A US Air Force KC135 jet flying from Anchorage to Fairbanks saw the same object in January 1987, saying that the object was (40 ft) from the aircraft.
A US Air Force KC-135 jet flying from Anchorage to Fairbanks once again observed a very large, disk-shaped object on January 30th, 1987. The pilot reported that the object was (40 ft) from the aircraft.