Japan Air Lines Flight 1628
A Japanese cargo plane was followed by a UFO the size of two aircraft carriers over Alaska. The captain, with 29 years experience, watched it for 50 minutes. FAA radar confirmed an object. The FAA chief who investigated went public—he was silenced.
JAL 1628 was confirmed by FAA radar.
The Encounter
On November 17, 1986, a cargo flight from Paris to Tokyo via Anchorage flew over Alaska with Captain Kenju Terauchi and three crew witnessing the event.
The Object
What they saw: Two smaller craft and one massive craft described as “two aircraft carriers,” walnut-shaped, that kept pace for 50 minutes.
The Radar
FAA confirmation came through object detection on radar, military radar tracking, FAA recording, multiple confirmations, and official documentation.
The Pilot
Captain Terauchi had 29 years experience with 10,000+ flight hours. A credible witness, he stood by his story despite being temporarily grounded.
John Callahan
The FAA division chief investigated the case, discovered CIA involvement, was told to keep quiet, but later went public.
The Cover-Up
What happened: A CIA briefing occurred, data was confiscated with the instruction “never happened.” Callahan kept copies and revealed them in the 2000s.