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This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch Incident Report was filed by Washington Center (ZDC) and is dated August 11, 2023. It records a commercial A320, callsign TAI580, flying from MSLP to IAD, whose crew reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon northbound at 31,000 feet. They described flashing white lights rapidly climbing and descending, with no distance given. The pilot said the object is seen every time they pass this area and did not believe it was LEO satellites. EADS, NORAD and NCRCC were notified.
SKYWATCH INCIDENT REPORT PRIMARY CODE: UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHENOMENON Date: 06:39 08/11/2023 Status: Closed POD: DEN Reporting Facility: ZDC Callsign: TAI580 Aircraft: A320 Tail Number: Operator: TAI Origin: MSLP Destination: IAD New Destination: Operator Type: Commercial Paged: YES REMARKS Aircraft reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon on the RDU235030 while N bound at 31,000 feet. The unknown phenomenon was flashing white lights rapidly climbing and descending. No description or distance reported. PIC said they see this object every time they pass this area of the US. The PIC did not believe it was LEO Satellites. EADS/NORAD/NCRCC notified. SKYWATCH INCIDENT REPORT | DATE: 2023-08-11T06:39 | POD: DEN | PAGE 1 of 1
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