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This Federal Aviation Administration record, released by the Department of Transportation in 2023, logs an unidentified aerial phenomenon report from 2 February 2023 (listed as 02/03/2023). JetBlue flight JBU2131, an A320 flying from JFK to Las Vegas, was heading west at FL320 about 40 nautical miles southeast of STJ. The crew reported a large balloon off the right side at roughly FL500 or higher. Kansas City Center (ZKC) handled the report, and its status is closed.
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## PRIMARY CODE: UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHENOMENON Date: 17:06 02/03/2023 Status: Closed Callsign: JBU2131 POD: DEN Aircraft: A320 Reporting Facility: ZKC Tail Number: Operator: JBU Origin: JFK Destination: LAS New Destination: Operator Type: Commercial Paged: NO REMARKS Aircraft reported a large balloon off the right side while W bound at FL320, 40NM SE of STJ. The balloon was at approximately FL500 and above.
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