REF: UAP/1980s/142Unexplained
1986-11-17
Japan Air Lines 1628 (Capt. Terauchi)
Over Alaska · USA (airspace)·Airliner + FAA radar case·1980s
Unexplained
§ ASummary
JAL 747 freighter crew tracked giant 'mothership' and two smaller craft for ~50 min; FAA radar had intermittent returns; FAA chief John Callahan later said CIA confiscated data & called meeting 'nonexistent'.
§ BWitnesses
Capt. Kenju Terauchi + 2 crew; FAA controllers
§ CEvidence & Documentation
FAA case file (released via FOIA incl. radar data, transcripts); Callahan 2001 Disclosure Project testimony
§ DOfficial Investigation
FAA investigation (data released 1987)
§ EStatus Assessment
FAA: unable to confirm object; case remains unexplained; Terauchi grounded then reinstated
§ FVerifiable Sources
FAA released file; Callahan testimony; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Air_Lines_Cargo_Flight_1628_incident
§ GCross-referenced cases6
1984-09-07🌐 USSR
Aeroflot Flight 8352 (Minsk case)
Airliner crew sighting with health claims
1986-05-19🇧🇷 Brazil
Brazilian 'Official Night of the UFOs'
Multiple military intercepts
1987-11-11🇺🇸 USA
Gulf Breeze sightings (Ed Walters)
Photographic series (contested)
1987-12-01🇬🇧 UK
Ilkley Moor photograph
Entity photograph (contested)
1988-01-20🇦🇺 Australia
Knowles family Nullarbor chase
Vehicle-lifting claim
1980-04-11🇵🇪 Peru
Oscar Santa Maria F-4 gun engagement
Military firing on UAP