Japan Airlines Flight 1628 encounter

Record summary

Japan Airlines Flight 1628 crew reported two smaller lights and a much larger illuminated object while flying a Boeing 747 cargo route over Alaska. The episode attracted investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration and became a major modern aviation-UAP reference because of cockpit testimony, air-traffic communications, and disputed radar interpretations. It is useful for comparing crew perception, instrument data, and institutional handling. Researchers should reconstruct the timeline from FAA files and transcripts rather than relying on later books, documentaries, or claims that radar definitively tracked an extraordinary craft.