10 White House concurred without delay Dr. Frank Press, letter to Dr. Robert Frosch, September 14, 1977. Full letter included in the appendix: Richard C. Henry, “UFOs and NASA,” Journal of Scientific Exploration, vol. 2, no. 2 (1988), p. 114.
11 “preventing a reopening of UFO investigations” Charles E. Senn, letter to Duward L. Crow, September 1, 1977.
12 “to convene a symposium on this subject” Dr. Robert Frosch, letter to Dr. Frank Press, December 21, 1977. Henry, op. cit., p. 115.
13 “to intelligences far beyond our own” Dr. Richard Henry, memorandum to Dr. Noel Hinners, Subject: UFO Matters, January 17, 1978; Richard C. Henry, “UFO’s and NASA,” Journal of Scientific Exploration, vol. 2, no. 2 (1988), p. 130.
14 first step in conducting any sort of investigation See chapter 6 about the O’Hare incident in 2006 and the FAA response.
15 which was reported by the BBC See chapter 7 by way of review.
18 “report the activity” FAA manual, ibid.
19 Ministry of Defence monitors them for that reason Author interview with Nick Pope, via a series of e-mails, August 2009.
20 a spokesman explained at the time Associated Press, “FAA Investigates JAL Flight 1628 UFO Sighting,” 1986; and United Press International, “Pilot Describes ‘Unbelievable’ UFO Encounter,” December 31, 1986.
21 As revealed in a verbatim transcript “Record of Interview with JAL Captain,” January 2, 1987, pp. 16–17. The transcript was provided to researchers by the FAA in 1987.
22 “was unable to confirm the event” Bruce Maccabee, “The Fantastic Flight of JAL 1628,” http://brumac.8k.com/JAL1628/JL1628.html. This is the most complete report about the sighting over Alaska, and highly recommended. Dr. Maccabee is the author or co-author of about three dozen technical articles and more than a hundred UFO articles over the last twenty-five years. He is also a leading photoanalyst of UFO images. See
