the JAL 747 over Alaska — FAA actually kept the radar/voice tapes, here's where

Filing this one because people forget it's an official FAA case, not just a pilot tale. JAL flight 1628, cargo 747, Nov 17 1986, hauling Beaujolais wine of all things from Paris to Tokyo via Anchorage. Over eastern Alaska, dark, the captain (Kenju Terauchi, veteran guy) sees two small craft pacing ……