Evidence Explorer

This document contains various materials related to the investigation of JAL Flight 1628, including simulated radar data, voice transcriptions, photographs, and interviews with the flight crew and air traffic control.

This document outlines the guidelines and assessments related to the digitization of cultural heritage materials, focusing on metadata needs, file formats, quality control, and long-term management of digital files.

The FAA released documents regarding a reported UFO sighting by a Japan Air Lines flight crew over Alaska on November 17, 1986. The FAA could not confirm the sighting but investigated to ensure air traffic safety.

This document details two incidents of unidentified air traffic sightings reported by flight crews of Alaska Airlines and Japan Airlines in January 1987. Both sightings involved unusual radar targets that could not be visually confirmed by the pilots.

…ion involving a flight engineer discussing an unidentified object observed during a flight. The engineer describes the object as larger than a typical aircraft and mentions issues with communication with Air Traffic Control.

This document details two incidents of unidentified air traffic sightings reported by flight crews in Alaska in January 1987. The first incident involved an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 that detected a fast-moving target on its radar, while the second incident involved a Japan Airlines Boeing 747 pilot who reported unusual lights in front of his aircraft.

This document appears to be a communication or report related to air traffic control and military operations, specifically referencing NORAD and FAA operations in the Anchorage area. It includes technical terms and acronyms relevant to aviation and air defense.

The Swedish Defense Staff has found no proof of unidentified flying objects or missiles over Sweden, despite extensive investigations into reported sightings, which were attributed to astronomical phenomena.

…hree unidentified lights in the sky while flying over Alaska. The FAA has stepped up its investigation into the sighting, which included a large darkened globe and smaller lights that changed angles. The pilot, Kenji Terauchi, reported the lights to air traffic control, but they did not appear on radar screens.

The document appears to be a technical report or data log related to aircraft tracking and radar systems, possibly involving unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP). It contains various timestamps, numerical data, and references to aircraft identifiers and control systems.

…mately 50 miles at 25,000 ft. Wingmen did not see object. GCI controller had nothing other than the 51's on the SCOPE. Object passed approximately 100 ft. over and 100 1%, to left of flight leader. Wingman on left wing. Cheeked MPIS ARTCC for balloon flights and received word that last one was released from University airport at 24,/144,6%, landed 24/1901% 2…

…bject. Every once in a while either the top or the bottom would move slightly. watched this object approximately 2s minutes, I watched it through field glasses and es were 20 strength. was at Tinker Air Force Base Control Tower when I saw this object. was located directly overhead. I would estimate the object to be to 45,000 feet high. have been working in t…

…ement from Anthony M. Wylie, a Quality Assurance Specialist at the FAA, regarding the JL1628 incident in Alaska on November 18, 1986. Wylie reviewed radar data and found no unusual targets in the vicinity of the reported sightings.

This document contains operational details related to air traffic control and military coordination in the context of air defense, specifically referencing NORAD and FAA operations.

This document appears to be a position log from the Anchorage Air Route Traffic Control Center dated November 18, 1986. The text is largely illegible and contains various references to FAA forms and procedures.

This document appears to be a position log from the Anchorage Air Route Traffic Control Center dated November 18, 1986. It includes references to various codes and personnel responsible for certain positions, but the text is largely garbled and lacks coherent information.

This document contains beacon target reports from November 18, 1986, detailing various aircraft and their altitudes, speeds, and other parameters. The data appears to be collected from radar systems, indicating the presence of multiple aircraft in the airspace, some of which are not under FAA control.

This document contains radar data and communications related to Japan Airlines Flight 1628, which experienced unidentified aerial phenomena during its flight on November 17, 1986. The data includes uncorrelated radar returns and pilot communications indicating sightings of a UFO.

… Flight 1628, which encountered an unidentified aerial phenomenon while flying over Alaska. The flight crew reported seeing a large object with multiple lights and erratic movement, which was tracked by air traffic control.

…n regarding an incident involving Alaska Airlines Flight 53 on January 30, 1987. The Assistant Manager of Automation at the Anchorage ARTCC reviewed radar data and found no evidence of the reported aircraft.