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This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report, part of a Department of Transportation release, records an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported at 05:25 on April 18, 2023. The crew of Delta flight DAL1508, an A321 flying from Atlanta to San Antonio, reported it to the Houston center (ZHU). While westbound at FL320, about 50 NM southeast of LFK, they saw four to five white and red lights off the right side. The lights were moving toward the aircraft at about FL320 and above. The report is marked closed.
This is a Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report released in 2023, recording an unidentified aerial phenomenon at 05:55 on April 19, 2023, reported through the ZME facility. The crew of a commercial E120, callsign BYA584, flying northeast from HYI to LAF at FL270 about 40 nautical miles north of TXK, reported two glowing and pulsing orbs that quickly disappeared. No law enforcement notification was provided, and the report's status is closed.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report, filed by the Albuquerque facility (ZAB), covers an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported on April 22, 2023. A general aviation S22T aircraft, callsign N781CW, flying west at 14,000 feet about 24 nautical miles northwest of FST, reported a white, donut shaped object roughly 15 feet in diameter. It was either stationary or moving in the opposite direction about 100 feet above the aircraft. The report is closed, and it notes that no law enforcement notification was reported.
This is a Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report, released in 2023 by the Department of Transportation. It covers an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported on April 25, 2023 by the pilot of a general aviation Cessna 172 flying out of and back to Pensacola (PNS). At 1,500 feet, 15 nautical miles northwest of PNS, the pilot saw what looked like two black, basketball-sized balloons with wires. The report carries the secondary code 'balloon' and is marked closed.
This is a Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report filed under the code unidentified aerial phenomenon and dated April 27, 2023. It concerns a general aviation G280, callsign N899SC, flying from SNA to HOU. The crew reported a white, oval object ahead of them while eastbound at FL430, 20 NM west of GBN. The object came toward them, then turned away and climbed to about FL470. TCAS showed it but gave no resolution advisory, and the closest it came was 10 NM. The report is marked closed.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report from 2023 is filed under the code unidentified aerial phenomenon and is marked closed. It covers American Airlines flight AAL116, a Boeing 777 flying from Kahului (OGG) to Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW), reported through Los Angeles Center on May 1, 2023. Flying northeast at 37,000 feet, the crew saw alternating flashing lights off the left side, about 10,000 feet above the aircraft and moving in the same direction. The report says six to eight low Earth orbit satellites were in the area.
This is a Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report, released in 2023 and filed under the primary code unidentified aerial phenomenon. It concerns an event on 2 May 2023 at Birmingham (BHM). A Cessna C550 flying inbound from Pensacola reported bright lights ahead of it. The lights changed in intensity and circled counterclockwise at high altitude north of BHM. Two other aircraft, a C208 and a PC12, reported the same lights in the same location. The report is marked closed.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch Incident Report was filed on May 3, 2023, and its status is closed. The crew of Spirit flight NKS2078, an A20N on its way from Orlando to Baltimore, reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon at 35,000 feet (FL350) over FAY. They described circling lights high above and to the northeast of the aircraft. The report says the sighting appears to correlate with Starlink satellites and notes that no LEO information was provided.
This is a Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report dated May 17, 2023, now closed, filed by Houston Center (ZHU). The crew of CJT906, a Boeing 767-200 on a commercial flight from MMGL to CVG, reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon while heading northeast at FL390, 5 NM north of VCT. The crew described three white lights heading west at about FL450. They said the lights moved west for 3 to 5 seconds and then immediately went back to where they started.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch Incident Report was filed by the Houston facility (ZHU) and records an unidentified aerial phenomenon on May 17, 2023. The crew of Aeromexico flight AMX692, a Boeing 737 MAX flying from Mexico City to Toronto, reported it while northbound at FL350, 50 nautical miles east of San Antonio. They described three white lights at about FL450 that traveled west for 3 to 5 seconds and then immediately moved back to their starting point. The report is marked closed.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch Incident Report, dated May 25, 2023, records an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported through the NCT facility. A person on the ground saw a very bright, low, sphere-shaped light with lights around it near TRK airport. It hovered at about twice the height of the tree line for roughly 30 minutes. The report says the Unexplained Phenomena Reporting Data Collection Center was notified, and the case is marked closed.
This is a Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report, dated May 29, 2023 and now closed, about an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported to New York Center. The crew of JRE785, a commercial C25B flying from Savannah to Poughkeepsie, reported the object while heading northeast at FL 190, 10 NM south of JFK. They described a white cylinder about the size of three bowling balls moving east at about the same altitude. The pilot called it a near miss, and no evasive maneuvers were taken.
