The Japan Airlines Flight 1628 Encounter: What Followed a 747 Over Alaska?

<p>On November 17, 1986, Japan Air Lines Flight 1628 crossed the dark interior of Alaska on its way to Anchorage when its three-person Boeing 747 cargo crew reported unfamiliar lights where Anchorage Center had no known traffic.</p><p><br></p><p>A January 9, 1987 certified Anchorage ARTCC transcript preserves the radio exchanges in real time: traffic checks, changing headings, military radar discussions, and attempts to obtain confirmation from other aircraft. Captain Kenju Terauchi later described two illuminated objects and a far larger dark form. First Officer Takanori Tamefuji and Flight Engineer Yoshio Tsukuba separately confirmed unusual lights, though the captain supplied the most detailed descriptions.</p><p><br></p><p>FAA records include crew interviews, drawings, controller statements, flight-path material, continuous radar-data printouts, and a later technical analysis. The documentation confirms an unusual aviation incident, but it also exposes the central dispute: intermittent radar indications did not provide a continuous, unambiguous track of the object Terauchi described.</p><p><br></p><p>Did Flight 1628 encounter an unknown physical object, or did bright astronomical lights, nighttime perception, and ambiguous radar returns combine into one extraordinary experience?</p><p><br></p><p>This podcast uses artificial intelligence in its research, writing, production, and narration. Episodes are editorially reviewed before publication.</p><p><br></p><p>#UFOFiles #UfoUapAviationEncounter #JapanAirlinesFlight1628 #JAL1628UFO #CaptainKenjuTerauchi</p><p><br></p><p>YES OR NO: Did an unknown physical object fly near Japan Airlines Flight 1628 over Alaska??????</p>