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This 2023 Federal Aviation Administration release is a closed Skywatch incident report about an unidentified aerial phenomenon on 10 August 2022. The New York facility (ZNY) filed the report on Emirates flight UAE9918, a Boeing 777 flying at FL330 about 1,050 miles off the Carolinas coast. The crew said they saw two aircraft with landing lights flying a racetrack pattern ahead of them, which looked like a fast jet combat air patrol. In a later update the crew said the lights were possibly Starlink satellites.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report, released in 2023, records an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported at 03:15 on August 10, 2022. The crew of an MH60 aircraft with callsign C6021, flying west at 300 feet about 7 nautical miles southeast of reporting facility NZY, saw a green light off the left side. The light was also traveling west, at about 50 feet. The report says the AWO was notified, that law enforcement notification was not reported, and that the case is closed.
This is a Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report dated August 10, 2022, filed by the New York facility (ZNY) and now closed. It describes an Emirates Boeing 777 flying from BQN to Amsterdam at FL330, about 1,050 miles off the Carolinas coast. The crew reported two aircraft ahead with landing lights on, flying in formation in a left-hand racetrack pattern at or above FL400. The report says this looked like a fast jet combat air patrol and that law enforcement was not notified.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report, released in 2023, covers an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported at 05:40 on August 14, 2022. The crew of a general aviation GLEX aircraft, callsign N728HG, flying from EGGW to FLL, reported the phenomenon off their left side. They were southwest bound at FL450, 195 nautical miles south of ILM. They described it as three lights in a row, above them in a geosynchronous orbit. The report, filed through ZJX, is marked closed.
This is a Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch Incident Report, released by the Department of Transportation in 2023. It covers an unidentified aerial phenomenon on August 17, 2022. Southwest flight SWA2826, a Boeing 737 MAX flying from Fort Myers to Baltimore at FL390, reported a bright light in a holding pattern in the upper atmosphere about 40 NM northwest of Richmond. Several other aircraft reported the same object. One pilot thought it was Starlink satellites reflecting sunlight. The report is closed.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch Incident Report, released in 2023 by the Department of Transportation, records an unidentified aerial phenomenon on August 18, 2022. A westbound Gulfstream crew at FL470, 50 nautical miles west of LAX, reported a bright light in a holding pattern about 5,000 feet above. An American Airlines Boeing 787 crew, eastbound at FL390 from Kahului to Dallas, later reported the same phenomenon. The report is marked closed.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report, released in 2023, covers an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported on August 19, 2022. The crew of GTI120, a B763 flying from Houston (IAH) to Cincinnati (CVG), was heading northeast at FL390 near Little Rock when it reported two and three blinking lights. The lights held steady well above the aircraft's altitude, and several other aircraft also saw them. NORAD said Starlink satellites were in the area, and the report is marked closed.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch Incident Report, record 237UAP00108, was released in 2023. It logs an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported at 04:25 on August 28, 2022, by the crew of N1TK, a general aviation LJ45 flying from PBI to FWA. The aircraft was northbound at FL450, 35 nautical miles southeast of VXV. The crew described a series of white and orange pulsating lights that seemed to orbit above the horizon about 50 nautical miles off their left side. The report is marked closed.
This is a Federal Aviation Administration unidentified aerial phenomenon report, record 237UAP00109, released in 2023. It records an event on 12 September 2022, filed by the Memphis facility (ZME). A CRJ2, callsign N500PR, was flying west at FL320 from SVH to PUB, 4 NM north of HCH. The crew reported one flashing light ahead of the aircraft, 100 NM north of BNA and "well above the aircraft's altitude." The report is closed, and the AWO was advised.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report, released in 2023, records an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported on September 12, 2022. The Memphis center (ZME) took the report from Delta flight DAL2583, an A321 flying from Atlanta to Memphis. The crew said they saw a single light above them while at FL360, about 100 NM southeast of Memphis. The light shone for 3 to 4 minutes and then faded, and the pilot saw it six times. The report is marked closed.
