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This is a Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report, released in 2023. It records that at 05:27 on September 26, 2023, United Airlines flight UAL980, a Boeing 757 flying from Chicago O'Hare to Dublin, reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon to Boston Center while heading east at FL350. The crew saw bright lights orbiting at high altitude near the Big Dipper constellation in the northern sky, possibly in Canadian airspace. The report is marked closed, and the AWO was notified.
SKYWATCH INCIDENT REPORT PRIMARY CODE: UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHENOMENON Date: 05:27 09/26/2023 Status: Closed POD: DEN Reporting Facility: ZBW Callsign: UAL980 Aircraft: B752 Tail Number: Operator: UAL Origin: ORD Destination: EIDW New Destination: Operator Type: Commercial Paged: YES REMARKS Aircraft reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon while E bound at FL350. The unknown phenomenon was bright lights orbiting at a high altitude in the vicinity of the Big Dipper constellation. The event was in the Northern Sky, possibly Canadian airspace. AWO notified. SKYWATCH INCIDENT REPORT | DATE: 2023-09-26T05:27 | POD: DEN | PAGE 1 of 1
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