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This is a Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report, released in 2023, for an unidentified aerial phenomenon on July 22, 2023, reported through Miami Center (ZMA). Several aircraft, including Avianca flight AVA062, an A320 flying from SKCL to JFK, reported four green lighted objects about 130 NM north-northeast of ZFP at 37,000 feet. The objects climbed and descended rapidly, then disappeared. EADS picked up primary radar returns, but AMOCC could not correlate a target. The pilot said they had video, and the case is closed.
SKYWATCH INCIDENT REPORT PRIMARY CODE: UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHENOMENON Date: 06:05 07/22/2023 Status: Closed POD: DEN Reporting Facility: ZMA Callsign: AVA062 Aircraft: A320 Tail Number: Operator: AVA Origin: SKCL Destination: JFK New Destination: Operator Type: Commercial Paged: YES REMARKS Multiple aircraft reported 4 unidentified aerial phenomenon while N bound at 37,000 feet, 130NM NNE of ZFP. The unknown phenomenon was lighted green climbing and descending rapidly and disappearing from 37,000feet. AVA062 PIC has video of the objects and will contact ZMA OMIC with detail on how to obtain footage. EADS and NORAD notified. 0628 EADS is capturing primary returns in the area. They are working to capture a FRD. 0638 EADS reporting primaries ZFP055099. AMOCC searching. 0650 AMOCC unable to correlate a target. 0828 ZMA provided PIC contact info, Raul Salazar, +573183119631. SKYWATCH INCIDENT REPORT | DATE: 2023-07-22T06:05 | POD: DEN | PAGE 1 of 1
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