This Federal Aviation Administration record from the Department of Transportation logs an unidentified aerial phenomenon report dated May 29, 2023, and marked closed. The crew of FedEx flight FDX64, an MD11 flying from San Juan to Memphis, reported the phenomenon to Miami Center while heading northwest at FL400 near 2821N/7842W. The remarks describe it as a triangle of bright lights at an undetermined altitude. The record contains no further analysis or conclusion.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch Incident Report, logged by HQ DEN on May 31, 2023, records a report of an unidentified aerial phenomenon. A citizen called about rapidly maneuvering objects northwest of McAllen, Texas, first seen around 0300. The caller took two videos starting around 0330. According to the caller, the videos showed the objects maneuvering and disappearing whenever a commercial airplane came near. HQ DEN gave the caller the UFO reporting center number, and the report was closed.
This is a Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report for June 10, 2023, and its status is marked closed. It records a commercial Boeing 737 flying as CMP404 from MPTO to IAD. While northbound at 37,000 feet, the crew reported a stationary white light 40 miles ahead that turned on and off periodically. A Cessna flying from MMUN to FLL observed two separate white lights at higher altitudes, and multiple aircraft in the vicinity reported the same.
This is a Federal Aviation Administration record from 2023, filed under the primary code Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon and marked closed. It says that on June 14, 2023, UPS flight 9765, a Boeing 767 flying from BDL to SDF, reported a string of white lights overhead at an unknown altitude. The crew was westbound at FL 360, 20 NM west of HGR, and Washington Center (ZDC) took the report. Headquarters asked whether the lights were Starlink satellites, but the answer was inconclusive.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report covers an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported on June 27, 2023, and logged by the Miami facility (ZMA). Spirit flight NKS1900, an A319 flying from BQN to MCO, reported the phenomenon while northwest bound at FL380. A second aircraft, NKS1246, reported the same thing at FL340. Both crews described lights high above that were possibly satellites. The report notes that the MOR gave no law enforcement information, and its status is closed.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report records an unidentified aerial phenomenon sighting on July 9, 2023, handled by the Boston center (ZBW). The crew of EJA828, a C700 commercial flight from PWM to TEB, reported the object while heading southeast at FL 240 over ALB. They described a brown, stationary object about the size of a Volkswagen, 200 feet below the aircraft. The report states there was no impact to operations, notes that the AWO was notified, and lists the case as closed.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report, part of a 2023 Department of Transportation release, records an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported on 17 July 2023. A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737, flight SWA549 from RSW to STL, was northwest bound at FL380 about 81 NM southeast of Memphis when the crew saw a string of lights high above with no known direction of travel. The report notes the lights appear to correlate with Starlink satellites, and the case is closed.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch Incident Report records an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported at 05:15 on July 21, 2023. A commercial flight, QXE2063, an E75L flying from Portland to Santa Ana, reported the sighting while southbound at FL250, about 20 nautical miles southwest of LAX. The crew described 10 to 15 stationary lights at about FL230 and took no evasive action. At HQ DEN's request, NORAD checked its systems and found nothing, and the case is marked closed.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report covers an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported at 04:55 on July 21, 2023. Delta flight DAL2110, a BCS3 flying from Seattle to San Diego, reported bright lights offshore off its right side while heading southeast at FL210, 15 nautical miles west-northwest of OCN. No altitude was given for the lights and the crew took no evasive action. FAA headquarters asked NORAD to check its systems, which returned negative results, and the case is closed.
This is a Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report from 2023. It covers an unidentified aerial phenomenon on July 21, 2023, reported by American Airlines flight AAL266, an A321 flying from Lihue to Los Angeles. The crew was eastbound at 14,000 feet, 16 NM west-southwest of CMA, and described multiple lights that appeared to separate. No evasive action was taken. NORAD checked its systems at HQ DEN's request and found nothing, and the report is marked closed.
This is a Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report, released in 2023, that records an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported on July 21, 2023. Delta flight DAL2054, a Boeing 737-800 flying from San Francisco to Los Angeles, was southbound at 14,200 feet about 20 nautical miles southwest of LAX. The crew described multiple stationary lights that appeared to be synchronized. No evasive action was taken, a NORAD systems check came back negative, and the report is closed.
This is a Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report dated July 21, 2023, logged by the Los Angeles center (ZLA) and filed as closed. The report covers Southwest Airlines flight SWA121, a Boeing 737 flying from Phoenix to Burbank. While westbound at FL240, about 20 nautical miles east of Palm Springs, the crew reported a single orange light roughly 100 nautical miles off the left side, near the Mexico border. No evasive action was taken, and a NORAD check of its systems found nothing.
