FAA JAL 1628 case file (FOIA-released).

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[DOCUMENTED] The FAA's investigative case package on JAL Flight 1628: crew debrief findings, radar data discussion, and the agency's data release. Preserved by John Callahan and now publicly accessible via FOIA (hosted by archives such as The Black Vault).

The file is the documentary backbone of the case: it records the 'normal, professional, rational' crew assessment, the contested ground-radar/split-beacon analysis, and the FAA's 'UFO repeater' characterization of Terauchi. Its survival is directly attributable to Callahan retaining the originals.

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Japan Air Lines Flight 1628 (Alaska, 17 Nov 1986).