This 2023 Federal Aviation Administration release is a closed Skywatch incident report about an unidentified aerial phenomenon at 04:45 on September 13, 2022. Kansas City Center (ZKC) filed it. American Airlines flight AAL2347, a Boeing 737-800 flying from Dallas-Fort Worth to Colorado Springs, reported the phenomenon. The crew was northwest bound at FL320 near MMB and saw three distinct, well-lit targets above the aircraft on the right side. The pilot said they did not behave the way satellites would be expected to.
This 2023 Federal Aviation Administration release is a closed Skywatch Incident Report about an unidentified aerial phenomenon seen on 17 September 2022. It was filed through the Indianapolis center (ZID). A general aviation Learjet 35, callsign N89TB, was flying from APA to TTA. The crew reported multiple bright yellow glowing lights off the left side while southeast bound at FL370, 40 NM west of LOZ. The lights alternated in brightness and number and stayed nearly stationary, high above. No law enforcement notification was reported.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report, filed under the primary code Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon, records a sighting on September 20, 2022. Kansas City Center (ZKC) logged that American Airlines flight AAL500, a Boeing 737-800 flying from Denver to Miami, reported flare-like or bright lights off its left side. The aircraft was southeast bound at FL350, 45 NM east of Tulsa, and the lights were moving east at high altitude. A mandatory occurrence report was opened, and the case is marked closed.
This is a Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report, released in 2023, on an unidentified aerial phenomenon seen at 04:28 on September 21, 2022. The crew of Frontier flight FFT2117, an A20N flying from Detroit to Las Vegas, reported a light heading north at about FL340, 40 NM south of PGA. The light then switched off and kept moving north. Because the object was in the altitude band the pilot planned to descend through, the pilot stopped the descent. The report is marked closed.
This Federal Aviation Administration record, released in 2023, is an unidentified aerial phenomenon event log dated September 27, 2022, filed by the JATOC-AWO reporting facility. It says that ZOB passed on several reports of UFO activity around Toledo and Detroit. The objects were reported at altitudes of 29,000, 60,000 and 100,000 feet and were said to be maneuvering aggressively in multiple directions. ATSC asked ZAU and ZOB for more details, and JSEN provided radar replay video files. The log is marked closed.
This is a Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report released in 2023 and filed by Kansas City Center (ZKC) about an unidentified aerial phenomenon on September 27, 2022. The crew of a general aviation Gulfstream IV, callsign N127RR, flying from Portland to Oklahoma City, reported a sea of dim, flashing white lights below them. The crew was southeast bound at FL350, 50 NM west-northwest of LBL, and watched the lights for over 100 NM. No evasive action was reported, and the case is closed.
This FAA Skywatch incident report was released by the Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration in 2023. It covers an unidentified aerial phenomenon at 01:56 on 7 October 2022. The LSE air traffic control tower saw an object 5 NM south of LSE at 1,500 feet. The tower described it as having flashing green, red and blue lights, looking like a jellyfish and travelling west. ZMP saw a primary radar target in the area, but no aircraft made observations. By 0205 there were no further radar returns, and the report is closed.
This is a Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report, released in 2023 and filed under the primary code Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon. It records that on 9 October 2022, Spirit flight NKS75, an A20N flying west from Newark to Los Angeles at FL340, reported a phenomenon ahead of it. The crew said the object was moving west at high speed between their aircraft and two other aircraft 30 miles ahead, and it was visible for only 10 to 15 seconds. The report is marked closed.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch Incident Report, record 237UAP00119, was released in 2023. It logs an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported on October 9, 2022 by American Airlines flight AAL2438, an A321 flying from Los Angeles to Dallas-Fort Worth. The crew was eastbound at FL350 over CNX when they reported multiple lights overhead, moving in different directions to the left of the constellation Leo. The report was filed through ZAB and is marked closed.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report, released in 2023 under the Department of Transportation, logs an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported on 9 October 2022. The crew of UPS flight 913, a Boeing 767 flying from Ontario, California to Louisville, reported the phenomenon at FL370 while eastbound, starting at 0955. They described multiple lights moving in different directions, left of the constellation Leo. The Albuquerque center facility reported it, and the report is marked closed.