This is a Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report, released in 2023, for an unidentified aerial phenomenon on July 22, 2023, reported through Miami Center (ZMA). Several aircraft, including Avianca flight AVA062, an A320 flying from SKCL to JFK, reported four green lighted objects about 130 NM north-northeast of ZFP at 37,000 feet. The objects climbed and descended rapidly, then disappeared. EADS picked up primary radar returns, but AMOCC could not correlate a target. The pilot said they had video, and the case is closed.
This is a Federal Aviation Administration occurrence record, released in 2023, about an unidentified aerial phenomenon report on July 23, 2023. It was filed through Fort Worth Center (ZFW) and involves American Airlines flight AAL821, an A321 flying from San Diego to Charlotte. The crew reported seeing an unidentified aerial phenomenon off the left side while flying east at FL 330, 4 NM east of FUZ. They described it as 7 lights moving west at about FL 330. The case is marked closed.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report records an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported at 03:09 on July 31, 2023. Fort Worth Center (ZFW) filed it for United flight UAL1409, an A320 flying from Houston (IAH) to Milwaukee (MKE). The crew said they saw 15 bright lights ahead while flying northeast at FL260 near LFK, and the lights appeared and then quickly disappeared. The crew took no evasive action and did not notify law enforcement, and the report is marked closed.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report, part of a 2023 Department of Transportation release, records an unidentified aerial phenomenon on August 4, 2023. It was reported through facility ZTL involving AAY1432, a commercial A320 flying from FLL to TYS. The remarks say multiple aircraft reported bright white flashing lights moving north to south, altitude unknown, while flying northbound at 40,000 feet near DBN. ATSC provided a satellite tracking map resource, and the report is marked closed.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch Incident Report, coded as an unidentified aerial phenomenon, was filed by Jacksonville Center (ZJX) on August 4, 2023. It concerns Spirit flight NKS348, an A319 flying from Tampa to Atlantic City. Several aircraft reported bright white flashing lights making rapid maneuvers, including circles and altitude changes, at about 33,000 to 41,000 feet. The lights were seen around Jacksonville, Florida and up to 150 nautical miles east over the ocean. The report is marked closed.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report is a closed entry dated August 5, 2023. It was filed through the Jacksonville facility (ZJX). The crew of Southwest flight SWG6415, a Boeing 737 MAX 8 flying commercially from MUHG to Toronto (CYYZ), reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon between FL400 and FL600 while cruising at 31,000 feet. They described bright circling lights that maneuvered for one to two minutes.
This 2023 Federal Aviation Administration record, from the Department of Transportation, logs an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported to Miami Center (ZMA) on August 8, 2023. FedEx flight FDX52, an MD-11 flying from San Juan to Miami at FL 380, reported the phenomenon near 2429N 7250W. The report says it appeared to be military activity at about 40,000 feet. About one minute later, JetBlue flight 1348, an A320 flying from San Juan to Dulles at FL 340, reported a similar sighting.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch Incident Report was filed by Washington Center (ZDC) and is dated August 11, 2023. It records a commercial A320, callsign TAI580, flying from MSLP to IAD, whose crew reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon northbound at 31,000 feet. They described flashing white lights rapidly climbing and descending, with no distance given. The pilot said the object is seen every time they pass this area and did not believe it was LEO satellites. EADS, NORAD and NCRCC were notified.
This is a Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch Incident Report dated August 12, 2023, and filed by Jacksonville Center (ZJX). The crew of SCX8727, a commercial Boeing 737-800 flying from Fort Lauderdale to Charlotte, reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon off the right side while northbound at 20,000 feet, about 30 nautical miles southwest of Florence. They described three circling lights maneuvering at 40,000 feet. ZJX received a primary radar target at that location, and the report is closed.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report, part of a 2023 Department of Transportation release, records a UAP report made on August 16, 2023. American Airlines flight AAL1397, a Boeing 737 flying from Miami to Kansas City at FL340, reported two bright lights near Huntsville, about 60 miles north of Birmingham. The crew said the lights resembled two aircraft refueling far above them, circling at very high altitude and blinking on and off. Other aircraft, Birmingham Tower and Atlanta Center reported the same lights.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report, coded as an unidentified aerial phenomenon, logs an event on August 17, 2023, reported through the Memphis center (ZME). The pilot of a Cessna 208, N414CY, said they saw multiple colored lights while flying between Birmingham and Huntsville. Controllers in the Birmingham tower cab also saw the lights moving around in the sky. Neither the pilot nor the tower could estimate the altitude, and the report's status is closed.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report covers an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported on August 21, 2023, and its status is closed. The report was filed through Houston Center (ZHU). Spirit flight NKS797, an A20N flying from Houston to Fort Lauderdale, was eastbound at FL370 about 11 NM southwest of PCU. The crew reported a round, black and white oblong object about the size of an Embraer E-145, heading west at roughly FL360 to FL370. The report notes no evasive maneuvers and no operational impact.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report covers an unidentified aerial phenomenon at 06:25 on August 25, 2023. Denver Center (ZDV) took the report from United flight UAL369, a Boeing 737 MAX flying from Newark to Las Vegas, and the case is marked closed. Several aircraft reported seeing 2 to 4 white lights with a greenish hue moving independently in circles. The lights appeared very high up, near the Big Dipper, and one crew placed them over LBF.
