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This 2023 release from the Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration contains a closed Skywatch incident report dated June 12, 2021, filed by the Miami facility (ZMA). It covers an ENY E170 flying from Portland (PWM) to Miami. The crew said an unidentified aerial phenomenon passed underneath them while they flew south-southwest at FL200, 40 NM east-northeast of Palm Beach over water. They described it as white, diamond shaped, smaller than their aircraft and moving fast northbound. The Palm Beach Sheriff was notified.
This Federal Aviation Administration record, released in 2023 by the Department of Transportation, logs an unidentified aerial phenomenon report from June 19, 2021. The crew of commercial flight CTL357, flying from Birmingham to Nashville, reported the phenomenon on both the left and right sides of the aircraft. At the time they were northbound at 9,000 feet, 10 nautical miles east of Huntsville. Memphis Center (ZME) was the reporting facility. The aircraft moved 1 nautical mile to the north, and the record's status is closed.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch Incident Report, released in 2023 by the Department of Transportation, documents an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported on June 20, 2021. A commercial C56X aircraft, callsign SLH4, flying from LNK to EWR, reported the phenomenon while heading east-northeast at FL430 over ACO. The flight crew did not describe the object, which was traveling in an unknown direction at about the same altitude. The report is marked closed, and no law enforcement notification was reported.
This is a Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report, released by the Department of Transportation in 2023, about an unidentified aerial phenomenon logged at 00:57 on June 25, 2021. The pilot of a general aviation Cessna 182 reported seeing a jet pack at 5,400 feet near Long Beach, heading northwest, and took no evasive action. Long Beach police were told it was a hazard to aviation but said they did not have the manpower to search for the individual.
This is a Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report, released by the Department of Transportation in 2023, about an event on July 24, 2021 that was coded as an unidentified aerial phenomenon. It says a commercial CRJ7 flying from Detroit to Newark under callsign GJS4582 struck a silver balloon at about 11,000 feet over BWZ while heading southeast. The balloon was rising at the time. The report records no damage or injuries, and its status is closed.
This is a Federal Aviation Administration record, part of a 2023 Department of Transportation release, logging an unidentified aerial phenomenon report from 07/29/2021. The crew of CKS363, a commercial B744 flying from MCO to LAX, reported the phenomenon while westbound at 5,000 feet, 15 NM east of LAX. The remarks describe the unknown phenomenon as a jet pack. The report was filed through SCT, AWO/JH was notified, and the case is marked closed.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch Incident Report, released in 2023, records an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported on 6 August 2021 by the crew of commercial Boeing 747 flight ABD765, flying from RFD to EDDF. The aircraft was heading east-northeast at FL330 near the PMM VOR. The crew saw an object with star-shaped lighting ahead of them that rapidly changed altitude and then hovered. No evasive action was reported, and Chicago Center (ZAU) planned to call the UFO reporting hotline. The report is closed.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report, released in 2023, records an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported on August 22, 2021 at 16:30. The pilot of a general aviation PA46, callsign N398WF, flying from CPK to 7FL6, saw the phenomenon off the aircraft's left side while heading southwest at FL200, 10 NM northeast of ISO. Neither the pilot nor the facility gave any further information. Staff called the National UFO reporting number, notified AWO/CM and closed the report.
This is a Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch Incident Report released in 2023. It records an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported at 06:34 on August 28, 2021 by Southwest Airlines flight SWA2067, a Boeing 737 flying from RSW to BWI. The crew was northbound at FL400 over Richmond when they saw an object ahead of them. It was strobing in a racetrack pattern near DCA at about FL550 or higher and was no longer visible by 0637. 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 29 August 2021. The pilot of a general aviation EV97 aircraft, callsign N712MF, was flying southeast at 3,500 feet, 6 NM east of OAK. The pilot reported seeing a person in a jet pack at 3,000 feet. NCT was the reporting facility, no evasive action was taken, and the report is marked closed.
