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This is a Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch Incident Report, released in 2023, about an event on 7 February 2023. The report was filed through the Kansas City center (ZKC) and is marked closed. A commercial LJ40 flying as OKC618 from MKC to PWA was eastbound at FL450, 184 nautical miles west of MCI. The crew reported multiple bright lights high above to the left, changing direction and moving north and south. Other aircraft nearby said the lights appeared to be satellites.
This Federal Aviation Administration record, released by the Department of Transportation, logs an unidentified aerial phenomenon report from February 7, 2023. It was filed through Minneapolis Center (ZMP). United flight UAL1164, a Boeing 737 flying from San Francisco to Toronto, and several other aircraft saw bright flashing lights about 50 nautical miles north of Des Moines. The lights were moving east-southeast at 60,000 feet or higher. The FAA matched the report to a Starlink satellite train, and NORAD agreed.
This Federal Aviation Administration record, released in 2023, logs an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported on 7 February 2023 by commercial flight NCR884, a Boeing 747 flying from Miami to Amsterdam. The crew reported three bright flashing objects moving southeast at roughly 40,000 to 50,000 feet while the aircraft was northeast bound at 33,000 feet. The FAA correlated the sighting with a Starlink satellite train of three to four groups of four units and closed the report.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report, dated 10 February 2023, records a UAP sighting that the crew of UPS flight 1052 reported. The Boeing 757 was flying from MHT to BGR. While northeast bound at FL370 near 41.27N/76.25W, the crew saw bright lights well above the aircraft at their 12 o'clock. New York Center (ZNY) was the reporting facility, and the report's status is closed.
This is a Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report from 2023. It records an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported at 08:30 on 10 February 2023 by UPS flight UPS1016, a Boeing 767 flying from SDF to BOS. The reporting facility was ZNY. While northeast bound at FL370 near 41.27N/76.25W, the crew saw bright lights well above them at the 12 o'clock position. The report notes that TY was notified and lists the case as closed.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch Incident Report, coded as an unidentified aerial phenomenon, logs an event at 03:13 on 10 February 2023 reported through Kansas City Center (ZKC). The pilot of general aviation Beechcraft B350 N378BG, flying from BBG to FNL, reported red and white lights off the left side while northwest bound at FL280, 15 NM south of CNU. The lights were also traveling northwest at about FL280. The report notes that TY/AWO was notified, and its status is closed.
This is a Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report from 2023, coded as an unidentified aerial phenomenon. It covers United Airlines flight UAL1786, a Boeing 737 MAX 9 flying from Los Angeles to Cleveland. On 11 February 2023 at 09:47, the crew reported a UAP at their 12 o'clock while flying east at FL350, 25 nautical miles south of Sioux Falls (FSD). The report describes the phenomenon as lights coming and going at or above the aircraft's altitude. The status is closed.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch Incident Report, filed by the Minneapolis center (ZMP), records an unidentified aerial phenomenon report from 11 February 2023. The crew of United Airlines flight UAL2059, a Boeing 777 flying from San Francisco to Newark, reported the phenomenon at their 12 o'clock while eastbound at FL350, 25 nautical miles south of FSD. The crew described lights coming and going at or above their altitude. The report is marked closed.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch Incident Report is dated February 11, 2023 and filed under the primary code Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon. Minneapolis Center (ZMP) logged it. Hawaiian Airlines flight HAL90, an Airbus A332 flying from Honolulu to Boston, reported the phenomenon at its 12 o'clock while eastbound at FL370, 25 nautical miles south of FSD. The crew described lights coming and going at or above their altitude. The report notes that TY was notified and lists the case as closed.
This FAA Skywatch incident report, released by the Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration, covers an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported on 11 February 2023. The Minneapolis center (ZMP) logged it from commercial flight ROU1704, an A321 flying from Las Vegas to Toronto. The crew was eastbound at FL350, 25 nautical miles south of FSD, when they reported lights ahead that came and went at or above their altitude. The report is marked closed and notes that TY was notified.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report covers an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported on February 11, 2023, and its status is closed. Delta flight DAL384, a Boeing 737-800 flying from San Diego to New York JFK, reported something off its left side while eastbound at FL370 over Iowa City. The crew described what looked like an aircraft circling at or above their altitude that kept appearing and disappearing. AMOC noted that a similar report the week before had turned out to be a train of satellites.
This 2023 Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report, from the Department of Transportation, covers an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported on 11 February 2023. The pilot of commercial flight NKS656, an A20N flying from LAX to Pittsburgh, reported something off the left side while eastbound at FL370 over Iowa City. The object was described as an aircraft circling at or above their altitude, appearing and disappearing. AMOC noted that a similar report the week before had turned out to be a train of satellites. The report is marked closed.
