Japan Airlines Flight 1628
Alaska, USA · November 17, 1986
Captain Kenju Terauchi and crew of a Boeing 747 cargo flight reported a massive walnut-shaped object twice the size of an aircraft carrier shadowing their plane for 50 minutes. FAA radar confirmed an object in the vicinity.
- Classification
- Commercial aviation encounter
- Witnesses
- Captain Kenju Terauchi and crew
- Significance
- Well-documented pilot case with FAA radar confirmation
