Japan Air Lines Cargo Flight 1628 (1986)

Japan Air Lines Cargo Flight 1628 was a Japanese Boeing 747-200F cargo aircraft flying from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Narita International Airport that was involved in an unidentified flying object (UFO) sighting on November 17, 1986. During the flight, Captain Kenji Terauchi reported seeing three objects he described as "two small ships and the mothership". Both the FAA and Air Force confirmed that the unidentified flying objects appeared on their radars.

Some astronomers and investigators believe that Terauchi probably mistook the planets Jupiter and Mars as UFOs. This case remains a notable entry in historical unexplained-event archives and is included here as a curated historical report.

Source Title

Wikipedia: Japan Air Lines Cargo Flight 1628

Source URL

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Air_Lines_Cargo_Flight_1628

Source Notes

Imported from Wikipedia REST, MediaWiki, and Wikidata sources on 2026-07-12. Review article citations and edit details before saving. Wikimedia image source: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/03/Boeing_747-221F-SCD%2C_Japan_Air_Lines_-_JAL_Cargo_AN0666027.jpg. Coordinates inferred from location context using OpenStreetMap Nominatim query: Narita Airport.

1. Occurred Nov 17, 1986 12:00 AM UTC
2. Submitted Jul 12, 2026 8:17 PM Historical Archive created
3. Approved Jul 12, 2026 8:17 PM Moderator reviewed
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