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This Federal Aviation Administration record, released by the Department of Transportation in 2023, logs an unidentified aerial phenomenon report from 3 February 2023. The crew of United Airlines flight UAL1046, a Boeing 737-800 flying from Chicago O'Hare to Seattle, was westbound at FL360, 37 nautical miles northeast of Sioux City. They reported a lighted object above them that appeared to be maneuvering at about FL400 or higher. Minneapolis Center (ZMP) filed the report, and its status is marked closed.
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## PRIMARY CODE: UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHENOMENON Date: 04:01 02/03/2023 Status: Closed POD: DEN Reporting Facility: ZMP Callsign: UAL1046 Aircraft: B738 Tail Number: Operator: UAL Origin: ORD Destination: SEA New Destination: Operator Type: Commercial Paged: YES REMARKS Aircraft reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon above them while W bound at FL360, 37NM NE of SUX. The unknown phenomenon had lights and appeared to be maneuvering at approximately FL400 or above.
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