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This Federal Aviation Administration record from the Department of Transportation, dated 2023, logs an unidentified aerial phenomenon report and is marked closed. On 3 February 2023 at 19:03, the crew of Alaska Airlines flight ASA402, a Boeing 737-900 flying from Seattle to Charleston, reported a balloon at 12 o'clock and 20 nautical miles. The aircraft was heading southeast at FL370 at the time. The pilot in command reported something hanging from the bottom of the object.
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## PRIMARY CODE: UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHENOMENON Date: 19:03 02/03/2023 Status: Closed Callsign: ASA402 POD: DEN Aircraft: B739 Reporting Facility: ZKC Tail Number: Operator: ASA Origin: SEA Destination: CHS New Destination: Operator Type: Commercial Paged: NO REMARKS Aircraft reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon (Balloon) at 12 o'clock and 20NM, while SE bound at FL370. Location MCM230025. PIC reported something hanging from bottom.
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