This is a Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report dated February 11, 2023, with a status of closed. American Airlines flight AAL403 was an A320 flying from Denver to Philadelphia. Its crew reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon off the left side while eastbound at FL370 over Iowa City. They described what looked like an aircraft circling at or above their altitude, appearing and disappearing. AMOC noted that a similar report the week before had turned out to be a train of satellites.
This is a Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report from February 12, 2023, now closed, filed by Boston Center (ZBW). It covers a commercial Boeing 747-8 flying eastbound at FL350 from Chicago O'Hare to Luxembourg, 43 NM northwest of BTV. The crew described a light, estimated to be above FL600, moving in an erratic pattern. Three lights formed a triangle and merged into one light several times. A second aircraft headed north to CZUL reported the same thing, and AWO was notified.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report, part of a 2023 Department of Transportation release, records an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported on February 13, 2023 at 23:39. The crew of commercial flight PDT6044, an E145 flying from Boston to Harrisburg (MDT), reported a string of lights moving southeast high above while westbound at FL260. The report, filed through Boston Center and now closed, concludes the lights correlate to Starlink satellites over Massachusetts.
This is a Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report dated February 13, 2023, and filed with the primary code "unidentified aerial phenomenon." The crew of Delta flight DAL26, an A359 flying from RKSI to Atlanta, reported a phenomenon off the front of the aircraft while eastbound at 37,000 feet. The report concludes that the sighting matched a southeast-bound Starlink satellite train lit by the rising sun, and NORAD concurred. The case is marked closed.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report, released in 2023, records a UAP report made on February 14, 2023. It says American Airlines flight AAL1470, an A321 flying from Seattle to Dallas-Fort Worth, reported white flashing lights while heading southeast at 37,000 feet, 90 nautical miles west of DBS. The report concludes the sighting is consistent with sunrise reflections off Low Earth Orbit satellites. It notes that NORAD was briefed and that the case is closed.
This is a Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch Incident Report, released in 2023, about an unidentified aerial phenomenon on February 17, 2023. A commercial Gulfstream flight, callsign PRD57, was flying from Teterboro to Fort Lauderdale Executive. Its crew reported a balloon-shaped object moving eastbound while they were southbound at 43,000 feet, 30 miles east of GRD. A second aircraft, N850VP, southbound at FL400, reported the same sighting. The AWO was notified and the report is marked closed.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch Incident Report, released by the Department of Transportation, records an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported on February 18, 2023. The report came through the Jacksonville facility (ZJX) and concerns a general aviation Gulfstream IV, callsign N926TT, flying from Van Nuys toward TLPL. The crew reported white lights maneuvering above the aircraft's altitude of FL410, straight ahead at 12 o'clock, 30 nautical miles south of AMN while heading southeast. The report is marked closed.
This is a Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report, released by the Department of Transportation, for an event on February 18, 2023. According to the report, Frontier flight FFT2300, an A321 flying from DFW to PHL, reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon at its 12 o'clock while eastbound at FL350, 85 NM southwest of HVQ. The crew described white blinking lights of varying intensity at about FL350. The report is marked closed.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch Incident Report comes from the Department of Transportation and covers a sighting at 09:00 on February 18, 2023, logged by the Indianapolis center (ZID). It was filed under the code unidentified aerial phenomenon and its status is closed. Spirit flight NKS128, an A20N flying from Los Angeles to Baltimore, was eastbound at FL370, 50 NM west of HVQ. The crew reported fast-moving blinking white lights off the left side, heading south at about FL350.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report, classified as an unidentified aerial phenomenon, covers an event on February 19, 2023. The crew of Frontier flight FFT2146, an A20N flying from Las Vegas to Charlotte, saw a flashing light at their eleven o'clock position. They were eastbound at FL310, 15 nautical miles west of SOT. The crew said it looked like the balloon from several weeks earlier. They took no evasive action, and the report is closed.
This Federal Aviation Administration record from the Department of Transportation logs an unidentified aerial phenomenon report dated February 21, 2023, filed through the ZAN reporting facility. The crew of commercial flight RVF140, a DH8A flying from ANC to ENA, reported the object while heading southwest at 6,000 feet, 52 nautical miles northwest of ENA. They described it as round, black and stationary at roughly 16,000 feet or higher. The Alaska NORAD Region was notified and the case is marked closed.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch Incident Report records an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported at 05:20 on February 22, 2023 by United Airlines flight UAL1325, a Boeing 737-900 flying from Denver to Portland. The crew reported lights in a triangular or linear pattern about 15 to 20 degrees above the horizon while northwest bound at FL350 near Boise. The report, now closed, concludes the lights were consistent with a known Starlink satellite train.
