Government & military
Paul Steucke
FAA Alaskan Region public-affairs officer
Who they are
Paul Steucke was the FAA Alaskan Region public-affairs contact in records concerning the Japan Air Lines 1628 reports. The releases conveyed the agency’s radar assessment and explained the limits of its aviation-safety inquiry. His role is the communication of the agency’s position, not eyewitness observation of the reported lights.
He connects the JAL incident to the FAA’s public documentary response.
Selected contributions
- Served as the named public-affairs contact on the FAA releases and inquiry explanation.Source ↗
Primary records
Archival document · 1987
FAA releases documents on reported UFO sighting last November
The FAA release gives its assessment of the JAL 1628 reports, including a radar explanation and the limits of the agency’s safety inquiry. The packet distinguishes those conclusions from a comprehensive scientific investigation of the crew’s visual reports.
March 5, 1987 release no. 87-09; linked packet contains additional FAA material.
Reading scope & citation
Reused prior inspected evidence: Read the JAL-specific release and explicit inquiry limits. Separate Alaska Airlines and January 1987 sightings in the packet are not conflated with JAL 1628.
In the timeline
Biography sources
- FAA releases documents on reported UFO sighting last November; Lack of 'Scientific' Investigation ↗Federal Aviation Administration; NARA file 733667-001-024 scan hosted by The Black Vault