This is a Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report, released in 2023, that records an unidentified aerial phenomenon on August 29, 2021. Salt Lake Center (ZLC) reported it, and the report is now closed. The pilot of general aviation aircraft N140BF, flying southeast at 11,500 feet about 33 nautical miles east of FFU, saw a jet pack with red and green lights off the left side. The pilot turned south to avoid it.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report, released by the Department of Transportation in 2023, records an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported on August 30, 2021. The crew of commercial flight ASH6208, an E75L departing Miami for Washington Dulles, reported it at 11,500 feet, 15 nautical miles north of Fort Lauderdale. They said the phenomenon shot straight up from the ground past the plane, off the left side. The report provides no other information and is marked closed.
This Federal Aviation Administration record, released by the Department of Transportation in 2023, logs a closed report of an unidentified aerial phenomenon at 01:17 on 09/12/2021. The general aviation flight involved was a C680 with callsign N824HH, going from CMA to DAL, and the report was handled by the ZAB facility. According to the remarks, the pilot saw the phenomenon 1,000 feet above the aircraft while flying southeast at FL410, 65 NM east of ABQ, and could not describe its elements.
This 2023 Federal Aviation Administration release is a single-page Skywatch incident report, closed, with the primary code "unidentified aerial phenomenon." It covers September 25, 2021, when the crew of SkyWest flight SKW5329, an E75L flying from ACV to LAX, reported a manned jetpack off their left side. They were southeast bound at 11,000 feet, 17 nautical miles northwest of LAX. The jetpack was heading north below the aircraft, and the crew took no evasive action.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report, released in 2023, records an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported at 15:47 on October 16, 2021, and handled by NCRCC. PCT reported a primary target near DAA moving northeast. It did not appear on AADS or AMOSS, and Department of Defense data showed it fading. Pentagon Police reported a UAS alert near Arlington Ridge Road. Helicopters and DCA searched for the target, but no visual verification was made, and the report is closed.
This Federal Aviation Administration record, released by the Department of Transportation in 2023, logs a closed unidentified aerial phenomenon report from 10/20/2021. At 23:15, the crew of EJA flight EJA680, a C68A flying from BUR to F70, reported a "jetpack individual" travelling along Highway 101. The aircraft was heading southeast at 3,000 feet, 3 NM east of BUR. A Burbank police helicopter on the frequency responded, and its search found nothing.
This is a Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch Incident Report, released by the Department of Transportation in 2023. It records an unidentified aerial phenomenon at 06:20 on November 20, 2021, reported through the Memphis center (ZME). At 0610, residents of Harding County told the county sheriff they had seen a large green fireball moving like a shooting star, 82 NM east of MEM. A ZME controller on break also saw it. The AWO was notified, and the report is marked closed.
This Federal Aviation Administration record, catalogued as 237UAP00073 and issued in 2023, logs an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported at 01:51 on November 27, 2021. Fort Worth Center took the report from EJA702, a commercial CL35 flying from Dallas to CNM. The crew said that while they were westbound and descending from FL380, 40 NM east of BGS, an unknown phenomenon passed above them heading east at about FL600. No law enforcement notification was reported, and the record is closed.
This Federal Aviation Administration record, released in 2023, is an unidentified aerial phenomenon report logged at 20:10 on November 28, 2021, with PCT as the reporting facility. It records a primary radar target near Washington that the AADS system did not show, and it gives different speed estimates from different sources. Around 2027, BWI tower had no visual contact, and at 2037 the target left the SFRA. The report is closed, and no further action was taken.
This is a Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report, dated 4 December 2021 and now closed. It records that Spirit flight NKS713, an A319 flying from LaGuardia to Phoenix, reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon at 18,000 feet over BWZ that looked like burning space debris traveling east. Several other aircraft reported the same thing, though no debris re-entry was scheduled. A pilot who called in from the ground later said he thought it was Starlink satellites, and other callers described the ISS crossing the sky.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report covers a UAP sighting on December 18, 2021, filed through Kansas City Center (ZKC). The crew of Delta flight DAL967, a Boeing 757 flying from San Francisco to Atlanta at FL370, saw airborne lights moving left to right about 10 NM south of MHK. The pilot said they did not think the lights were lasers. A nearby military range reported no activity or flares at the time, and no other sightings came in. The report is closed.
This is a Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report about an unidentified aerial phenomenon, released in 2023. It covers Delta flight DAL326, a Boeing 767 flying from JFK to LAX. At 00:50 on January 27, 2022, the crew reported an object off the right side as the aircraft flew westbound at 2,200 feet, 5 nautical miles east of LAX. They described it as a jet pack man at about 2,400 feet. No other aircraft or police helicopter reported seeing it, and the case is listed as closed.