This 2023 Federal Aviation Administration release is a closed Skywatch incident report about an unidentified aerial phenomenon on 9 October 2022. The report was filed through the Albuquerque center (ZAB). It covers UPS flight 917, a Boeing 767 flying from Ontario to Louisville. Starting at 0955, the crew reported the phenomenon overhead while heading east at FL350 over GUP. They described multiple lights moving in different directions to the left of the constellation Leo. The report offers no conclusion.
This is a Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch Incident Report, released in 2023, that logs an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported on October 9, 2022. The report came from Denver Center (ZDV). The crew of a commercial Spirit flight, NKS75, an A20N flying from Newark to Los Angeles, was westbound at FL340 when they saw the phenomenon at twelve o'clock. It was moving west at high speed between their aircraft and two other aircraft 30 miles ahead, and it was visible for 10 to 15 seconds. The report is closed.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report, released in 2023, records an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported on October 15, 2022. United Airlines flight UAL574, a Boeing 757 flying from San Francisco to Chicago O'Hare, reported the phenomenon ahead of the aircraft while it was northeast bound at FL370, 50 NM east of FSD. The object was described as twinkling lights moving from low to high on the horizon, characterized as a celestial phenomenon. The report is marked closed.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch Incident Report, part of a 2023 Department of Transportation release, covers an unidentified aerial phenomenon report from 15 October 2022. The crew of commercial flight ASA188, a B739 flying from SFO to JFK, reported blue and white lights ahead of the aircraft. The aircraft was northeast bound at FL370, 25 NM south of ONL. The lights moved from low on the horizon to high on the horizon. The report was handled by ZMP, AWO/TY was notified, and the case is closed.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch Incident Report is part of a 2023 release. It records an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported at 08:50 on October 15, 2022, and the report is marked closed. The crew of United flight UAL2492, a Boeing 737-900 flying eastbound from Seattle to Washington Dulles at FL350 over FSD, saw five white twinkling lights above them and in the distance. Minneapolis Center later named UAL2059 and AAL276 as two other aircraft that saw the phenomenon around the same time.
This is a Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch Incident Report, released in 2023, about an unidentified aerial phenomenon on October 22, 2022, and it is marked closed. The crew of RPA5764, an E75S flying commercially from SDF to LGA, reported the object while heading east at 10,000 feet, 29 NM southwest of LGA. They described it as a manned jetpack hovering at about 8,000 feet. The New Jersey Counter Terrorism Task Force and the NYPD Aviation Unit were notified.
This is a Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report, released by the Department of Transportation in 2023. It records an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported at 02:57 on October 24, 2022 by Southwest Airlines flight SWA1884, a Boeing 737-800 flying from Baltimore to Las Vegas. The crew saw three bright lights in a triangle west of Chicago, Illinois, moving erratically in all directions and growing dimmer and brighter. Two other Southwest flights, SWA1976 and SWA2316, reported the same thing. The report is marked closed.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch Incident Report, logged at HQ DEN on October 26, 2022, records an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported by a caller. From the ground, the caller saw an amber glowing sphere moving fast from southwest to northeast. It stopped in mid air and then rose straight up. The event happened around 2130 near Deweyville, Texas. The caller's request for more details was denied, and they were referred to the National UFO Reporting Hotline. The report is closed.
