmysti caltermsInaDecemberre porttitled"MeetingtheFu ture"toJALmanagement. "OnceuponatimeIfa huntersawaTV,howdidbe describeittootherpeople? Myexperiencewassimilarto this,"hebeganhistale."... Therewasnodanger,butit createdmanyquestionsthata humanbeingcannotanswer." Terauchisaidhefirstsaw twospaceshipsthathovered almoststationary,thenrapid lypulsedacrossthesky. "Mostunexpectedly,two spaceshipsstoppedinfrontof ourface,shootingofflights. Theinsidecockpitsbined brightlyandIfeltWarmin theface,"Terauchiwrotein hisreporttoJALofficials. Later,astheJALplane flewoverFairbanks,Terau chireportedathirdUFO,a hugespaceshipthesizeoftwo battleships.Hesaidthespace shipfollowedtheJALplane southofFairbanh»,then abruptlydisappearedas con trollersdirectedaUnitedAir linesplaneto check outthe sigbtl^. InaninterviewwithFAA officials,Terauchisaidthe Nov.17Incidentwzisthethird UFOsightingofhis29-year careeras apilot.Afourth sightingTerauchireportedIn Januarybelaterdismissedas thelightsof atownreflected inthecloudsbyanairinver sion. Co-pilotTakanoriTamefuji andengineerYoshloTsukuba saidtheNovembersighting wastheirfirst.Both,ininter viewswithFAAofficials, confirmedpartsofTerauchi's account. Tsukuba,theflightengi neer.saidhesaw'^trange whiteandamber-colored lightsthatglowedwitha strangeInl'ensitythat"1can notdescribe...notevenin Japanese." Butintwointerviewswith FAAofficials,hesaidhe didn'tknowwhethertheob- • jectswereUFOs. "When I waslnter\'iewedherethefirst timebyFifVApersonnel,"Tsu kubasaidinhissecondinter view,"Iwasnotsurewhether theobjectwas aUFOornot. Mymindhasnotchanged sincethen." Tamefujisaidhespotted thefirstseriesof-lightsabout thesametimeasthecaptain, andthattheyfollowedthe plane.'Buthesaidhecould' notmakeoutthelargeobject spottedovei(t'Fairbanksbe causeitfollowedonTerau chi'ssideoftheplane. I^URTJ•r* •OT'y !jTh®Wash/ngtoriPost• •"•••-! ij'^^ds-up..America,fo?UFOHese^^fr®Z?^«'™->>aSedFuid A *i•"^finca. .'UFO,.igSTTS; f?-iJ/iota .^thafUmake«ie •s4)athtubring..flood tLThreermutahia™.u.,..:- UFOSigh, i&e!pa»t"tw^^^^.^^°tlOliecentt» fiMieiy toe'smwlt^ie «aone.-Qi^ if"ethingtothisf^-^£'llie ?'"It'sbeen^ S!Sk^»' this L.r^••*_ ?^T?w toowa^^novelirt Th|W^, _J UFO;Americanslooktotheskieswhileskepticspreparecounterattack ContinuedfromPageD-1 "?""8er,""TheWolfen")wasthe first out of ..y5,9 monthwith"Communion"(Morrow) gruesome"truestory"ofhowStrieber ®",T"Jsfamilywererepeatedlytonnentedbycreatureshe callsThe Visitors includes such delectable interludes as needes stuck into the brain("Whatcan we do." afemalealien inquires,*tohelpyoustopscreaming?"),a sort of analrape ^®device,a thinprobeshovedthroughthe nostril to the temporal lobe and othermanifestationsof what btrieberassumes is a form of interspecles research. With his sonhauntedbynightterrorsandhismarriagecrumbling. Strieber —hopingformeremadness—turned toneurology, psychiatryandhypnosis.Still thehorrorspersisted,obliging him finally toregardTheVisitorsassomehowreal,even to find a grudgingempathyfortheirpurposes. He says he wasn't keen to write the book until he met severalsimilarlyafflictedpersonsthroughBuddHopkins(a leading investigator of abduction claims and the author of anothersaucer-seasonvolume,detailedbelow)and saw the human suffering." Publishers were equally reluctant: Of the 13housestowhichhesubmittedthemanuscript,five "turned it down with contempt and a numberrejectedit as a favor to me —with therecommendationthat I never everpublishit" lesthisreputationberuined.But fourhousesfeltotherwise, and the biddingfinaliyreached $1 million for hard-cover soft-wverand otherrights.It may havebeenabargain- SundayCommunion"hit the No. 7 spot on The New York Timesnon-fictionbest-sellerlist. Strieber.who says he hascontinueto havevisitations sincewriting the story, Is not toosurprisedby thesuccess' Visitors told me they would help me withthe book. He's even founded a company to make a creaturesshouldbedispleased? Well,Striebersays,"ifTheVisitorsare realandcompletely separate(fromour ownminds),and.I,wereto sellthisto somebodythey didn't like. I'd beInmoretroublethan I can toagme.After that: a book on how theexperienceaffected hiswifeand8-year-oldson. ItwouldbeeasytodismissStrieber as aguilt-soddenwacko whoconcoctedhisnightmareavengersfromobsessiveapoca- lypticfears (Warday"and'^Nature'sEnd**concernnuclear holocaustandenvironmentaldevastation,respectively)com binedwithremorseat his father'sdeath.Andby hisown account, he's a bit odd: "I remember being terrified as a little j?,V®u appearanceof Mr. Peanut." But he preemptsmuch cntlwmby hisobstinateskepticism.Evenafterpsychoanaly* sis.hypnotic therapy and a CAT scan found him sane and healthy,Strieberdoes not,finally,insist that TheVlsitore existIndependentlyof his family'sexperienceof them, and his bookendsinapleaforfurtherresean^. It can'tcometoosoonfor theagonizedsubjectsBudd• Hopkinsdescribesin"Intruders"(RandomHouse.April) Hopkins,asuccessfulNew York artist with works in the CorcoranandHirshhommuseumshere,hasspentthe past12 years studying132persons who claimto.havebeen abducted by aliens,employingpsychiatrists,psychologistsandlie-detec torexpertsto screen hissubjects. In"Intruders."he recounts theexperiences— often re vealedthroughhypnosis— ofmorethana dozenvictimsand their relatives. Despite wide divergencein region, age, sex and social class, the subjects share an alarming similarity: Mem bers of the same family "seem to have beensystematically abducted,atvaryingtimesandlocations"foranatomical examination. There are accounts of sperm and ova ripped from their donors,tubes Inserted andwithdrawnwhile victims He there like laboratory meat, babies artificially blrthed and stolen. The stories are so alike in pattern and detail, writesHopkins, 55, that they reveal "acentralpurpose behind" the abduction phenomenon"—namely,"ageneticallyfocusedstudy of particularbloodlines."Ahideousnotion,"butI havethecase materialandI'mstuckwithit." The book's credibilitychieflydependson theassumption that so many people could not be lying in such eerily identical ways when they have nothing to gain except public humilia tion.(Andpain.Listeningto hissubjects,Hopkinssays, "I'd match themtearfor tear.") He purposely withheld from the bookcertainof thevictims'keyrecollections(such as thealien writing they saw) as a benchmark for subsequent stories. Without physical evidence, he concedes,"There'sno smok ing gun. But we'regonnafind It one of these days." Andface a saucerloadofangryaliens whose cover is blown?"Theweird thing is," saysHopkins,"I don't even think they care."TTiey work covertly according totheirownpattern." He first gotInterestedInthe subject in1964.He thought he saw a, UFO on Cape Cod, and when hemention^it laterat a ..