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This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report records an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported at 03:09 on July 31, 2023. Fort Worth Center (ZFW) filed it for United flight UAL1409, an A320 flying from Houston (IAH) to Milwaukee (MKE). The crew said they saw 15 bright lights ahead while flying northeast at FL260 near LFK, and the lights appeared and then quickly disappeared. The crew took no evasive action and did not notify law enforcement, and the report is marked closed.
SKYWATCH INCIDENT REPORT PRIMARY CODE: UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHENOMENON Date: 03:09 07/31/2023 Status: Closed POD: DEN Reporting Facility: ZFW Callsign: UAL1409 Aircraft: A320 Tail Number: Operator: UAL Origin: IAH Destination: MKE New Destination: Operator Type: Commercial MOR Init: YES MOR ID: ZFW-M-2023/07/30-0008 Paged: YES REMARKS Aircraft reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon off the front while NE bound at FL260, in the vicinity of LFK. The unknown phenomenon was described as 15 bright lights that appeared and then quickly disappeared. No evasive action taken. No LEO notification. SKYWATCH INCIDENT REPORT | DATE: 2023-07-31T03:09 | POD: DEN | PAGE 1 of 1
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