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This 2023 Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report covers United Airlines flight UAL1491, a Boeing 737 MAX flying from Las Vegas to Newark. On August 27, 2023, the crew reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon about 70 nautical miles east of El Paso at FL360. They described it as white with a bright white aura, moving east above them, and some aircraft called it a missile. The report ties these sightings to a train of SpaceX satellites and names five other aircraft that reported it.
SKYWATCH INCIDENT REPORT PRIMARY CODE: UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHENOMENON Date: 02:40 08/27/2023 Status: Closed POD: DEN Reporting Facility: ZAB Callsign: UAL1491 Aircraft: B39M Tail Number: Operator: UAL Origin: LAS Destination: EWR New Destination: Operator Type: Commercial Paged: YES REMARKS Aircraft reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon off the front side while W bound at FL360, 70 NM E of ELP. The unknown phenomenon was white with a bright white aura around it traveling E bound above them. Some aircraft described it as a missile. These reports correlate with a train of Space X satellites moving SW to NE bound. Additional aircraft reporting UAP: ASA25, AAL2697, SWA4691, ABX3151, SKW3147. All aircraft altitudes were FL340 to FL400. SKYWATCH INCIDENT REPORT | DATE: 2023-08-27T02:40 | POD: DEN | PAGE 1 of 1
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