^arty,pMplebegan regaling him with their own sightings. "I realized,'i^opklnssays,"thattherewaskindofanpnder- - gfoundofpeoplewho had keptIt to themselves." •III1975h^WriJtbup anaccountof amasssightingHnNew Jersey for TheVillageVoice.The piece was 'reprinted in Cosmopolitan and suddenly Hopkins was a name to be reckonedwith. He begancollectingstories of people who had lost hours or days out of their lives toabductions.In 1981,it became bis first book, "MissingTime."Andthere'llbe another after"Intruders,"though heconcedes(hat "you have to ipso facto becrazy"tobelievein his thesis."Butifthisis true,thenIt'sthebiggeststorythereis." Gary Kinder agrees. His book, "Light Years" (Atlantic Monthly Press, April),re-examinesthenotoriouscase of EduardMeier, a Swisslaborerwho in the late'70s convinced thousands that he was in constant contact with an amiable outfitfromthePleiades. Meier amassed hundreds of photographs of the aliens' saucers,thousandsofpagesofnotesontheirscienceandmoral lore(ostensiblyconveyedto him bySemjase,acomely Pleiadean about330years old), and yards of film of UFO maneuvers.Formonths,fans,reportersand filmcrewsflocked •tobear the one-armed,self-educatedMeiersermonize;no one, however, actually saw his mentors. Then, in 1980,it all came apart. SeveralUFOlogists,after more or less research, declaredbisphotosbogus, bisstorya fraud. The case is "unadulterated hogwash," says Walt Andrus from MUFON's Seguin, Tex.,headquarters."Anabsolute' hoax," says Sherman J. Larsen, director of the Center for UFO Studies InGlenview,111.Andrusand several otherUFOlogists were so worried that a resurrection of the case would open their pursuit to ridicule that — without reading the book — they implored thepublisherto dump it. "I'm catching so much hell," says Kinder,40,anIdaho' lawyer-tumed-writerwho cameacrossthesubjectwhile onthe" promotrailforhislastbook,"Victim,"the1983accountof a" Utah murder. The original investigators in the Meiercase (who hold thecopyrighttomuchof thefilm,taperecordingsand- otherprimarymaterials) were looking for someone towritea,- book on the subject. After seeing the films and photosInthe' fallof1983,Kinderwashooked. Threeyears, amodestadvanceand$30,000Inexpenseslater," he has turned up a number of name-brand scientists, technicalv. experts and eyewitnesses whostipulatethat Meier's films,... metalsamplesandrecordedsaucersounds—whateverthey•• a^e— are no simple hoax.(ResearchchemistMarcelVogel,a • 27-yearveteran ofIBMand holder ofnumerouspatents, examined a metal specimen Meier allegedly got fromthe.-.; aliens. Though he wouldn'tsay,itwasextraterrestrial,he - confirmed that"withanytechnologythat I know of, we could not achieve this on this planet.") By the end of the narrative,-, thecolorfulcasebecomesplausible, if notconvincing.Though•.? "the truth of the Meiercontacts will never be known," Kinder•* says. "I thought the fieldfascinating.There really is some- thingflyingaroundout there.I'mconvinced ofthat." It'sstilla minorityopinioninthescienceestablishment. Astronomer-exobiologistCarlSagan,who regards theseareh•' for intelligentlifeInthe universe as "exceedinglyimiwrtant."• • thinks the odds against its landing here are.well,astronomi-" cal:Even assumingthatour galaxy contains 1 million:' advanced civilizations, each one would have to send10,000 missionsa year just to find usamongthe billions ofpossible venues."." PhilipKlayofWaahiytnn»nr.»rih..Hr,pnf• AviationWeek5tSpaceTechnology,deanofUFOdebunkers. 0'newbooks:"Sincethe mid-60s.theUFOmovementhasgrownsodesperateto BMtainmomentumthat they haveembracedsuchtales of abduction. Ifsucheventsactuallyhappened,Klasswonders."Whyhas" notn single one of them ever reported theabductionto the FBI?Moreover,"We Americanslove to collect souvenirsBiit•• not a single one of these100or200alleged abductees has" brought back aphysicalsouvenir" or even theexplanationof" anewscientificfact."There'snot asinglepieceofphysical evidence."•' StrieberIs worried that the new books will bring allsorts' of nuts and kooks out of the woodwork— thus distractingJ attention from the few intriguinglyunexplainedcaseshe calls , 'trueUFOs"or"TRUFOs."The generalpublic,hesays,"isn't goingto know what to make of it. since there are somany- hoaxes." The most recent Gallup Poll on the subject was taken in ' 1978.At that time, 57 percent said they believed UFOs were" rea\and 9percentsaid they hadpersonallyseensomething••• they thought was a UFO. Last June, the NationalScience Foundationreleasedthe results of anationwidesurvey that' found that 43 percent of adults surveyed agreed that"itIs* likely that some of the unidentified flying objects that have•• beenreportedarereaUyspace vehicles fromotherdviliza-. tions."HieNSF saw dismaying evidence of scientific illitera- " cy:bookpublishersmaysee amarket. FAIRBANKS DAILYNEWSMINER -DATE •AlJj2 ^1Q87 UFOjust aneswine: .1.ByJIMFAIN !jyASHINGTpN--rFlyiiigsatio^ <«i£cias pureablesstagasfreshair ^showflakes,but—inourchur lishway—weinsistonthinking outtogetus. ,'raer^nlprovesthesecelestial neverharma sbul,though ^fibi^e-l^anildothemkelvesinby ehisingthemImfAr,tobhighortoo 'fast.Saucersarefriendly,inquisi tive,fuD<loving.Onlypolnty-h^d btir^ucratscall themUFps. Wheha Japanesecargo pilot siwtibda giantwalnutof asaucer, ''t^otiinesbi^erthananaircraft carrieri"flyingformationwithhim overtheArcticrecently,hereacted withcharacteristichumanoidskit- tlshness.He got FAApermissionto takeevasivemaneuvers. Silly boy.Nobodyevadesasaucr er.Tothesefun-lovingvisitors ftomouterspace, a plane's darting awayisanihvitAtion todance;.> I'vefollowed'saucerssincetheir debutin1947.Inthelate'SOs,asan AirForcereservist,Jhadadeskin anintelligenceshopnexttothePro jectBlueBoo^officerwhoresear-, ched'allsaucersightings.^>. He found thesaucersottfiou^ab:,' buteverythingohearth,especial^ junk food. AgentlemantoUieMid west once cameuponseverale^ctrar territorialsplchickiog by apwhed saucer.He^ttoasampleofwltol' theyhadbteneating.Chemical analysisshowedit tobepanCaie mix. Anystudentofp^cho^aphics knowsflapjackeatmarolaid back andmellow.IfsauC^;Crewswere mean-spiritedideologues'likePat rickBuchanan,theywould noteat flapjacks.Hieywouldbreakfaston All-Branandfriedeggslikeother curmudgeons. Saucerscontributetothegross, nationalproduct,providingweekly articlesfor.thetabloidssupermar ketssell,-^hesefrequentlydeal 'w|tfafpbd,aswhenasaucasoverdl yearsa^ohijack^a atichload of peanutbutter.It wasrehunedafter, tasting,much as amagicianhandd backyomtieafterappearing^to .mangleIti.Thoughsapcersaril to- corri^lyidlflchievoUs;!^^ a mean;b^%endaclouiibone'in them.• Tbe.toi^WWorldNl^ featui«8adcetchofafetoalesp^ alienunderaheadline,"UrO. CrashSurvivoraontheLoose.". Thislady.fwiisohiavBtar^pthat crashedIh'lli'aiililastsummer, escape^.detention center and may be (toherway to the U.S., thetabloidsOys.Then,ashumans tovOrjablydbjitspeculatesabout harm comingto peoplethrough ex tra-terrestrialvin^.';(^ it>^|e^lwirWNews. JBgtoWviruses.Saucers 'Mmgi^andgoodhumor, germs.' insistoii thinking ' saiicers'arehostile?Prebablybe- '*caUsewAmakeeverythingover,to buroWhimage;We'retooguilt- >riddento graspinnocence,toofear fultoapprtodeteradiance.Because welabk'thesestto enjoy the .'hbeurdityoflife;;wemakeevery thingout.tobe.