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This is a Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report, released in 2023 by the Department of Transportation. It covers an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported on April 25, 2023 by the pilot of a general aviation Cessna 172 flying out of and back to Pensacola (PNS). At 1,500 feet, 15 nautical miles northwest of PNS, the pilot saw what looked like two black, basketball-sized balloons with wires. The report carries the secondary code 'balloon' and is marked closed.
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SKYWATCH INCIDENT REPORT PRIMARY CODE: UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHENOMENON Callsign: N5245K Aircraft: C172 Tail Number: Operator: Origin: PNS Destination: PNS New Destination: Operator Type: General Aviation MOR Init: YES MOR ID: P31-M-2023/04/25-0001 Paged: YES Date: 13:18 04/25/2023 Status: Closed POD: DEN Reporting Facility: P31 Secondary Codes: BALLOON REMARKS Aircraft reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon while SE bound at 1,500 feet, 15 NM NW of PNS. The unknown phenomenon appeared to be two black basketball sized balloons with wires. Direction and altitude not indicated. SKYWATCH INCIDENT REPORT | DATE: 2023-04-25T13:18 | POD: DEN | PAGE 1 of 1
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