Japan Airlines Flight 1628 Crew

Commercial Flight Crew

The crew of Japan Airlines Flight 1628 who reported observing unidentified objects during a nighttime flight over Alaska in November 1986.

Captain Kenju Terauchi: The pilot who reported seeing three unidentified flying objects, including two smaller craft with glowing thrusters and a larger disk-shaped object.

First Officer Takanori Tamefuji: Confirmed the sighting of lights and unusual maneuvers.

Flight Engineer Yoshio Tsukuba: Observed the lights and attempted to photograph the objects.