^grimas we are. Toughairportmarketingefforts BySUECROSS AssociatedPressWdter JUNEAU—^Alaskaoffigialghave beentrumpetingstopover- bustoesss atthe Anchorage and USwill behurt,"says DaleFox, directoroftheAlaskaVisitors Association.FoxwasinJuneauto day toaskstateofficials to boost their airportmarketingefforts. oiberstates.Foxsaid. Butaccordingtotheproposedre solution,Alaskaairpc^'success in winning stopover business is beingjeooardizeHhvHevplnnmonf airports citiesas tinginto ''And aHunnfra*Queersare formerriment,high jinks,fun.UnlikethebashfulNes- sleoftheScottishlochorYetiofthe highHimalayas,saucersarespi ritedextrovtorts,sociableaspup pies.Astronomerssayahuge galaxywasborntheotherday. Smallwonderthesaucersareoutin fpi^ee,'lightinguptheheavens. '^Whatbetorway to mark the birth ofnewstars? Whenthenextflyingsaucer shimmeisup to you, grab on and soar.If peanutbutterstickstoyour palate,askforwine.Thesaucer thatgldmmedonto the Japanese plane theotherday knewexactly whatitwasdoing.That747was loadedtoitsgunnelswithnew Beaujolais. 01967CoxNewsSerWoe PAGE35 THl-RSDAY,MARCH12.1987 THEWALLSTREETJOURNAL ©I9S7Dowhne,(iCompany,l„c.MReservtd.* We'reGoingtoRuintheEnding: TheSplit-RadarReturnsDidIt ByKenWells staffReportero/TheWallStreetJovrnal Publisherswhosellpaperback myster iesfor$2.98maybeenviousoftheF^eral Aviation Administration's regional office in Anchorage.Alaska. The office isofferinga pricey mysterythat'sdrawing a lot of at- tention-a$194.30unbound collection of re ports dealingwiththe celebrated sighting of aUFOby a JapanAirLinespilotover the ArcticOceanlastNov. 17. . "We've sold 50 complete packages so far," and received about300ordersfor portions,saysPaulSteucke,an FAA spokesmanin Anchorage. GlossyColorPhotos InconsiderationofUFO-watchers whose resourcesaren'tastronomical,the agency will sell separately any of the 20 • items in the collection. These include a$50 cassetterecordingof theconversationbe tween flightcontrollersand the JALcrew during the50-minuteencounter, and a$.56 set of glossy color photos of radar read outs. Thepricesarebasedon the cost of reproducingthematerials. OrderscontinuetorollIndespitethe FAA'sconclusion-inaseparatereport thatcostsnothing-ihatitcouldn'tsubstan tiatethesighting.Itstechnicalexpertsin AtlanticCity.N.J..saidblipson a radar screenthatappearedtoconfirmanobiect in thevicinUyof the JAL jet were actually "split-radarrelurns"-shadowsof the plane'sprimaryecho. Theconclusionwas bolstered, says Mr. Steucke, by areportof a United Airlines pilotwho.at the request ofAnchorage flight controllers, flew near the path of the JALjetat the time of the mysterious ra darreadings.He saw nootheraircraft. The FAA normally doesn't get into ei ther theUFOor thepublishingbusiness. But itinvestigatedthisincidentbecausean aircraft might have venturedunreported into the airspace of the JAL cargocarrier, which was en route fromIcelandto An chorage. Mr. Steucke says. APilot'sView Andthoughthe agencyroutinelymakes certainreportsavailable,ithasbeenas as mystifiedby the demand for its costlydoc uments as some people are by the sighting itself.ButthegraphictestimonyofKenju Terauchi,the JAL pilotwhoreported the sighting,probablyhasn'thurtsales. HetoldtheFAAimmediatelyafter the incidentthat hehadbeenfollowedbytwo strands oflights,pulsating with amber glows,and ahugecraft thatappearedto bea"mothership."Helatersaidthelarge UFOwasthe"sizeoftwobattleships"and appeared to be made by"averyhightech nologyand intelligence." usedagainstnematodeshavebeenbanned" becauseofenviroiunentalproblems. iVetoHealingSalve A healing salvepreparedfrom blood is being developed. A University of Minnesota surgeon, Da vid R. Knighton, explains thataftera bum. cut or otherwoundthe body pro duces substances that trigger tissue re- growthandhealing.Someof thesehealing factorshavebeentracked to theplatelets, tinyplate-shapedparticles that helpblood to clot. Dr.Knighton.workingwithCura- Tech,Inc.,a small company in whichthe University of Minnesota holds a stake, has developeda "platelet-derivedwound-heal ing formula" using platelets from a woundedpatient'sown blood. Theformula is made into a salveappliedwithgauze. Initial tests onbums,chroniculcers andotherwoundsthatareslow to healare promising,althoughdefinitive controlled testsonbumpatientsarestill to be com pleted."It'snot a miraclepotion." Dr. Knighton"^ays.But,henotes,"this isthe way nature healswounds:allwe're doing is mimickingit."Onetheoreticalattribute of thesalveIsthatbloodcontainsfactors that turn off tissue regrowth the moment a wound Issealed.Thus, thesalveshould help reduce scarring. The researcherIsnowworkingonways toextendtheshelflifeof thesalveandto see if the healing factors can beextracted fromdonatedbloodrather than just the woundedpatient'sown blood. -JerryE.Blshop AndRichardGibson aren'tavailable, thriveforasim PerceivedQ "There'sa eign goodsart aidRatajczak, GeorgiaState luctant to give pricedifferent Mr.Raiajc: hasdeclinedf; startingtomi dietsa3%droj thisyear.But portswellabo ago,whenthe High-qualit) probablyenger alty-perhaps boughtfor gue or impressmaj price.Francoij Food&Wines agency,saystl alldemandfor larbeganfal wineshasheld "Whenacl siveitisn'tatt genheimsays, top of the pyra ConsiderJo; real-estatedeal bottlesofDom recentbarbecui about$69a but agoatoneIlqu crease,butI "Peoplelike it jwfPAY,jAJV0ABV^4j-?0a7"^3 Reopens IntoUFCfc 1' Objects ^t^kd^tAifspage!'^^^. Vt."^V'••{•MWj,.-,'. ;;-totedPress-internatloiWls;,. ;. JnHnDAi^iSvt_..' ••iV. I.™™SSs,S- ' '<iP«>in»•••-'jcrew'-'reibdrtM^« r«)-S!ga-i^,' ;nwrt^dft^ajr.?•-.' ."Igallradarrernrnf^' thatis y«tittos-S^'k?®- •andconsideredthe plainedsighting;:. tion;-mvestiga-' wgpeopfe^is^.t«ryiew-, aidersitrea«sS>^™n™h- ''•«nl'iect,"hfad?e^''^®<=»'dentify waemVd^ri'®«•«inquiry• 'hn/AA, radar^aeet^°^^"n --•5-•V•'•>"'i4'<'•r^-,'l> IntoUFOg ObjectsViolate , •-''r/T.'-• AlaskanAirspace;• UnitedPrMs.&ternation^:'',,j. ANCHORAGE/Jam-3^Tii6"/FedJ eralA^tion'AidministratiflnKgay^.. opened-it3'inqmry*intowliat^haiH/; pen^Aeiught-'a-Jai^'Atf'tm^''H5 Boeing;.747Vcargo'^crew;*repoY^irif seeing-"unidentifi<^f^fljm^?-6bj^ku (UFOs)overAlMk^/atiFAA-^esS-^' .mansaidtpdaywl'f•---v^-tt"^'•^.4v<'vr1 -_I^AAmyeistigators'''mt^r^6W^4>/ Gapt.Keiyii'Terauchiithepilot;fbr'a.'"^ 'secondtoe'Fri^^>and^af^rapiewv-^ri>: ingallradar-recordsfromthee^.'^s ningo.f;Nqv:a7;i9^i^M6aan-un^:?• ^(plamed:bKprappe%^yOirrada^ serins;-as-theJi^cn^reported»'*- seeingihy^te^iBIigbt8l4i^'l.:'^iitti:d'!- The'we're"e^torag^it-is'^J thatitfwasalviblatioaof-aiispacei'^ik FAAspokesinafli^ulStetickesi'saiA^ Thatmaysoundstran^^^tIiat?s»J^i :what-it-TOSj*t'*• -t 'Whenthettcideht;fir^<"cameiteJTi lightlast^week/'the'rFAA^rephrt^ that,it^^va^'ho-ldng^/investigatthg'^iin andcohsider^tthenmtteranunex- •plalned^sight^iS^?'^—-'•.' Hoover;a;,firoii^ i. •mgit'aa5;m<iflifed6t;^afi%^ga*e^ •-'tkjm*..••-.•.,'•••;-?=•', nin-Tfe«pbject'of^tBd:.idtniiiyi^^. ,.p>llectin"galtthed2teendiill^ew-r. iiigpwpfej^^ok^ti^theoh^ct^, f-'ifpossiblA-Steudte'saiA?:-.''jJii*-ji":; "H6wevtfp<cbnsideiragdie <titawie*tev&availabteya^(Mie^ooff'i-' BuyiTOTegioqai.airectQr^ -/Steui^saife^^-^jxrin}. AnunknbwnTbhjehTaiip^lr^ .radarsaeensmoMtbredby.tiie:: chorage"Air"Rbirfe-.Traffic"Contrbt^- Center,theAlaskaAfr.Commandr^' EInif'mlrtrf'nivTTAtvAD^.—j*i'f._''''~ yvrw^lb«i;UlCJfUrfpiailc*16f' T/" - •Xb£fici^:ha^dlj^f^^^? .theunidentifiedhll^asi«raiid^^6i?