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> US Department Alaskan Region 701 C Street, Boxy 14 of Transportation Anchorzae, Alaska Federal Aviation 99512 Administration March 2, 1987 Mr. Martin H. Gaines via Lisa Wilde British Broadcasting Corp. 630 5th Avenue New York, N.Y. 10111 Dear Mr. Gaines: The following material has been sent to you, via Federal Express, in response to your request of March 2, 1987, for information regarding the sighting of Unidentified air traffic by the flight crew of Japan Air Lines flight #1628, on the night of November 17, 1986. As per our telephone conversation, it is understood that this material will not be provided to any other company or organization or used or distributed until after the completion of our FAA press conference on this Subject, scheduled for 10:00 am, Alaska Standard Time, on March 5, 1987. This material is provided on an embargoed basis. Item: D>» Interview with Pilot Kenju Terauchi, {. Statement by Pilot Kenju Terauchi, 8. Interview with JAL First Officer 9. Interview with JAL Flight Engineer 13. Selected portions of Transcriptions, Pilot/Controliers 18. Voice recording, cassette tape of Pilot/Controllers 19. November 17, 1986, initial interview data cO. FAA News Release, #87-09, March 5, 1987 21. Statement/drawing, Uncorrelated Radar Signals anal Diranteoe es ra Negional Director S ipigrmat ion. I hope this information has been helpful. Sincerely, NNT f a7 | NOT i" —_ Paul Steucke Public Affairs Officer