This is a Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report, now closed, about an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported on August 25, 2023. Memphis Center (ZME) filed it. The crew of a commercial E120 aircraft, callsign BYA651, flying east at FL 270 near Little Rock on a route from El Paso to Louisville, reported dim white lights that grew brighter and moved in circles and up and down. The crew of JBU358 reported seeing the same phenomenon.
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.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch Incident Report is filed under the primary code unidentified aerial phenomenon and is dated August 28, 2023. It was reported by the Jacksonville facility (ZJX) and has been closed. The crew of N224LD, a general aviation E35L flying from OPF to TEB, reported a phenomenon off their left side. They were northbound at FL390, 40 nautical miles east-northeast of FLO. They saw a disorganized group of white lights moving erratically at about FL390 to FL410.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch Incident Report, coded as an unidentified aerial phenomenon, documents an event at 00:04 on September 1, 2023, handled by the Denver POD and reported by facility NHK. The pilot of an SR22 general aviation aircraft, callsign N715JP, flying from BLM to CRE, was southbound at 7,000 feet near NHK. The pilot described a silver rocket about six feet long travelling northeast at about 6,500 feet. The report is marked closed.
This Federal Aviation Administration record, released by the Department of Transportation in 2023, logs an unidentified aerial phenomenon report from 4 September 2023. JetBlue flight JBU278, an A321 flying from San Francisco to Fort Lauderdale, reported moving lights at its 11 to 1 o'clock position. The aircraft was southbound at FL400, 3 NM south of OAL. The FAA did not notify law enforcement, and the report notes no impact on the flight. It says the sighting appears to correlate with Starlink satellites.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report covers an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported at 08:00 on September 5, 2023, and is now closed. Delta flight DAL574, a Boeing 757 flying from San Francisco to Atlanta, was eastbound at FL370 about 50 NM north of Atlanta. The crew reported multiple dim and bright lights orbiting with erratic movement above FL370 off the left side. Two other flights reported similar activity in the same area, and no evasive maneuvers or operational impact were reported.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch Incident Report, coded as an unidentified aerial phenomenon, logs a sighting on September 19, 2023 at 23:01. The reporting facility was ZID. The crew of ATN flight 3443 was flying a commercial B767 from LAL to RFD. They reported the object while northwest bound at FL400, 21 nautical miles southwest of SDF. The pilot in command described it as metallic but gave no further detail and could not identify it. The report is marked closed.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch Incident Report from 2023 documents an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported at 23:01 on September 19, 2023. The crew of ATN3443, a commercial Boeing 767 flying from LAL to RFD, reported the object while northwest bound at FL400, 21 nautical miles southwest of SDF, and the report was filed through the ZID facility. The pilot described the object as metallic but gave no further description and could not identify it. The report's status is closed.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch Incident Report, dated September 26, 2023, records an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported by JetBlue flight JBU811, flying from Boston to Chicago O'Hare. The crew was westbound at 36,000 feet when they saw multiple orbiting lights at 12 o'clock that looked like aircraft landing lights. The lights sat about 25 degrees above the horizon, near the Big Dipper. Several other aircraft reported a similar sighting, and the case is marked closed.
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.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch Incident Report records an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported on October 4, 2023. It was filed through the Denver facility (ZDV). Delta flight DAL2779, a Boeing 737-900 flying from Las Vegas to Minneapolis, reported the phenomenon off its left side while at FL390, 83 nautical miles northeast of BFF. The crew described three bright white lights that neither moved nor changed altitude and blinked left to right and back. The report is marked closed.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report, filed by the Denver facility (ZDV), records a sighting on October 4, 2023. United Airlines flight UAL476, a Boeing 737-900 flying from San Francisco to Chicago O'Hare, reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon off its left side at FL350, 42 nautical miles northeast of BFF. The crew saw three bright white lights that did not move or change altitude and blinked from left to right and back. The report is marked closed.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report covers an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported on October 5, 2023, through the Boston facility (ZBW). A commercial GLF5 aircraft, callsign JNY58, was flying at FL450 from MMU to ABE. The crew reported four to five lights at the 11 to 12 o'clock position, 5,000 to 10,000 feet above the aircraft, and one light about 1,000 feet below. The lights were bright, blinked, and seemed to change direction and speed. The crew took no evasive action, and the report is closed.