^ ter."butSt^rlrla•^ca{^JK^1^A'^A-JK?;J:^•> ,T• ^«vo^j«c> •:pskindofdutter<^/^' W1987/ShpSi A8Wed.,Feb.25,19^^_0hP3 case rANCHORAGE;^l^:(APK—K. ;buwantan-iiisMalc^.at'a^Japaiiiv'-4 Airlinespilot'srecentclaimthat . iMlsawaIJFpjtheFederalAviationi AdministratiOt^MsendybuA^-.1 ^rythingyoii.everwantedtoknow1 muttheindd^for|194.3Pir4'..a* Hiecompletepackageindudw^p;^j tapesofinterviewswith'crew| members*spaceshipdrawings!^-.v. theJALpilot.andaircontroUerir' statements,'e^fourgUwcolor-*', photosofreg^eratedradar(tote.^ TheipinanfliFAA'mail-brdd'offer is ah effortto copewithenormous. publiciht^esthitheNov^ber sighting,,^kesmanPaulSteucke• saidrii<.-PP. Forthi^onbt^ets;me FAA's-l^pad^ecanbebroken' down;Theagency.isoffering20;-r indiyi(hidit^;rangingfrom casasttetape ofcommudcations .FAAf<^^aunimarizingtl»^"^-^., slghtin^iPrdersofless than|5are. .:J.^;(S^'KchjynTeraacmr:^^^^^^^^ r^i^ohJldv.^l?that^Bo^t' 747cai^ijetwasshadoh^faytwoi rd;ll^4o.itcross^mto.^.. idr^ace.oh I^aniftiAnclMiragb?^'" ^an;ehoouDtQ^wBt1^^ ites^Terau^'a^.repo^A i:i.tldrd'aiKraf^ia'faug& siro-<^twds^rcraft^rri6i8.!:He.-vr rkdlb^'^*^sl£^i^to.Ahchorage.!,, fAAflightdmtrollers,whosa^r^f wB^tthey^t&a^.whs/anpbi^^^ tfieirradw.sCTeqns'^;^^--^!:^^?:-* TlieFAAaddressInAnchfl^e 7faCSt,Boxl4,Anchorageir iUaska,99S13.^ vvmuj^Jwi.1 UFOfilefo| mere$194.31) AuoditedPress'imr ANCHORAGE,Alaska'—'JCi.you wantan insidelook-ata Japail'Air Linespilot'srecentclaimthauhe sawaUFO,-theFederalAvfataon Administrationwillsend youevery thingyoueverwanted*to-dmow abouttheIncidentfor$194.30'A'm Thecompletepackageincludes tapesofinterviewswithcrewmem bers,spaceshipdrawingsbythe JALpilotandairControllerstate ments,evenfourglos^colorpKotos 'ofregeneratedradardata,'xiz TheunusualFAAinail-brdeiGof- feris aneffortto'cope'jwith'shhr- mouspublicinterest'intheNodUm-* bersighting,saidspokesmax^d^ul Steucke.-•:*^/oJ Sincethepilot's.claimwasl^b- liclydisclosed,-the•FAA-fi''Arichor- ageofficehas.receivedInfdrmafion requestsfrommorethan20070^- bersofthenewsmedid,.^weUvas 46requestsfromindividuals.- Forthoseontightbudgets^ithe FAA'sUFOpackageCanbebf^en downintolessextensivetidbits, froma$50tapeofthperew'fiiifeftdro-^ transmissionsto'aJ30-cent^FAA'; pfnmaryofthesighting.Order&of/ lessthan$5are free, and cantead-| AressedtotheFAAat701GStrBoxJ \34, Anr^orage;Alaska,99513. *JAL^pt,KenjyiTTerauchlnre- ported on Nov.17thathis^peing 747cargojetwasshadow^bytwo belts of light as it crossed into Alas kaairspaceon aflightfromIcS^d toAnchorage;-. Inanencoun^ihatlast0a^ut 50minutes,'TerauchIalsoreifqr^ seeingathirdaircraft,ahuge shipwhichhesaidwasthesi^\>f twoaircraft,capers;Heradif^l^e sig'htingtoAnchorageFAA'fjf^t controllers,who sawwha.t^^by thoughtwasanobjectonth^ra^' screens. .* . PhilipJ.Klass,an'editor. Aviation Week.andSpaceTe3inol- ogy-andalongtimeinyestigamt^f claimedUFOsighting's,IhasinVe^-• gatedtheinddentandconcluj^ed thatthepilotwasactuallyse^ng^ unusuallybrightimageof'thepla&t JupiterandpossiblyMars:;.* TheFAAisscheduledtorei^M onThursdaythe.resultof its tigationofthesighting.•.-vjj -VisrttheBrownBookstor^'><' .'.forthebestSelectionoTi^t POLITICALSCIENCe-/ &HISTORYBOO R*g.Prie*] .TODAYONLY-rNOONto6R^.j '.OMAINFLOORONLY.* TEXT BOOKS EXCLUDED.'i 2A FAASellingTapes,DrawingsOnUFOIncident sighting.Ordersoflessthan$5are free* InformationrequMte seetto toeFAAatTOl 14,Anchorage,Alaska,99513. JALCaptKenjyuTerauchire portedonNov.17thathis^ng 747cargoJetwasshadowedby twobelts ofUghtas it Alaskaairspaceon a flight from IcelandtoAnchorage. . Inanencounterthat lasted about60minutes,Terauchialso reportedseeinga thirdalrcr^t,a hugespacesWpwhichhesaidwas toesizeof twoaircraftcarriers. HeradioedthesightingtoAnchor ageFAAfUghtcontrollers,who sawwhatthey thought was an oblectontheirradarscreens.. PhilipKlass,aneditorwithAvi ationWeekandSpaceTechnology, has Investigatedtheincidentand concludedthat thepUotwas actu allyseeing anunusuallybright ImageoftheplanetJupiterand possiblyMars. AwoelatwJPmi anchorage,Alaska—Hyou wanttoknowmoreaboutaJapan AirLines(JAL)P"®'® claim that he saw aOTO,tne FederalAviationAdministration willsendyoua abouttheincidentfor$194.30. ThepackageincludestapMof Interviewswithcrewmembers, spaceshipdrawingsbytheJAL pilotandaircontrollerstatemente, evenfourglossycolorphotosof regenerated radardata.. . TheunusualFAAmall-orderof fer is an effort towithenor mouspubUcInterestIn theNo vemberslghUng.saidspokesman PaulSteucke...,^ Forthoseon tightbudgets,toe FAA'sUFOpackagecan^broken down.TheagencyIsoffe^g20 IndividualItems,rangingfroma $50cassettetapeofcoiMunlca- tlonsbetweenthecontrollersand theflightcrew to a30-centcopy of anFAAformsummarizingthe THURSDAXJANUARY29,1987 NEWVORKCITYTRIBUNE SCIENCE J.ANTONIOHtlNEEUS StrangeSightingOverAlaskaRevivesUFODebate Themedia'srecentinterestin aUFOincidentinAlaska has shown that "flyingsaucers"arestillalive and kicking. Despite four decades of official ridicule and academic indifference, it lakes just one new good caseto bring back again for public appraisal the old UFO question. Captain Kenju 'Terauchi'sJapan Air LinesOAL)Boeing 747 cargo jet. flying across the Arctic Circlebetween Reykjavik,Iceland,and Tokyo, provided justthat case. The incident occurred on the evening ofNovember 17,1986,yet it wasn't until New Year's that thestory was leaked to thepress.The Federal AviationAdminis tration(FAA)and the U.S. Air Force acknowledged initiallythat the UFOhad been detected bygroundradar inPai^anks,Alaska.Onjanuary4,FAAspokesmanPaul Sieuckeadmitted the agency was conducting a formal inquiryof the event and had interviewdthe JAL crew for asecondtime. The "official investigation" of the radartapeslater labeled it an"arti^ct,"which in radar jargon means a "ghost," in this case the 747's "double image."Nonethe less, it was — in the late Dr. J. AllenKynek'scbssifica- tion — a "radar/visual" case. Captain"rerauchiinsisted he saw "a very big" object, appronmately "two times bigger than an aircraft carrier," as well as two smaller object3whichpacedhisplanefor400mi]es duringat least halfanhour.Thecopilotandflightengineeralsosawthe UFOli^ts.• EvasiveAction JAL Flight1628wasflyingenrouteto Japan on a routine cargo haulbetweenIceland and Anchorage.The 747 was cruising normally at 525 knots at35,000feet when around 6 p.m.,Terauchisighted "two columns of light"about a mileahead and some 30 degrees to hislefL The pilot radioed the control tower at Anchorage to checkiftherewas anyotherair traffic.Anchorage responded in the negative. "Suddenlythe lightscame to within 500 to 1,000 feet of the plane," saidTerauchiHe described the lights as "two dark cylinderswithrow after row of spinningamberlights" which cast no shadows. "I was sureit wasn't another plane," he saidlaterin an interview. "It moved so quickly that I realized it was not something human but had to do with very high technology, very high intelligence."Strangerthings con tinued to happeaA blip wasdetectedon the747*3 weatlierradar, andihecylinders"fluwIn formation"with the jet. At this point, FAAspokesmanStuuckeexplained later, "his (Terauchi) mainconcernwastryingtodeter minewhetherhe was overtakinganotheraircraft." Thecaptainthenrequestedfromgroundauthorities permission to take evasive action, which grantedIt and proceededto {pvehim instructions. The Boeing dropped 4,000 feet and madeseveralturns, but the lights "were still following us," saidTerauchi. Near Fairbanks, Terauchi glimpsed a huge round object,about"thesize of twoaircraftcarriers."Helater speculatedit was a"mothership"of possibleextrater restrialori)^CopilotTamefujiand flighten^^er Tsukuda,however,did notseethelargeUFO, although they didseeunusual lights pacing the plane.Thelights finallyvanished at 6:53 p.m., and flight1628landed in Anchorage without further incident. FAA officialsinterviewedthe crew,releasinga statementto theeffectthat theywere"normalprofes sional, rational,(andhad) nodru^oralcohol involvement"When thestorywas finally leaked, both the AirForceand the FAAadmittedthatgroundradar blips had beendetectedaround the time of the JAL sibling.TTieAirForcesoondismissedthemas "elec tronicclutter."TheFAA and the military use thesame long-rangeradarinFairbanks,buttheFAA alsousesa sophisticated computersystemtoremoveclutterfrom radar images. FAAground records indicated that some thingstayedclose to the JAL 747 for 32minutes.This radar evidence was also dismissed by theFAAas the plane's"double image." This writer decided to gobehindtheheadlinesand s.