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Japan Airlines Flight 1628: What the Public Record Establishes

DATE17 Nov 1986
LOCAL TIME—
LOCATIONJapan
COORDINATES35.77°N, 139.19°E

The authenticated FAA file records a serious air-traffic report, three crew witnesses, intermittent and disputed radar returns, and a safe landing—but it does not establish what the reported objects were.

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WITNESSES & UNITS

Capt. Kenju Terauchi

SENSORS & EVIDENCE

Ground / airborne radar track
Physical site inspection report
Archived investigative case file