This is a Federal Aviation Administration record from the Department of Transportation, dated 2023, with the primary code Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon. It describes a report made on February 13, 2022, by Southwest Airlines flight SWA1695, a Boeing 737 flying from Minneapolis to Denver. At FL400, while heading southwest near the ONL VOR, the crew reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon, which they described as a flash of light or space debris. The case is marked closed.
This Federal Aviation Administration record, released by the Department of Transportation in 2023, logs an unidentified aerial phenomenon report from 17:25 on February 26, 2022. It was filed through the ZKC reporting facility. A general aviation Gulfstream GLF3 flying from HOU, callsign N500GF, was eastbound at FL380, 42 NM southwest of SPI, when it reported the phenomenon. The object was identified as a balloon 25 feet in diameter. The pilot in command reported a near midair collision, and 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 26 February 2022. The report was filed through the ZKC reporting facility. A general aviation Gulfstream III, callsign N500GF, was flying east from Houston at FL380, 42 nautical miles southwest of SPI. The pilot described the object as a balloon about 25 feet in diameter and reported a near midair collision. The case is marked closed.
This is a Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report, released in 2023 as file 237UAP00082, for an event at 00:39 on March 10, 2022, filed by reporting facility ZDC. A general aviation H25B, callsign N499PA, was flying from TEB to PDK. The crew said they saw a possible UFO, a line of stationary strobe lights far above the aircraft, while heading southwest at FL400 about 10 miles north of LYH. The lights turned off a few seconds later, and the report is marked closed.
This is a Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report dated March 23, 2022, filed by reporting facility ZAB under the primary code Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon. The remarks say an unidentified aircraft, possibly a general aviation helicopter with callsign N712GA, reported three to five UAP with white lights near SOW Airport over Guard frequency. The objects were described as moving rapidly vertically and laterally up to 8,000 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 March 29, 2022. Two GTI commercial flights, GTI8050 and GTI617, were flying northeast at FL 350 near SYA when their crews reported something above them that looked like a rocket with a flash, travelling northwest. GTI8050 was a Boeing 747 flying from VHHH to ANC. Headquarters contacted NORAD and the FAA ATSCS, and the case is marked closed.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch Incident Report covers an unidentified aerial phenomenon on March 29, 2022. It was reported through Seattle Center (ZSE). Two commercial aircraft saw the phenomenon off their left side while northbound near Eugene, Oregon: SkyWest flight SKW3944, an E75L flying from Medford to Seattle at FL300, and QXE2452 at FL240. NORAD's FAA liaison consulted METOC, MSD and the CSPOC. They concluded the object was probably space debris, and the report is closed.
This is a Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report, released in 2023, about an unidentified aerial phenomenon on April 8, 2022. The crew of AMX692, a Boeing 737 MAX flying from Mexico City to Toronto at FL370, reported several lights doing an orbit 60 to 80 miles ahead and very high above them. Memphis Center (ZME) had no radar returns in the area. A FedEx flight nearby, about 70 miles west of Louisville, saw nothing unusual. ZME filed a mandatory occurrence report and closed the case.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report, released in 2023, documents an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported on April 9, 2022. The crew of United Airlines flight UAL2330, a Boeing 737 flying from Phoenix to Newark at FL330, reported a set of lights maneuvering very high in the distance near Stillwater, Oklahoma. Delta flight DAL309, trailing by 56 NM, observed the same lights, while Spirit flight NKS806 nearby reported seeing nothing. The report is marked closed.
This is a Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report, released in 2023, about an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported at 01:52 on April 22, 2022. The crew of LXJ359, an E55P flying from Boston to Huntsville, reported a string of bright lights at FL550 near the ESL VORTAC. The sighting lasted 4 to 5 minutes. While directly beneath the lights, the aircraft suffered double failures of its attitude reference and autopilot systems. Crews of three other flights reported seeing the same phenomenon.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report, filed by Kansas City Center (ZKC) and released in 2023, records an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported on April 26, 2022. The crew of a commercial Swearingen flight, PKW910, bound from El Paso to Des Moines, was flying northeast at FL230, 35 NM southeast of LBL. They reported lights maneuvering above them between roughly FL300 and FL400. The report is marked closed.