^UljN£EUS»» J.Aiilonu)Humeusis a/recLintesdincewriUru-hohas fre^MiUlyuritUnfurpublicalinnsinNorthandSouth Amtrva. a'l.-jTr fn & '/) 7 ( / / / r- /ivi'Ty. irSlfi)s\l-t "iliMi;-*!.!:IItI', «»1./'hi>'.• . t •f I r i ,_Ini-'awtv ,„.y0' ' ' •\iai .-•//X.iM'i' "0jfj DETAILEDSKETCHESbjJALpihtCapLKenjuTeraudiishowtylindriaillimitsa/ida hugemothenh^th^ dwatfedhisBoeing 747. WhatPilotSawwasReallyJupitei;SaysProber A JapanAir Linespflotwho claimed to haveseenan unidentified flying objectalongridehis airplane last Novemberwas actuallyseeingan unusually bright image of the planetJupiterand possibly Mars, an investigator saidThesdayin a dispatch by the Associated Press. PhilipJ.KlasstoldAP that astronomicalcalculations show that on Nov.17,when the pilot claimed to have seen the UFO, Jupiterwas'extremelybright and was visible preciselywherethe pilotreportedthat he saw the UFO. Mars wasjust belowand to the right ofJupiter, and may explainthe pilot's initialreport that he saw two lights, Klass said. Klass, aneditorwith the magazineAwfumWeekand SpaceTechnologyand a longtime investigator of claimed UFO sightings, was quoted as saying the pilot's claims that the object followed him as he made a36Q-degree turn are contradicted by what hetold(lightcontrollers atthetime. JohnLeyden,'a spokesman for the FederalAviation Administrationin Washingtoaquoted froma summary of conversations betweenpilot and ground control lersinwhichthepilotreportlosingsiiduoftheobject after completing his turn. Theobjectreappeareda fewmomentslater, accord ingto theFAAsummaryquoted byLcydem The pilot, Capt.KenjyuTerauchi, was over Alaska enroutefrom Europe, via Iceland, to Tokyo when he claimsto havesiftedthe object. PaulSteucke,a spokesmanfor the FAAinAnchorage, saidthatTerauchitold FAA officials in aninterviewthat the object stayed with him as he turned. Stcuckesold the FAAwouldbereleasingthe results of its own investigationinmid-February. Accordmgto Klass, who reviewed a complete copy o( the transcript, the pHotnever reportedseeingjuplter or Mars, eventhou^they were clearly visible. Klass'reportwas issued by the Committee for the ScientificInvesti^tionof Claims of theParaaauialin Bufialo,N.Y,anorganizationof scientistswhohvesti- gate claims of UFO sightings, ESPoccurreocesand otherso-called parasormal phenomena. Klass,wholuadstheorganjzation'sUFOsubccmnut- tee,istheauthorofUFOs:ThePuilieDeetieed.Hehas been investigating UFO sightings for more than20 years. "Jupiter was only 10 degrees above thehorizon, makingit appear to the pilot to berou^yal bis own 35,000-footaltitude,"said Klass in his report. Mars was visiblecloser to thehorizonand to the right ofJupiter, but'WsnotOSbright,thereportsaid "Yhisisnotthefirsttimethatanexperiencedpilot hasnustakenabri^tcelestialbodyforaUFO.norwiU it be the last," Klasssaid A UnitedAirlinesfli^tandan Air ForceC-I30cargo plane that were InTerauchi'svidnityat theHnwofthe claimedsightingwere asked to lookfor theobject,and neitherreportedseeing it"Ithinkthatthejapanesepilot shouldhavebeen a littlemore skepticalwhenthe United airlinerandthe AirForceplanereportedseeingnotlung," Klass saidHiesday. Areportedradar"blip"near theJapanAirLinesplane wasa spuriousechofromthemountainousterraanunder neathCheaircraftKlasssaid Terauchireported a secondUFOsightinginapprox- inuk-Iythesomearea on Jan. 11. Thatsq^Uiogwas explainedbyFDAofficialsasvillagelightsbouncingoff ice crystals in the atmosphere. Terauchilater conceded that that was areasonableexplanation. :ENFOQUES NOTICIAS delnmm VIERNES30DEENERODE1987PagUui7 FROHTEHASYFUTUROSJ. AntonioHuneeus LosOVNIsNuevamenteHacenNotidaconelTestimoniodeunPilotoJapones es unconocidqescritorente- masespacialeseingeniero electrdnicodeHouston,Texas. Obergestambidnconocido comuuninvestigadorescdptico delfendmenoOVNl,quehacri- ticadoen elpasadoalospilotos comomalostestigosvisuales, debidoaquesumayor preocupacidnes laseguridad delavidny lospasajeros.Oberg reconocid,sinembargo,que el casodeAlaskaeradeinterds, UamdndoloIncluso"extraordi- nario".Descartandolaposibili- dadquesetrataradealgilnUn- zamientoespacial,Oberg ladledquenoteniaaiiounaex- plicacidndefinitiva. Obergsenaldqueelcapitdn Ibrauchipareciaesiar"entu- siasmadoenlosOVNIS"segijn sedesprendiadesusdeclara- clonesa laprensa."Envistaa esto," dijo,"conclulque dl vivid estaexperienctacon unbagaje previodeUteraturaOVNl". Es toresullaaiinmdsaparente despudsde unsegundoavis tamientoOVNlreportadoporel capitdnIbrauchienlanochedel 11deeneropasadocuando volabaotravezsobreAlaska. Sinembargo,el pilotoadmitid despudsqueconseguridad babiavisto"laslucesde unpue blo"reflejadnssobrecristales debielo.SegtinOberg,todoesto "00esbuenoparasucredibili- dad".Porotroladb,elrdcord profesionaldeIbraucbiparece Impecable.Fuepilotodela FuerzaAdreaJaponesaytIene 19afiosdeexpertencladevuelo. El Dr. RichardHaines—quelo entrevistddurantetresboras— seAaldqueIbrauchi"hizoun buentrabajocon losbocetosy descripcionesverbalesde lo que vid". Haceimosmesesatrds,este columnistay elperiodistaar- gentinoAlejandroAgostinelli, entrevistaronafondoal Dr. Hainesduranteuncoogreso OVNlenMassachusetts.El cientlficoseAaldvariasrazones porlascu^esloscasosdepilo tos son deespecialinterds.Una deellasesque"losavlonespo- seenmuchosinstrumentos,dijo Haines, "comocompds,radar, radio,sistemasdeinercia,etc.; losefeciosdelOVNlpuedenin- terferirocambiarclcomporta- mientodelossistemasdel avion".Aslcomoustedesyyo tenemoshuellasdigitales,el OVNlpodriatener unabuella digitalpropiaentdrmioosde frecuencia,eoergia,tiempo; los sistemasdelavidnsonquizds una forma decaptaresa buella digitaldel OVNl". NUEVAYORK UnincidenteOVNlocu* rridorecientemente enAlaskabademos- tradounavezmdsque elviejotemadelosdiscos voladorestodavlagenerainte rnspOblico.Apesardecuatro d^cadasdeindiferenciaoficial yacad^micabaciaelfendmeno, bastaUDcasonuevodecierta calidadparaquelosniediosde comunicacidnventilenotravez iaantiguacontroversiaOVNl. ElcapitanKenjuIbrauchi,a cargodeunvuelodecargaen ;unBoeing747delaLineaAdrea deJapdn(JAL),provey6talcas(t mientrasvolabasobreel 'circulodrticoeoAlaska. Ui Subitamente', explicd posterionnenteel piloto,'laslucesse acercaronauna' distanciadeentre 150y300metros delavidn':parecian 'dosdiindros oscurosconfilatras fiiadelucesde- colorambar' queno produciansombra^^ Elincidenteocurridenreali- dadeolatardedel17deno- 'viembredelanopasado.auoque lainfonnacidnsobreelmismo , nofuereveladaenlaprensa hastacomienzosdeesteabo.El vuelo1628decargadeJALes- .tabavolandosinnovedadentre islandiay Anchorage,Alaska enrutaalJapdn,a S25oudosde velocidady10,600metrosdeal- .turn.Alrededordelas6p.m.el capitAnTeraucbiavistd"dos columnasdeluz"amdsomenos unkildmetroymedicdedistan- .cia,aunos30gradosa laiz- quierdadelavidn.Elpilotose comunicdporradioconlalorre averiguarsi babia otro avidn ci vil0mililarenlazona.Lares- puestafuenegativa. "Subitamente",explicdpos terionnenteel piloto."lasluces seacercaronaunadistanciade entre150 y 300metrosdel• avidn";parecian"dos cUindros ' oscurosconfilatrasfiladelu cesdecolorAmbar"queno produciansombra.