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This is a Federal Aviation Administration report on an unidentified aerial phenomenon, record 237UAP00157, logged at 17:32 on 02/03/2023. The report is closed. It covers American Airlines flight AAL799, an A321 flying from San Diego to Philadelphia, as reported by facility ZKC. The crew said they saw a large balloon off the left side while flying east at FL350, 10 NM northeast of BQS. They put the balloon at about FL500 or higher.
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## PRIMARY CODE: UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHENOMENON Date: 17:32 02/03/2023 Status: Closed Callsign: AAL799 POD: DEN Aircraft: A321 Reporting Facility: ZKC Tail Number: Operator: AAL Origin: SAN Destination: PHL New Destination: Operator Type: Commercial Paged: NO ## REMARKS Aircraft reported a large balloon off the left side while E bound at FL350, 10NM NE of BQS. The balloon was at approximately FL500 and above.
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