This is a Federal Aviation Administration event report, released in 2023, about an unidentified aerial phenomenon in the Washington, D.C. Flight Restricted Zone on 24 February 2023. The NCR Coordination Center logged a primary radar target that did not answer controllers. Fighters were scrambled and an ONEC call was convened. Because the target was already heading out of the FRZ, the fighters held there, and the target left the SFRA at 1635. Tactical actions were then canceled. The target was never confirmed visually, and PCT was to file the mandatory occurrence report.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report records an unidentified aerial phenomenon at 01:26 on February 28, 2023, reported through Miami Center (ZMA). A general aviation Cessna C560 (N4200K), flying west at FL 400 from OPF to HOU, reported a bright white light off its left side, high above, about 63 NM west of LBV. The report says multiple aircraft in the ZMA and ZJX sectors also saw the light. The case is marked closed.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch Incident Report is dated March 2, 2023, and its status is closed. It was filed by the Washington center (ZDC) and records two unidentified aerial phenomenon reports that callers made to the Frederick County Sheriff Office. One sighting was over Gambrel Park and came with no description. The other was near Point of Rocks, Maryland, where a lighted object about the size of a car was reported hovering over the caller's truck.
This is a Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report, now closed, describing an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported on March 2, 2023. The crew of Frontier flight FFT647, an A20N on its way from CVG to DEN, reported the phenomenon off the right side while flying westbound at FL360, 73 NM north-northeast of MCI. The pilot described flashes to the north that may have been space junk. The report says the mandatory occurrence report gave no law enforcement information.
This is a Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report dated March 2, 2023, filed through the Kansas City (MCI) facility and marked closed. It records a report from the Excelsior Springs Police Department of a very large grey object with white lights about 2.5 nautical miles northwest of airport 3EX. According to the report, the object stayed in one place, very high up, for over an hour. The pilot of flight FFT647 was asked to look and said the lights were probably space junk or satellites.
This is a Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report, released in 2023, about an event on March 2, 2023. The crew of RJA264 was a commercial Boeing 787-8 flying from Chicago O'Hare to OJAI, and the report was handled by Chicago Center (ZAU). While climbing northbound at FL180, 25 nautical miles north of O'Hare, the crew saw bright white lights off the left side between 14,000 feet and FL180. They said it was not a drone. No law enforcement was notified, and the report is closed.
This is a Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report, released in 2023, filed under the primary code Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon. It records an event on March 2, 2023, reported through Houston Center (ZHU). The reporting flight was LET6164, a commercial CL60 flying from Houston to MMAA. Multiple aircraft reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon above their position, with no other traffic reported in the area. The report gives no position or direction details and notes no law enforcement notification. The case is closed.
This Federal Aviation Administration record from the Department of Transportation logs an unidentified aerial phenomenon report dated March 5, 2023, filed through the DFW reporting facility. American Airlines flight AAL1030, a B789 flying from MMUN to DFW, said it saw an individual with a jet pack 500 feet overhead while it was southbound at 700 feet on final approach. The crew took no evasive action, and the record is marked closed.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report, filed under the Department of Transportation in 2023, records an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported on March 6, 2023. A general aviation Cessna C560, callsign N474PE, flying from TRM to UAO, reported the phenomenon off its left side while northbound at FL400, 20 nautical miles northwest of FMG. The object showed flashing blue and green lights at about FL500. The report, handled by ZOA, is marked closed.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch Incident Report records an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported on March 9, 2023, and handled by the Anchorage facility (ZAN). A BE10 aircraft flying northeast at 14,000 feet from PTH to MRI reported a well-illuminated but undefined object off its right side, slightly below, near Mt. Augustine. The pilot in command lost contact with the object in twilight. No traffic was in the vicinity. ANR was notified, and the report is closed.
This is a Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report dated March 10, 2023, issued under the Department of Transportation, filed by Minneapolis Center (ZMP) and now closed. It describes a Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787-9, flight VIR156T from Las Vegas to London Heathrow. The crew reported three very bright lights of varying brightness that rotated rapidly around each other, very high in the sky and off the left side, while the aircraft was eastbound at FL370 near FOD. No evasive action was taken.
This Federal Aviation Administration record from the Department of Transportation logs an unidentified aerial phenomenon report from March 10, 2023, handled by Boston Center (ZBW). The crew of OAE573, a Boeing 777 flying from HOP to EINN, reported stationary pulsating lights ahead of them at about FL500. The aircraft was northeast bound at FL330, 70 nautical miles northeast of ACK, at the time. The record shows that the AWO was advised, a MOR was filed, and the case is closed.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report, part of a 2023 Department of Transportation release, records an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported on March 14, 2023. American Airlines flight AAL421, an A321 flying from Las Vegas to Charlotte, reported the phenomenon while eastbound at FL350, 78 nautical miles northeast of Memphis. The crew described two white lights well above the aircraft. The Memphis center (ZME) filed the report, and its status is closed.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report, dated March 17, 2023, records an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported to Oakland Center (ZOA). A general aviation Cessna C56X, callsign N760ED, flying from TRM to UAO, reported the sighting while heading north-northwest at FL400 near FAT and VIS. The crew described multicolored lights in orange, purple, green and red that appeared larger than an aircraft. The report is marked closed, and a mandatory occurrence report was filed.