£1capli&n Ibrauchiparectapredispuesto acreereolosOVNIS:"Estaba segurode que no setratabade otroavidn,"dijo."Semoviantan rdpidoquemedlcueotadeque noeraalgobechoporelfaom- bre;estabarelacionadoconuna tecnologiamuyalta,unainteli- genciaavanzada.Pensdque p^iatratarsedeunOVNl". Unecoderadarfueregistra- doentoncesen lapequeriapon- talladeradarmetereoldgicodel avidn.Cuandolos"cilindros" empezaronaseguiral 747 en formaparalela,elpilotopidid autotizacidn de la (orre de con trolparatomarmedidas evasivas.LaAgenctaFederal deAviacidn(FAA)concedidel permiso,dando lasinstruccio- nesdelcaso.ElBoeingdescen- didmdsde1,200metrosyefec- tudvariesgirospero,indicd Tbraucbi,"laslucesnossegulan todavla". AOnmds,Ibraucbidivisd cercadeFairbanksunobjeto redondo,gigantesco,del "tamanodedosbarcosporta- aviones"!Teraucbiespeculd despudsque setratabaposible- mentedeuna"navemadre"de origenextraterrestre.Elcopi- lotoy elingenierode vuelo no .vieronelobjetogigante.aunque siobservaronlaslucesinis- teriosasqueacompadaronal avidndurantemdsde 640 km, desapareciendofinalmentea las6:53p.m.£1vuelo1628ate-' rrizdentoncessinmdscontra- tiemposenelaeropuertode An chorage. FuncionariosdelaFAA entrevistarona latripulacidn,, diciendoposterionnenteenun comunlcadoquedstaera"nor mal,profesional,racional,(yno babiaconsuxnido]drogasoeJco- bol". Cuandolabistoriafinalmen tesalida laluzpublicaa co- tantola FAA 'i-Xvr• ft & conmlaPuerzaAereaadmitie- ronquesussistemasderadar habiancaptadoecosduranteel avistamientodelaJAL.La FuerzaAdreaconcluyd Tdpidumentequesetratabade simple"niidoelectrdnico".La FAA,quetienesistemascompu- tarizadosparaeliminarel ruido,admitidencambioqueel radarcapidalgocercadel747 durante32minutos.Asudebido tiempo,la FAAtambidndes- contdlaevidenciaderadar .comoUna"imagendoble"del avidn. Estecolumnistaqulsoirmds allddelanoticiaybuscarla opinidnde unaautoridadcien- tificaenestecampo.El Dr. RicbardHainesbatrabajado parala NASAdesde1967 en problemasdepercepcidnbu- manayaviacidn;actualmente trabajaenelCentrodeInves- dgacldnAmesdelaNASAen Mountainview,California.El Dr.Hainesestambidnuninves- Ugadordeaccidentesadreos parala FAA y elPanelNacional deSeguridadparaelTt'ans- porte(NTSB).Ensusmementos libres,el Dr.Hainessededicaa la investigacidncientificaOV Nl.Hapublicadounlibrosobre lapercepcidnbumanafrenteah fendmenoyduranteanosba recogidocasosavistadospor pilotos.Actualmente,suUstain- cluyemdsde 3,400casos.El Dr. Hainesnoscomunicdporteldfo- no queefectivamenteestabain- vesligandoelincidentedeAlas- ka,olquecalificdde "significativo"y "sdlido". piDrHainesscreedque babiaentrevistadoporlelefono por mds detresborasalcapitdn Tbrauchi, aslcomo a)personal deotrovuelo,la FAA, laFuerza Aerea,yotraspersonas.El ex- perto espacial anadid que el caso"segulaabierto"paradl y que no podiadarun veredicto finalhastaterminarlainves tigacidn. Sinembargo,el Dr.Haines resumidsusconciusionespreli- minares:"Enbaseatodalain- formacidn[recogida],pienso que es un caso muy sdlido; no contieneefectoselectromagnd- ticosabordodelavidnfuerade loscontactosderadar,perode todasmanerasindicauntipo comiindeencuentros[OVNl]a granaltura". El Dr.Hainesnosexplicd tambidnalgunosde losdetalles mdstdcnicosdelasoperaciones de radar y aeroniutica,as! comodelasmoniobrasevasivas ejecutadaspor el avidn. Elcien- tificoanadidquelainfonnacidn recibidadela FAA"indicaba que^biababidocontactode radarentierra...Posterionnen telaFAAcambidelcalificativo y serefirida unartefacto".£1 tdrminoseprestaa confusidn, peroen ellenguajede la clencia o ingenieria,unartefactosigni- hca^gocausadopor unaiden- tiflcacidnendnea,explicdel Dr.Haines.Enotraspalabras, la FAAquieredeclr"quese tratddeunerrormecdnicoo unaocurrenciainusual",dijo Haines. EstecolumnistaconsuUda otroexpertoespacialinteresa- doenlosOVNIR.JamesOberg Ouandola historiafinalmente salid a la luz publica acomienzosde ano,tantola AgenciaFederal de Aviacidncomola FuerzaAdrea admitieronque sus sistemasderadar habiancaptadoecos duranteel avistamientodela Japan Air Lines. ff El Dr.Hainesrespondidtam bidnalascriticasdeJames Obergsobrela mala calidad de lostestimoniosvisualesdelos pUotos.Indicd que dlinvestiga- baexbaustivamentecadacaso, tomandoencuentatodoslos factoresfisicos,fisioldgicos, psicoldgicosymec6nicos, utilizandolaexperienciaque babiaadquiridocomoinvesti- gadordeaccidentesadreospa rala FAA y elNTSB.El Dr. Hainesbareunidoasluobanco deinfonnacidncon"mdsde 3,400casosdepilotoscomercia- les,t^tares,privadosy de prueba,de lamayorlade los pa- Isesdelmundo,y que empieza 1923".Aproximadamente, un 70 porcientodeloscasosson evistamientoslegitimosOVNl mientrasquealrededorde un 20por ciento incluyenrcglstros deradar.Finalmente,estdpor apareceruolibrodelDr.Haines sobresuInvestigacidnde la desaparicidndelpUotnaustn- lianoFrederickV^entich,el 21 deoctubrede1978.Peroea oirabistoria.• Sunday,March1.1987ai|tjaiU«;<3giinUii8»tln«43A FAAofferspublicaninsidelook atAlaskaUFOsighting^ tedPrea ^^CHORAGE,Alaska— Ifyou aninsidelookataJapanAir pilot'srecentcontentionthat a UFO,theFederalAviation 4fh^lnistrationwillsendyouevery* ttfl^yoneverwantedtoknow t^^ttheincidentforS194J0. 'ThecompletepMkageincludes tap^of interviews with crewmem- bdi^spaceshipdrawingsbythe JALpilotandaircontrollerstate ments,evenfour glossy color pho tosofregeneratedradardata. TheunusualFAAmail-orderof fer is an effort to cope with enor mouspublicinterestintheNovem bersighting,said spokesman Paul Steucke. Sincethepilot'scontentionwas publiclydisclosed, theFAA's An chorageofficehasreceivedinfor mationequestsfrommorethan200 membersofthenews media, as well as46requestsfromindividuals. Steuckesaidtheinformationre questsexceedthosethatfollowed the1983downing of a Korean Air Lines Jet bytheSoviets. "Without a doubt, thisthinghas had the most inquiries,"Steuckesaid. For those on tightbudgets,the FAA'sUFOpackageca"be broken down.Theagencyisoffering20in dividual items,rangingfroma$S(t cassettetapeofcommunicationsbe tweenthe controllersand the flight CKWtoa Sftcentcopyof'anFAA> formaummmlxlngthesighting.Or-• dersoflessthanSSarefree. "We wanted to be as responsive aswecantothepublic.Wedon't wantthemtospend$100fordata theydon'tneed."Steuckesaid. JALCaptKenjyuTerau^re ported onNov.17that hisBoeing 747cargo Jet was shadowed\3ftwo beltsoflightasitcrossedinto