This Federal Aviation Administration record, released by the Department of Transportation in 2023, logs an unidentified aerial phenomenon report from 11 November 2022. The Salt Lake City center (ZLC) received it from UPS flight UPS834, a Boeing 757 flying north at FL360 from Ontario to Boise. The crew saw two to three white lights circling at about FL740, 74 nautical miles west of Ely. FedEx flight FDX1879 reported the same thing from the same location at the same time. The case is marked closed.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report, released by the Department of Transportation in 2023, covers an unidentified aerial phenomenon on 11 November 2022. The pilot of a general aviation Piper PA28 was flying west at 3,000 feet, 10 NM southeast of 3T5, and saw bright rotating lights about the size of a C172. The lights were moving southwest at high speed at roughly 4,000 feet. The report is marked closed and does not reach a conclusion.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report, released in 2023, logs an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported on November 18, 2022 by UPS flight 1052, an A306 flying from SDF to MHT. The report came through the ZBW facility. The crew saw the phenomenon off the right side while northeast bound at FL350 over HNK. It looked like aircraft landing lights, sat stationary 30 degrees above the horizon, and disappeared and reappeared. The report is marked closed.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report, released in 2023, logs an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported on November 26, 2022, by Denver Center (ZDV). The aircraft was EJA817, a commercial C700 flying from IAD to PVU. It reported two bright lights following it from the rear while it flew northwest at FL450, 16 nautical miles northwest of GLD. The report lists the case as closed and states that JH was notified.
This Federal Aviation Administration record, filed in 2023 under UAP case 237UAP00133, covers a closed report dated December 11, 2022, logged under the United Airlines callsign UAL2247 and reported by the Minneapolis center (ZMP). Several commercial flights heading east near Des Moines at around 33,000 to 39,000 feet said they saw orbs of light moving in various directions. ZMP gave the crews UFO reporting center numbers, and the record lists eleven reporting flights.
This Federal Aviation Administration record from the Department of Transportation logs an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported on December 14, 2022. It was reported through Kansas City Center (ZKC). American Airlines flight AAL276, an A321 flying from San Francisco to New York JFK, was eastbound at FL350 about 40 NM west-southwest of BDF. The crew reported flashing lights ahead of the aircraft at about FL370. The UFO Reporting Center was notified and the case is marked closed.
This 2023 Federal Aviation Administration release is a closed Skywatch incident report about an unidentified aerial phenomenon on December 17, 2022, at 20:55. It was filed through Cleveland Center (ZOB). The crew of Republic Airways flight RPA3455, an E75L flying from Chicago O'Hare to Rochester, reported a small circular object with flashing white lights about 10 feet off the nose. The aircraft was eastbound at FL330. The object departed below and to the right, no evasive maneuvers were made and law enforcement was not notified.
This is a Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report from the Department of Transportation, released in 2023. It records that on December 17, 2022, American Airlines flight AAL661, an A321 flying from Las Vegas to Philadelphia, reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon while eastbound at FL370, 95 nautical miles east of MCI. The crew described red, green and white lights fading in and out high above. The report notes they were possibly satellites, and the case is marked closed.
This is a Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report from 2022, released in 2023 as case 237UAP00137. It records that American Airlines flight AAL2654, a Boeing 737-800 flying from Las Vegas to Chicago O'Hare, reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon on December 17, 2022. The crew were eastbound at FL390, 38 nautical miles northwest of MCI, and described red, green and white lights fading in and out high above. The remarks suggest possible satellites, and the report is closed.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch Incident Report was released in 2023 and filed by the Kansas City center (ZKC). It records an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported at 09:55 on December 17, 2022, by the crew of United Airlines flight UAL2247, a Boeing 757 flying from San Francisco to Washington Dulles. The aircraft was eastbound at FL390, 118 nautical miles west of MCI, when the crew saw red, green and white lights fading in and out high above. The report suggests possible satellites and lists the case as closed.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report records an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported at 09:55 on December 17, 2022. The crew of United Airlines flight UAL1893, a Boeing 737-900 flying from San Francisco to Indianapolis, reported it while eastbound at FL370, 78 nautical miles east of MCI. They described red, green and white lights fading in and out high above the aircraft. The report notes the lights were possibly satellites and lists the case as closed.
This FAA Skywatch incident report, released by the Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration in 2023, covers an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported on December 17, 2022. The crew of United Airlines flight UAL1126, an A320 flying from Phoenix to Chicago O'Hare, was heading east at FL370 about 21 nautical miles north of MCI when they saw red, green and white lights fading in and out high above them. The report notes the lights were possibly satellites, and the case is marked closed.