This is a Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report dated March 21, 2023, and marked closed. Colorado Springs (COS) air traffic control tower reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon about 12 nautical miles northeast of COS at an unknown altitude. The phenomenon was described as two flashing lights traveling together. There was no air traffic in the area, and Denver Center (ZDV) also reported no traffic there.
This is a Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report, released in 2023 and coded as an unidentified aerial phenomenon. It records that on March 22, 2023, at 03:35, Southwest Airlines flight SWA1307, a B38M flying from Fort Myers (RSW) to Baltimore (BWI), reported flashing lights above the aircraft. The crew said the phenomenon was about 100 nautical miles off the left side while the flight headed north at FL410 near LVL. No evasive action was taken, and the report is marked closed.
This is a Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report from 2023, logged under the primary code Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon. It records that on March 22, 2023 at 03:25, Southwest Airlines flight SWA1913, a Boeing 737 flying north at FL390 from Miami to Baltimore, reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon 100 nautical miles off its left side, 6 nautical miles southeast of TYI. The crew described flashing lights above them and took no evasive action. The report is marked closed.
This Federal Aviation Administration record from the Department of Transportation logs an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported at 17:05 on March 26, 2023. The crew of commercial flight JTZ623, a CL35 flying from SGJ to UOX, reported it while northbound at 6,000 feet, 10 nautical miles northeast of OMN. The remarks describe the phenomenon as a jetpack heading south at about 6,000 feet. The report states that TY was notified, and the case is marked closed.
This is a Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch Incident Report dated April 9, 2023, and its status is closed. The crew of Frontier flight FFT101, an A20N flying from San Juan to Atlanta at 38,000 feet, reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon ahead of the aircraft. They described intermittent white lights that moved 20 degrees left and right in the upper atmosphere while changing altitude. Southwest flight SWA884 corroborated the report, and the AWO was notified.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report from April 10, 2023 records an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported by UPS flight 49, a Boeing 767 flying from Incheon to Anchorage. The crew saw a bright white light of unknown altitude above them off the left side at FL350, 148 NM northwest of SPY, and a second B767 flight also reported the light. The closed report concludes the sighting was consistent with a train of satellites passing over Alaska.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch Incident Report, coded as an unidentified aerial phenomenon, records an event on April 10, 2023, reported through the New York facility (ZNY). The crew of a commercial Boeing 737-800, callsign SWG383, flying from MUHG to CYHZ, reported a phenomenon 20,000 feet above them at 55,000 feet. The report describes it as four red and white lights moving in circles. The report's status is closed.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report, filed in 2023, records an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported on April 10, 2023, at 06:23. The crew of TSC611, a commercial Airbus A321 flying from MDPC to CYQB, reported the phenomenon to the ZNY facility. They described four red and white lights moving in circles, about 20,000 feet above the aircraft at 55,000 feet. The report is marked closed.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch Incident Report, coded as an unidentified aerial phenomenon, covers an event on April 14, 2023, reported through Atlanta Center (ZTL). The crew of Frontier flight FFT1024, an A20N flying from Orlando to Chicago Midway, reported the phenomenon ahead of them while northbound at FL380, 20 nautical miles south of Macon. They described 2 or 3 white blooming lights in the distance between FL380 and FL420, estimated to be over Tennessee. The report is marked closed.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch Incident Report, filed by Jacksonville Center (ZJX), covers an event on April 15, 2023, and is marked closed. The crew of Southwest flight SWG615, a Boeing 737 MAX 8 flying from MUCL to Montreal, reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon 10 to 15 nautical miles ahead of the aircraft. They were at FL370, about 40 nautical miles east of Savannah. The crew described three lights flashing on and off and moving above a thunderstorm. No evasive action was needed, and the UFO Reporting Center was notified.
This Federal Aviation Administration record from the Department of Transportation logs an unidentified aerial phenomenon report dated April 16, 2023, filed through the Washington facility (ZDC). Air Canada flight ACA1091, an A330 flying from Orlando to Toronto, was northbound at FL390 about 35 nautical miles south of EKN when the crew saw three to five flashing lights off the left side, well above the aircraft. Other aircraft reported the lights as well, and the case is marked closed.
This 2023 Skywatch Incident Report from the Federal Aviation Administration covers an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported on April 17, 2023. Flight FFT1164, an A321 flying from Orlando to Philadelphia, was headed northeast at 35,000 feet directly over Mackall Army Airfield. Its crew reported flashing lights on the left side moving southeast at about the same altitude. Washington Center (ZDC) received intermittent primary radar targets and contacted a UFO reporting center. The report is marked closed.