Alaskaairspace on a flight from Ice land to Anchorage. Inanencounterthatlasted aboutSOminutes,Terauchialsore portedseeinga thirdairdnfl,a huge spaceship which he said was thesizeoftwoaircraftcarriers.He radioedthe sighting toAnchorage FAAflight controllers; who saw what they thought wasan object on theirradar The objects,Terauchi said,'Vere notmade by humankind.Hiey'were. of a very highinteUlgence." PhilipJ.Klass;aneditorwith. AvUtHonWeekofufSpaceTeehnol' ogy.and a longtime investigator of UFOsightings;hasinvestigatedthe" incidentandconcludedthat thepi-' lot wasactuallyseeinganunusually- brightimageofthe^danetJupitmr* andpossibly Mara;- TheFAAis scheduled torelease' onkforch5 there^ts,.ofitsiiives^-^ gatidnofthesightiifg;...; ThoseinterestedinFAArqnrts- or data on thesightingshould write^ to the FAAat701CSt,Box14, chorage,Alaska99S1A ^attrisco(Chronicle Ut- on* ;to Uh ng in- al Ir re id r. 15 It U.S.IsSellingKits OnUFOSighting Anchorage' •'IfyonwantaninsideIdok ata Japan Air Lines pilot's re cent claimthathe saw a UFO, theF^eralAviationAdminis tration willsend youeverything youeverwantedtoknowabout thecasefor1194^.. ; Thecompletepackageincludes tapesofinterviewswithcrewmem bers,spaceshipdrawingsby the JALpilotand aircontrollerstate ments,evenfourglossycolor photosofregeneratedradardata. TheunusualFAAmail-order offer Is an attempt to cope with enormouspublicinterestin theNo vember sighting, saidspokesman PaulSteucke. Sincethepilot'sclaimwaspub liclydisclosed,theFAA'sAnchor- ageofficehasreceivedinformation requestsfrommorethan200mem bers of thepress,as well as46re questsfromindividuals. For those ontightbudgets, the FAA'sUFOpackagecan be broken down.The agencyis offeringMin dividualitems,ranging froma.650 cassettetapeofcommunicationsbe tweenthecontrollersandtheflight crew toa dOcentcopy of anFAA form summarizingthe sighting. Or ders of lessthan$5arefree. "Wewanted to be asresponsive as we can to thepublic.Wedont want them to spend$100for data theydon'tneed,"Steuckesaid. JALCaptainKenjyuTeraucW reportedonNovember17thathis Boeing747cargoJetwasshadowed bytwobeltsofUghtasitcro^M intoAlaskaairspaceon aflight from Iceland to Anchorage. In an encounter that lasted . about 50 minutes, Terauchi also re portedseeinga.third,aircraft,a hugespac^hipthathesaidwasthe size of two aircraft carriers. He ra dioedthesightingtoAnchorage FAAflightcontrollers,who saw whattheythoughtwasanobjecton their rad^screens. Theobjects,Terauchisaid, "were not made byhumankind. Theywereof averyhighintelli gence." PhUipJ.Klass,an editor with AviationweexandSpaceTechnolo gyandalongtimeinvestigatorof claimedsightingsofunidentified flyingobjects,hasinvestigatedthe -incidentandconcludedthat the pi lot wasactuallyseeinganunusually bri^timageoftheplanetJupiter c E b P I] I fi b Ii andpossiblyMars.' TheFAAisscheduledtd';)^ lease on March5 theresults,ofIts investigationof the sighting. fTheFAAaddressinAnchoi^ge is 701 C Street, Box14.Anchoragb, Ataka09513. •}• -s-•':• ....••V.-'" ChicagoTribune,vyednesday,Februiy2^1987..Section1..» offeredtapesof fJ^CHORAGET^jW'^Aq .'w^taninsidelook.^^a.Jap^Air^d 'fUides]^Q^9IteZc [liAdmSiBtt^pn;W>s^ "r^'crythingyou;'^«rwMtw.to'knowA r;^^xjtit'5e-i6cident 'i:pacKag§^'p^brokdiiwin-^ ;v!dmdUan^nis,^.|a^^$50j. >^cassettie/itaiM.^ ^dthe •'^^fli^trcreiy(aX^JOpent'copyofah ;f-.FAA^<torm^'summarizingthe j-$100for"(data';ttey'!'doh*t*heed !,.^dspdkesman';FauI.Steuckeof-' %unusualoffer,'aim^>tcoping •I iV^'^.heavypi^UcintCT^.J^:i;;- - 1 :>^JALci)tJCenjyuTerauidiile-* • portedNov..17.thathisBoeing V747-cargoJetwas.shadowedbyJ I .twobeltsoflighton aflightfrom. j ..IcdandtoAnchora^Duiingthe^ i ':^]^0-minuteencounter^/Terauchi >.'al0M'.vikM/\»fa/1eaiktnttahnaa sighting .r.:chorage FAA flightcontrollers,• -.whosawwhatth^thoughtwasan• objectonflieirradarscreens."r.. ] Theobjects,,he said,'*werenot, made.byhunuihkind.Theywereof.i •a very high intelligence." UFOfollowsplaneacross ArcticCircle,crewclaims byUnitedPressInternational ANCHORAGE,Alaska— :Thecrewof aJapanAirLines 'cargojetclaimed-thatamysteri ousUFOwithflashingwhiteand .yellowstrobelightsfollowed themacrosstheArcticCircleen routefromReykjavik,Icelandto Tokyo. Thethree-mancrewradioed :airtrafficcontrollersinAnchor age,reportingthehugeUFOfly- • ing"information"withthemand •theAirForceconfirmedanob jectbrieflyflewnearthe'plane, FederalAviationAdministration •'spokesman PaulSteuckesaid Monday. AlthoughtheAirForceradar brieflypickedup'asecondob ject,Steuckesaid,FAAcontrol lersinAnchorageandFairbanks .didnot. Thestrangesightreportedby thepilot,copilotandflightengi- neerof JAL Flight1^28remains amystery. TheincidentoccurredNov. 17butwasnotmadepublicuntil anewsreporterquestionedthe FAA. .\FollowirigtheUFOsighting, theplanelandedatAnchorage InternationalAirport and FAA securitymanagerJimDerryin terviewedallthreecrewmen. AccordingtotheFAAac count,lightsappearedonlya milefromtheplaneasitcrossed theArcticCircle. "Theysaidtheycouldnotsee theshape,onlythelights," -Steuckesaidofthecrew'sac count. Thewhiteandyellowstrobe lightsfollowedtheBoeing747 for 50miles.Thecrewestimated .theywere7milesaway.The lightingwasnotnormalaircraft markingpattern,thecrewre ported. Derryconcludedthecrew wasnothallucinatingandwas notinfluencedbydrugsoralco hol. j<iN:6Kd^^AJT/AJ^L^ 3o^y?8^> fs?i.318 ||||g|5|> ^la S 3ES».< ?£o-3,3 •r7oT>4wr* 5 ^ M? e. ^ 8^si B"2G.>® <tw^" a 8. wi.ck DAILYNEWS •'V Tuesday.January6.1987 inana^nfmiracl^ ORLANDd;FlsL—twasdown spmdinga fewwarmholidays' vdAafriend.Hisn^eisGerald Rutberg,andI'veknownhimsincewe werepromisingyoungmentogether. Rutbergwouldhavemadeagreat newspaperman.Hehadallthemovesof acrackinvestigativereporter.Hecould begettingtothebottomoftheIran armsdealtodaybuthechosetostudy thelawinstead. "WhatIdo,"hehasexplainedtome, "istrytokeeppeopleoutofthejoint" Fortherecord,hehasawinning percentage,< 'ItwasmaybetwoyearsagowhraI- gotacallfromanotherofRutberg's friendstellingmethatGeraldhadgone totheMayoClinictofindoutwhyhe wasinsomuchpainallthetime. "He'sbeenlivingonaspirins,"the friendtold-me. Thenewswasterrible.-Rutberg;so- theinitialdiagnosis,wenfbadcancer. Hewouldhavetoundergoadanger' ousoperationtoremovethetumor.;-' LEWIS GRIZZARD Evenifheliv^,thedoctorssaid,he^ likelywouldbeparalyzedfromthe waistdown. Rutbergcouldn't-tnakeitthatw^, hisfriendsagreed.Thisis anianof enormousenergywhohasbeenkno\ra todeckletogoto aSuperBowl3,000 milee'awayonthedayofthegameand pulloffthewholething,completewith ticketsontheSO-yardline.• We'prayed.We'allcrieda'little, together,andthen,privately:Rutbergis -alotofpeople'sbestfriend. Wegotthemiraclewe-prayedfor.. Whenthetumorwasremoveditturned outnottobemalignantafteralL- Rutbergemergedfromtheoperation, stillabletowalk.Inanmtterofmonths hewasasactiveasever "ThefirsttimeIwenttosoftball practibeaftertheoperation,andran overandcaughtalinedrivedownthe left-fieldline,Iappreciatedlifemore thairleverhadbefore,"hesaid. Therewasjustthisoneotherthln^ DoctorstoldRutberghemightneverbe able'tofatherchildren.Theop^tion .hehad had beenknownr^torender,pa^ s tientsimpotentoraterileorboth£.- -MiracleNo.2. Isawherforthefirsttimeafewc beforeChristmas.Hernameis-l andshehasjustturned15weeks;: She hasb^utifuleyes. "Shebard^evercries,"Rv said.'