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Japan Airlines Flight 1628 Alaska Encounter

November 17, 1986Fort Yukon–Fairbanks airspace, Alaska, United States

The three-person JAL 747 freighter crew reported two smaller luminous objects and later a very large Saturn/walnut-shaped object following the aircraft over Alaska. Hall discusses both visual testimony and disputed radar interpretation in subsequent FAA statements.

// LINKED CLASSIFICATIONS:Saturn / Ringed(C-000258)→Physical Trace & Environmental Effects(P-000103)→
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Encounter · Hall Volume II Encounter Claim

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CLAIM-951032reported
“The JAL 1628 crew reported two smaller luminous objects maneuvering near the 747 and later a gigantic Saturn/walnut-shaped object following the aircraft as the crew changed course and altitude.”
The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report
SRC-009500 · November 17, 1986 JAL 1628 encounter; uploaded PDF pp. 157-159
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Encounter · Hall Volume II Source Caveat

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CLAIM-951033disputed
“Hall notes that FAA controllers initially discussed additional radar targets, but later official statements invoked weather effects and said the FAA accepted the crew descriptions while being unable to support what they saw.”
The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report
SRC-009500 · JAL radar/FAA interpretation discussion; uploaded PDF pp. 158-160
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Hall Volume II Pilot and Aircrew Evidence Framework · Hall Volume II Source Framework

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CLAIM-951003reported
“Hall argues that professional pilots are experienced observers of aircraft, balloons, weather, lights and aerial hazards, while noting that pilot reporting channels became more restrictive over the decades.”
The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report
SRC-009500 · Pilot expertise and reporting context; uploaded PDF pp. 130-163 · PRIMARY SOURCE
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Hall Volume II Pilot and Aircrew Evidence Framework · Hall Volume II Recurring Feature

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CLAIM-951004reported
“Section III’s chronology repeatedly describes pacing, close passes, abrupt acceleration, formation changes, radar correlation and occasional aircraft electromagnetic effects.”
The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report
SRC-009500 · Aircraft encounter chronology and recurring patterns; uploaded PDF pp. 132-163 · PRIMARY SOURCE
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Japan Airlines Flight 1628 Alaska Encounter (November 17, 1986): Evidence Dossier & Witness Reports | ANOMALY | ANOMALY UAP Archive & Controlled Vocabulary