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FAA releases JAL 1628 transcripts, radar data and interviews

When: 5 Mar 1987
Where: Anchorage, AK
Sources: 1 public source

The FAA's Alaskan Region publicly released its file on the November 1986 JAL 1628 sighting: pilot-controller transcripts, crew and controller interviews, the captain's drawings and radar data. It said it could not confirm the event and attributed the radar returns to uncorrelated signals.

Sources

OfficialFAA releases documents on reported UFO sighting last November (#87-09) and selected material (opens in a new tab)Federal Aviation Administration, Alaskan Region (copy hosted by The Black Vault) / 1987-03-05

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How the story came out

This reports on JAL Flight 1628 (17 Nov 1986).

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Where it fits

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