GovernmentInterior Alaska

JAL Flight 1628

Japan Airlines Boeing 747 freighter registered JA8160
JAL 747 cargo jet JA8160, the aircraft flown on JAL Flight 1628 over Alaska contri from Yonezawa, Yamagata, Japan, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The crew of a Japan Air Lines 747 cargo flight bound for Anchorage reported lights and a large object pacing their aircraft over interior Alaska. The FAA interviewed the crew and reviewed the radar data.

Evidence
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Sources

  1. OfficialFAA Alaskan Region public affairs release on JAL 1628 crew interviews (Dec 30, 1986), from National Archives RG 237Federal Aviation Administration (copy hosted by The Black Vault) / 1986-12-30
  2. PressFAA reopens UFO probeUPI / 1987-01-03

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