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This Federal Aviation Administration record from the Department of Transportation logs an unidentified aerial phenomenon report dated February 21, 2023, filed through the ZAN reporting facility. The crew of commercial flight RVF140, a DH8A flying from ANC to ENA, reported the object while heading southwest at 6,000 feet, 52 nautical miles northwest of ENA. They described it as round, black and stationary at roughly 16,000 feet or higher. The Alaska NORAD Region was notified and the case is marked closed.
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## PRIMARY CODE: UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHENOMENON Date: 03:29 02/21/2023 Status: Closed POD: DEN Reporting Facility: ZAN Callsign: RVF140 Aircraft: DH8A Tail Number: Operator: RVF Paged: YES Origin: ANC Destination: ENA New Destination: Operator Type: Commercial MOR Init: YES MOR ID: A11-M-2023/02/20-0001 REMARKS Aircraft reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon while SW bound at 6,000 feet, 52 NM NW (312) of ENA. The unknown phenomenon was round and black stationary at approximately 16,000+ feet. ANR (AK NORAD Region) notified.
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