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This is a Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report filed under the code unidentified aerial phenomenon and dated April 27, 2023. It concerns a general aviation G280, callsign N899SC, flying from SNA to HOU. The crew reported a white, oval object ahead of them while eastbound at FL430, 20 NM west of GBN. The object came toward them, then turned away and climbed to about FL470. TCAS showed it but gave no resolution advisory, and the closest it came was 10 NM. The report is marked closed.
SKYWATCH INCIDENT REPORT PRIMARY CODE: UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHENOMENON Date: 18:10 04/27/2023 Status: Closed POD: DEN Reporting Facility: ZAB Callsign: N899SC Aircraft: G280 Tail Number: Operator: Origin: SNA Destination: HOU New Destination: Operator Type: General Aviation Paged: YES REMARKS Aircraft reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon off the front while E bound at FL430, 20NM W of GBN. The unknown phenomenon was white and oval in shape traveling towards them at approximately FL430, then turned away and climbed to about FL470. The object was identified on TCAS but did not issue an RA. Closest proximity was 10NM. SKYWATCH INCIDENT REPORT | DATE: 2023-04-27T18:10 | POD: DEN | PAGE 1 of 1
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