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This document is a personnel statement from Samuel J. Rich, an Air Traffic Control Specialist at the Anchorage ARTCC, detailing an incident involving aircraft JL 1628 on November 18, 1986, where the pilot reported seeing an unidentified large aircraft with yellow and white lights.

This document is a personnel statement from John L. Aarnink, an Air Traffic Control Specialist at the Anchorage ARTCC, detailing his observations during the Japan Airlines Flight 1628 incident on November 18, 1986.

This document is a personnel statement from Joseph Rollins, an Air Traffic Control Specialist at the Anchorage ARTCC, detailing the incident involving Japan Airlines Flight 1628 on November 18, 1986. The report outlines the communication between the flight and air traffic control regarding unidentified traffic.

This document is a personnel statement from Erland D. Stephens, an Air Traffic Control Specialist at the Anchorage ARTCC, detailing an incident involving Japan Airlines Flight 1628 on November 18, 1986, where the flight reported an unidentified object in proximity.

This document discusses a series of radar sightings and reports related to a Japanese Airlines flight (JAL 1628) that encountered unusual lights while flying over Alaska. The FAA's investigation into the incident revealed conflicting accounts among air traffic controllers and raised questions about the nature of the sightings, leading to public interest and …

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.

This document is a press release from the FAA regarding a press conference to discuss the inquiry into unidentified air traffic related to Japan Airlines flight 1628 on November 17, 1986. It outlines the materials that will be presented, including radar data, photographs, and pilot interviews.

This document is a personnel statement from an Air Traffic Control Specialist regarding an incident involving Japan Airlines Flight 628 on January 11, 1987, where the pilot reported an unidentified object in proximity to the aircraft.

This document is a personnel statement from Timothy D. Call, an Air Traffic Control Specialist at the Anchorage ARTCC, regarding an incident involving Japan Airlines Flight 628 on January 11, 1987.

The FAA is forwarding radar tapes and records regarding a UFO sighting reported by Japan Air Lines pilot Kenji Terauchi, who claimed that three lights followed his Boeing 747 cargo jet over Alaska for 55 minutes. Despite radar detection, military officials dismissed the sightings as clutter.

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This document discusses an incident involving Japan Air Lines Flight 1628, where the pilot reported seeing three unusual lights while flying over Alaska. The FAA is investigating the sighting, which included a large unidentified flying object (UFO) detected on the pilot's weather radar.

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The FAA released data regarding a UFO sighting reported by a Japan Airlines pilot and crew, but concluded that the radar evidence did not support the sighting. The pilot described seeing two small UFOs and a large 'mothership', but FAA officials stated that the radar interpretation was likely a mistake.

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This document contains various requests for information regarding a UFO sighting by a Japan Air Lines pilot, Captain Kenjyu Terauchi, reported on November 17, 1986. Multiple individuals express interest in obtaining FAA summaries and related materials about the incident, highlighting public curiosity and demand for transparency on UFO sightings.

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This document details an incident involving Japan Airlines flight JL1628, which reported seeing unidentified traffic while en route from Reykjavik to Tokyo. The FAA and military were alerted, but subsequent radar data failed to confirm any other aircraft in the vicinity.

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