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This is a Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report dated March 16, 2024, and filed by the Houston facility (ZHU). It records that several aircraft near the JCT VOR reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon at 36,000 feet that they believed was some type of rocket. The bright, smoking object moved west to east, passed from below to above, and then seemed to break up or disappear. ATC radar did not observe it. NORAD was notified and the report is closed.
SKYWATCH INCIDENT REPORT PRIMARY CODE: UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHENOMENON Date: 01:57 03/16/2024 Status: Closed POD: DEN Reporting Facility: ZHU Paged: YES REMARKS OMIC reports, multiple aircraft in the vicinity of JCT VOR reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon believed to be some type of rocket. The device passed from below to above and then appeared to break up into pieces and/or disappear. The device was very bright and had smoke. Report was at 36,000 feet and device was moving west to east. The UAP was not observed on ATC facility radar system. NORAD notified. ZHU will file MOR and attach FALCON replay. SKYWATCH INCIDENT REPORT | DATE: 2024-03-16T01:57 | POD: DEN | PAGE 1 of 1
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