• Heheldhischildinhisarmsandshe turnedthoseeyesonherdaddy. Rutberg calls hisdau^ter Pazoozer." "Imaginewhatshe'sgoingto^sayt^^ mewhen.she's16andI'm-stilTcalll^|^ herthatu"helaughed.• Leah'smotherisBeth,whoisalscra. lawyer.-•' WEHADlunchtogetherandshe broughtLeahalong.Otherdi nersstoppedbyourtable-to rema^onbowwell-behavedthe.little babyhadbeen.-•'j. Thenewparents,fullyawareoftheih blessings/beamedwithpride.•~ iCowiitMtMiCowluSyoUutoInc. THEASSOCIATEDPRESS ANCHORAGE—AJapanese-pilot's,accountof- beingshadowedforalmostahhourov^'Alaskaby- a UFO the size of twoaiicr^t-carriersbas'beeh; turnedovertoFederalAviationAdminmtration.. officialsinWashington.• .-J.' any evasive.actionne^ed.Terauchidecrease* altitudeto.31,000'feet,Vbtttsaid theli^tswent downwi^'hiin"in.^ormationi''Steuckesaid. 'SouthofFairbanks,Terauchi-turnedthe-plane. invacompletecircle,toseeifthelightswduld follow. They did,an'd-movMto theleftside,of the je^teucke.said.' ;-'^eFAA-and'themilitary usethesamelong' ^geradar^Fairbanks, Steuckesaid-TheFAAr alsousessophisticatedcomputersystemsto moveclutterfrom-indariom^.butthemUit^ doesnot,he' "Themilitary decided about a minute intothi^ exercisiethatwhatitwasseeingwasclutter,"he* said.The.^Forcedidnotsendupaninterceptor^ andis'notinvestigatingthematter,Steuckesaids Becauseofpublicinterestin'the;cas^the' agencyinterviewedtheJapanAirLin^.cargo-, pilot,KenjiTerauchi, a secondtime^FAAspokes?/ man•PaulSteuckesaid-yesterday.v Terauchitold'investigatorsthreelights-fol^ lowedhisBoeing747CargojetNov.17afterit crossed-from-Caxiadainto'AJaskanewFortYukon andstayedwithhimfor55minutes,Steuctesaid. ThepilotsaUtheskywasclearandthejetwas cruisingat525knotswhenhesaw-thewavering lightseightmilesinfrontofhisaircraft' 8-foot-longlights Hesaidtwoofthelightswereabout-8feet: across,whilethethirdappeared,tobepartofa darkenedglobewith-adiameterof.perhapstwo. aircraftcarriersplacedend-to-end,-Steuckesaid:- Thepilotreportedthe>lightswereyellow, amberandgreen,.Steuckesaidbuthotthe internationalcolorforaifcraft'b^ons.'.; The pilot said&elargeunid6htifi4d'flying objectregisteredonhiscockpit'weatherradar. Butimagesonmilitaryradarscreensatthetime weredismissedas"clutter,"andablip- appearedonFAAscreenswasconsidereda co-' incidental"splitimage"oftheplane,Steuckesaid "Hismainconcernwastryingto:detennine whetherhewasovertaking-another'aircraft," SteuckesaidHesaidthepirot^diinme<Lcoclq>it lightstoinsure.hewashotsee^ia'i^ection. Afteraboutsheminutes,Terauchireportedthe lightsandair-trafficcontrollerstoldhimtotake STOPHAIR LOSS! REGROW LOSTHAIR! SFECIAUZIISPI TflEATMENTOFACME. WRINKLES.KfifllASiS.' VmUBaMlOISOBDERS OFSKIN.HAIHIUILI' AOMINISTEHEOINOFFICEIV DR.S.MANOa.M.D. DERMATOLOGIST- CELEBRATETHE NEWYEARWITH ANEWJOB! Findthe positionthat'sright for you intheDailyNews NEWYEAR .MPENTHLU^SD^rMWT •»;vc Atthe?AnchorageFAAcenter,controllers followinginflightnotedoccasionals^ondblip^- or"splittargets," on the screen' near Flight1628,,' Steuckesaid: Thelights-vanished, heading east, whenthe.-, JALjetwasabout80milesnorthofAnchorage^ Steuckesaid MRKINGATROCKB^msRCENTST 30%fo70% OFF NASAworkertracks UFOreportsbypilots as; I • vS ( : By HALBERNTON DailyNews business reporter Themysteriousflashing lightssightedbythecrewofa JapanAirLinescargojetlast Novemberaren'ttheonly strangethingspilotshave seenthroughtheircockpit windows. Inthepast20years,more than3,000sightingsofUFOs havebeenreportedbypilots, accordingtoRichardHninpg aNASAscientistwnotraces UFOsightingsbypilotsinhis sparetime. "Some.«fthemarevefy spectacularandverysignM> cantfromthestandpointof gettingabetterideaonhow tocharacterizethephenome na."saidHaines. Hesaidthesightingsare reportedbymilitary,civilian andcommercialpilotswho flybothnationalandinterna tionalroutes.UFOreports fromAlaskapilotsarerela tivelyrare. Thesightingstendtooccar incyclesthatpeakaboutev eryfiveyears,Hainessaid. Forthepasttwoyears,sight ingshavebeeninatrough. Hainessaidmanyofthe reportsfallintotwomain SeeBackPage,SIGKnNOS I I Dr.RichardHaines,415-941-0958,AmesResearch Center,Iteffett.Field,. SIGHTINGS: UFOreports ContinuedfromPageA-1 categories. categoryinvolves UFOsthatsuddenlyappear within view of the cockpit and then disappear very rap idly.*Theairplane isflying along essentiallyrninriing 0^business.Then some thingcomes up and doesbar rel rolls around the airplane." Manyotherreports,includ ing the Nov.17sighting by theJALcrew,involveUFOs that tail aircraft for periods ranging.fromaminuteto morethantwohours. Haines'Interestin UFOs resultsfromhismore twodecadessp^tworkingin NASA'sman-in-spacepro- pam.In the early 1860s,as he beganstudyingvisualoptics inspace,heencountered reportsfrompilotswho claimedtohaveseenUFOs. "XthoughtIcouldexplain all these strange phenomena asnothing-morethanstrange ilghting," saidHaines.who nowstudies""humanfactors tospace" at NASA's Ames Research Center in Mountain View,Calif. "ButIhadtolookatthe dataasanopen-mindedscien tistandprettysoonrealized thatwearefacingsomething totallydifferent." NASAcurrentlydoesn'tin vestigateanyUFOsightings. ButHaines,workingoutof hisLosAltos,Calif.,homeon hisowntime,hasclipped newspapers,interviewedpi lotsandtalkedwithcontrol lerstoamassreportsofmore than3,000sightings. '.Hainessaidhehopestofly toAnchoragetoinvestigate theNov. 17sightingbyCapt. KenjuTerauchi,pilotof a JALcargoplaneenroute fromIcelandtoanAnchorage refuelingstop. Thereportwas madepublicinlateDecem ber. Terauchi,a47-year-oldpi lotwith20yearsofexperi ence,toldUnitedPressInter nationalthattwosmall brightlylitobjectsandone enormousobject—thesizeof twoaircraftcarriers—fol lowedhisjumbojetfor400 miles. NationalAeronauticsand SpaceAdministration IWV5/\ AmasResearchCanter MoffettField.CA94035 MallStop239-3 (415)694-5719 (FTS)464-5719 RichardF.Haines,Ph.D. Chief,SpaceHumanFactorsOffice AerospaceHumanFactorsResearchDivision Terauchifirstsighted the lights shortlyafterthe plane enteredAlaskaairspace.At flrst, the lights were directly to front of the plane, and Terauchifearedamidaircol lision,saidPaulSteucke, Alaskaspokesmanforthe FederalAviationAdministra tion.Terauchithenobtained permissionfromanairtraffic controllertotryand evade theUFOswithseveralturns anddropsinaltitude.Hefi nallylosttheUFOsabout00 milesnorthwestofAnchor age,accordingtoSteucke. IheFAAcontrollerwho monitoredtheJALplane, Flight1628,reportedtracking theUFOsseveraltimeson radar,asnearasfivemiles fromtheaircraft."Thetraffic (UFO)stayed.withJH628 throughturnsanddescents,"- saidthecontrollerinastate mentreleasedbytheFAA. Iheidentityof the controller, however,hasnotbeenre leased. TheMilitaryRegional OperationsControlCenterre portedpickinguptheUFOon radarabouteightmilesfrom theplane.Themilitarycenter thenlosttrackoftheUFOfor 11minutes, then picked up"a flight oftwo,"according to a flightchronologyreleasedby the FAA. It picked up the UFOs astheydropped back 'and to theri^tof theplane, thenlostradarcontact. Morerecently,Steuckehas said that neither^emilitary northeFAAputsanyfaithin theearlyradarsightings. SteuckesaidthattheFAA controllermistakenlyinter pretedasplit-imageof the cargoplaneasaUFOand that the the military now reportsitsradarimageswere simply"clutter."