November 17

1967 – Spacecraft Surveyor 6 became the first human craft to lift off from the moon. It took off from its landing sight, with its flight lasting six seconds.
1970 – The Soviet Union lands Lunokhod 1 on the moon. It is the first roving remote-controlled robot to land on another "world."
1986 – Japan Airlines flight 1628 is involved in a UFO sighting incident while in flight over Alaska.

• At 1711 hours, the crew witnessed two unidentified objects to their left. These objects abruptly rose from below, and closed in to escort the Japanese aircraft.
  Each UFO had two rectangular arrays of what appeared to be glowing nozzles or thrusters, though their bodies remained obscured by darkness.
  When closest, the aircraft's cabin was lit up, and the Captain could feel their heat on his face. The two craft departed before a third, much larger disk-shaped object started trailing them. The sighting lasted 50 minutes.