This is a Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report, released in 2023, about an unidentified aerial phenomenon on May 12, 2022. The crew of commercial flight VTE611, an E35L flying from CRP to TEB, reported it while northeast bound at FL390 over CSN VORTAC. They described an evenly spaced line of very bright lights moving east, high above their altitude. UPS1114 reported the same sighting, and the case is marked closed.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report, released in 2023, records an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported on May 12, 2022, by the crew of UPS flight 1114, an MD11 flying from Louisville (SDF) to JFK. While northeast bound at FL310 over the CSN VORTAC, the crew saw an equally spaced line of very bright lights moving east, high above their altitude. A second flight, VTE611, reported the same sighting. The report is marked closed.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch Incident Report, released in 2023, records an unidentified aerial phenomenon on May 23, 2022. The crew of Spirit flight NKS1028, an A319 flying from Myrtle Beach to Detroit, reported an object moving east to west at about FL280 near SDZ. The pilot thought it might have been a military aircraft. However, radar replay showed no identified traffic, ZDC reported none nearby, and the target did not appear on TCAS. The report is marked closed.
This FAA Skywatch incident report, released in 2023, covers an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported on July 18, 2022. The crew of commercial flight AAY913, an A320 from MCI to PIE, was flying southeast at FL 370 about 35 NM north of GLH. They reported lights with no contrail passing above them at roughly FL 600 or higher. The report was passed to the National UFO Reporting Center, and its status is closed.
This is a Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report, released in 2023, about an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported at 01:50 on July 28, 2022. Delta flight DAL2230, an A321 flying from Detroit to Salt Lake City, reported the object at its 12 o'clock while westbound at FL340, 35 miles southeast of LBF. The object was stationary and untethered and had no lights, and its color and size were unknown as it passed beneath the aircraft. The report is closed.
This is a Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report, released in 2023, about an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported on August 6, 2022. The crew of a CL35 general aviation aircraft, callsign N765QS, was flying from MBPV to Miami at FL360. About 115 NM southeast of ZQA, they reported three stationary lights above the horizon that turned on and off. Miami Center (ZMA) notified the UFO reporting center, 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 reported on August 6, 2022. The crew of JetBlue flight JBU1234, an E190 flying from San Juan to Orlando at FL360, reported three lights turning on and off, stationary above the horizon off the right side, 115 NM southeast of ZQA. Miami Center reported the incident and notified the UFO reporting center. The report is marked closed.
This is a Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report, filed as a 2023 release, about an unidentified aerial phenomenon seen on August 6, 2022 at 03:35. The crew of NKS539, a commercial A320 flying from San Juan to Tampa, reported three stationary lights above the horizon, switching on and off, off the aircraft's right side. They were northwest bound at FL360, 115 NM southeast of ZQA. The reporting facility was ZMA, the UFO reporting center was notified, and the report is closed.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report, released in 2023, describes an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported on August 7, 2022. American Airlines flight AAL2561, a Boeing 737-800 travelling from Dallas-Fort Worth to Charlotte, was eastbound at FL370, 58 nautical miles south of Little Rock. The crew reported two to three stationary lights above their altitude that kept appearing and disappearing. No other aircraft observed the lights, and the report is marked closed.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report, released in 2023 and coded as an unidentified aerial phenomenon, covers an event at 06:50 on August 8, 2022. The crew of Southwest Airlines flight SWA2413, a Boeing 737 flying from Dallas to Nashville, reported flashing lights moving west to east in a diamond pattern at high altitude. The aircraft was at FL 370, 15 NM southeast of LIT. FAA headquarters notified the UFO Reporting Center, and the report is marked closed.
This 2023 Federal Aviation Administration release reproduces a closed Skywatch incident report dated August 8, 2022. The crew of an A320, callsign LRC662, was flying north from MROC to IAD at FL 370 over ILM. They reported 5 to 6 lights making 360s at very high altitude over RDU, off the aircraft's left side. Another pilot, FFT1242, also saw the lights and believed they were Starlink satellites. FAA headquarters notified the UFO Reporting Center.
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.