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This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch Incident Report, released in 2023 by the Department of Transportation, records an unidentified aerial phenomenon on August 18, 2022. A westbound Gulfstream crew at FL470, 50 nautical miles west of LAX, reported a bright light in a holding pattern about 5,000 feet above. An American Airlines Boeing 787 crew, eastbound at FL390 from Kahului to Dallas, later reported the same phenomenon. The report is marked closed.
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SKYWATCH INCIDENT REPORT PRIMARY CODE: UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHENOMENON Date: 07:49 08/18/2022 Status: Closed POD: DEN Reporting Facility: ZLA Callsign: TWY670 Aircraft: GLF6 Tail Number: Operator: TWY Origin: OPF Destination: OGG New Destination: Operator Type: Commercial Paged: YES REMARKS Aircraft reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon off the right side while W bound at FL470, 50NM W of LAX. The unknown phenomenon was a bright light in a holding pattern approximately 5,000 feet above. 0852 AAL6, B789, OGG-DFW, reported same aerial phenomenon off the left side while E bound at FL390, 40NM NW of SXC. TY/AWO notified. SKYWATCH INCIDENT REPORT | DATE: 2022-08-18T07:49 | POD: DEN | PAGE 1 of 1
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