This is a Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report from the Department of Transportation, dated January 14, 2023, and filed under the primary code of unidentified aerial phenomenon. Delta flight DAL726, an A333 flying from OGG to ATL, was eastbound at FL390 over RZC when its crew reported the phenomenon at the 11 o'clock position. The crew said it looked like two aircraft with red and white lights at a very high altitude. AWO was notified and the report is marked closed.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report covers an event on January 14, 2023, and is marked closed. Delta flight DAL722, an A321 flying from Las Vegas to Atlanta, was eastbound at FL350 over RZC. The crew reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon at their 11 o'clock position. According to the report, it looked like two aircraft with red and white lights at a very high altitude. The AWO was notified.
This is a Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report from 2023, filed through Miami Center (ZMA) and coded as an unidentified aerial phenomenon. On January 23, 2023, Delta flight DAL8934, a Boeing 757 flying from Miami to New Orleans, reported a phenomenon off its front while northwest bound at FL380, 40 nautical miles southwest of PIE. The crew said the object changed altitude, vertical speed and light intensity. The UFO Reporting Center was notified and the report is closed.
This is a Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch Incident Report, coded as an unidentified aerial phenomenon and dated January 26, 2023, from Washington Center (ZDC). It records that the crew of a general aviation F2TH, callsign N541Z, flying from TEB to CLT, reported the phenomenon while descending southwest from FL430. According to the report, the object was travelling southwest and descending into the cloud base 10 miles north of LYH, and the crew watched it for 100 miles. The report's status is closed.
This is a Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report, released in 2023, about an unidentified aerial phenomenon on January 26, 2023. Washington Center logged the report from general aviation flight N926FM, an E135 flying to Charlotte. While descending from FL360 to FL340, 10 miles northeast of LYH, the crew saw a projectile climb straight up through FL360 with a smoke trail. They described it as a shiny missile traveling vertically about 10 to 30 miles south of LYH. The report is closed.
This is a Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report, closed, about an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported on January 29, 2023. The crew of American Airlines flight AAL2547, an A321 flying from Phoenix to Charlotte at FL370, reported two or three sets of objects moving right to left and left to right, possibly over ARG. The crew said they looked like a star turning on and off every minute or so. The report notes that other aircraft reported the incident too and that an MOR was filed.
This Federal Aviation Administration record from the Department of Transportation, dated 2023, is a closed report of an unidentified aerial phenomenon filed through the Salt Lake City reporting facility (ZLC). At 18:45 on 1 February 2023, the crew of commercial flight QXE2084, an E75L flying from Billings to Seattle, reported a UAP while westbound at FL340, 73 nautical miles from Billings. The object looked like a large balloon at roughly FL370 to FL390.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report is dated February 1, 2023, and its status is closed. The crew of American Airlines flight AAL2399, an A21N flying from Las Vegas to Charlotte, reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon off the left side. At the time they were eastbound at FL350, 10 NM west of BNA. The crew described red, green and white lights flying in formation above their altitude, changing color and brightness, over Bowling Green. A mandatory occurrence report was filed.
This FAA Skywatch incident report from 2023 covers an unidentified aerial phenomenon on 1 February 2023, and the case is now closed. The crew of Delta flight DAL573, a Boeing 737-900 flying east at FL330 from Seattle to Detroit, reported a large silver balloon between FL420 and FL450 off the left side, 30 NM south of FCA. The crew took no evasive action. Salt Lake Center checked with weather and traffic management, and neither had a record of a balloon in the air.
This Federal Aviation Administration record, released by the Department of Transportation in 2023, logs an unidentified aerial phenomenon report from 2 February 2023. The crew of ASA18, a commercial Boeing 737-900 flying from Portland (PDX) to New York (JFK), reported a balloon off the left side while eastbound at FL350, about 10 NM southeast of Billings. They estimated its altitude at FL400 to FL450. The report was handled by HQ DEN and is marked closed.