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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.
This Federal Aviation Administration record from the Department of Transportation, dated 2023, logs an unidentified aerial phenomenon report and is marked closed. On 3 February 2023 at 19:03, the crew of Alaska Airlines flight ASA402, a Boeing 737-900 flying from Seattle to Charleston, reported a balloon at 12 o'clock and 20 nautical miles. The aircraft was heading southeast at FL370 at the time. The pilot in command reported something hanging from the bottom of the object.
This is a Federal Aviation Administration UAP report released in 2023. It is logged as case 237UAP00153 and is marked closed. It records a sighting on 3 February 2023 by the crew of a Cessna C525, callsign N800NB, flying northeast at FL290 in Kansas City Center (ZKC) airspace. The remarks list more than twenty further reports from airline and private crews. They describe a large white balloon carrying a basket or string, which they estimated at FL400 to FL600, near reference points around STL, HLV and FAM.
This is a Federal Aviation Administration unidentified aerial phenomenon report, record 237UAP00154, released in 2023 by the Department of Transportation. It covers a 2023 event in which the crew of EJA flight EJA807, a C700 flying from IAD to BUR, reported a large balloon at their 12 o'clock. They were westbound at FL430, 15 NM southwest of MCM. The balloon was at about FL500 and below. Kansas City Center filed the report, and its status is closed.
This Federal Aviation Administration record from the Department of Transportation, released in 2023, logs a report of an unidentified aerial phenomenon filed on 3 February 2023 at 18:05. It was reported through Kansas City Center (ZKC). The crew of WestJet flight WJA1100, a Boeing 737-800 flying from Toronto (CYYZ) to Los Angeles, reported the phenomenon while westbound at flight level 360. The remarks identify the object as a balloon, and the case is marked closed.
This is a Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report from 2023, filed under the primary code Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon. It records that on 3 February 2023, a U-2 aircraft with callsign DRAGN01, flying westbound at FL600, reported a large balloon off its left side. According to the report, the balloon was at about FL500 or lower, roughly 10 NM northeast of BQS, and the U-2 circled its location. The report's status is closed.
This is a Federal Aviation Administration report on an unidentified aerial phenomenon, record 237UAP00157, logged at 17:32 on 02/03/2023. The report is closed. It covers American Airlines flight AAL799, an A321 flying from San Diego to Philadelphia, as reported by facility ZKC. The crew said they saw a large balloon off the left side while flying east at FL350, 10 NM northeast of BQS. They put the balloon at about FL500 or higher.
This is a Federal Aviation Administration report from the Department of Transportation, logged as an unidentified aerial phenomenon and now closed. It records that on 3 February 2023 the crew of a general aviation Falcon 7X, callsign N506BA, flying west from Cleveland to Santa Fe at FL430, reported a large balloon off their left side about 10 NM north of BQS. The balloon was at approximately FL500 or higher. Kansas City Center (ZKC) was the reporting facility.
This Federal Aviation Administration record, from the Department of Transportation, logs an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported on February 3, 2023. The crew of a commercial Airbus A321, callsign ROU1721, flying from CYYZ to PHX and handled by the ZKC reporting facility, reported a large balloon off the aircraft's left side. At the time the aircraft was westbound at FL320, 20 nautical miles north of BQS. The crew placed the balloon at about FL500 or higher. The file is marked closed.
This is a closed Federal Aviation Administration report, released by the Department of Transportation and dated 2023. It records an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported at 17:22 on 02/03/2023 by the crew of Delta flight DAL1059, a commercial flight from Minneapolis (MSP) to Houston (IAH), and the ZKC facility took the report. While heading southwest at FL360, the crew reported a large balloon off the right side at roughly FL500 or higher. No further action or explanation is recorded.
This Federal Aviation Administration record, 237UAP00161, is a closed report from 2023 about an unidentified aerial phenomenon. On 2 March 2023 the crew of a commercial A321 flying as ROU1721, headed southwest at FL320 on a flight from CYYZ to PHX, reported a large balloon ahead of the aircraft. The report places the aircraft 51 nautical miles east of MCI and the balloon at roughly FL500 or higher. Kansas City Center (ZKC) was the reporting facility.
This is a 2023 Federal Aviation Administration report on an unidentified aerial phenomenon, recorded as closed. On February 3, 2023, the crew of a Falcon 2000 general aviation aircraft, callsign N7771HM, was flying west at FL400 from MQS to APA. About 20 nautical miles north of BQS, they reported a large balloon off their left side. The report puts the balloon at about FL500 or higher. The Kansas City center (ZKC) filed the report.
This Federal Aviation Administration record, 237UAP00163, logs an unidentified aerial phenomenon report made on February 3, 2023. The reporting facility was ZKC. The crew of commercial flight ROU1721, an A321 flying from CYYZ to PHX, reported the object while heading west at FL320. The remarks describe the object as a balloon. The report's status is closed.
This is a 2023 Federal Aviation Administration report, closed and filed under the primary code Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon, from reporting facility ZKC. It records that on 02/03/2023 at 17:16 a general aviation F2TH aircraft, callsign N771HM, flying from MQS to APA, reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon. The crew described it as a balloon to the west at FL500 while their aircraft was westbound at FL400.
This Federal Aviation Administration record from 2023, logged under the primary code Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon, documents a report from JetBlue flight JBU115, an A321 flying from JFK to SFO, on 02/03/2023. The report was taken by reporting facility ZKC. The crew said they saw a large balloon off the left side while westbound at FL340, 40 NM north of BQS, and estimated it at about FL500 or higher. The report's status is closed.
This is a Federal Aviation Administration record from the Department of Transportation, numbered 237UAP00166, logging an unidentified aerial phenomenon report from 2 March 2023. JetBlue flight JBU115, an A321 flying from JFK to SFO, reported the object, and the Kansas City center (ZKC) was the reporting facility. The remarks say the object was a balloon heading east at FL500, located at BQS360020. The report's status is closed.
This Federal Aviation Administration record, released by the Department of Transportation in 2023, logs an unidentified aerial phenomenon report from 2 February 2023 (listed as 02/03/2023). JetBlue flight JBU2131, an A320 flying from JFK to Las Vegas, was heading west at FL320 about 40 nautical miles southeast of STJ. The crew reported a large balloon off the right side at roughly FL500 or higher. Kansas City Center (ZKC) handled the report, and its status is closed.
This is a 2023 Federal Aviation Administration record of an unidentified aerial phenomenon report, logged under case 237UAP00168 by the Kansas City center (ZKC). It covers a February 3, 2023 report from American Airlines flight AAL518, a Boeing 737-800 flying from San Diego to Chicago O'Hare. The crew saw a large balloon ahead of them while heading east at FL390, 35 nautical miles southeast of STJ. The balloon was estimated to be at about FL500 or higher. The record's status is closed.
This Federal Aviation Administration record, released by the Department of Transportation in 2023, is a closed report of an unidentified aerial phenomenon dated February 3, 2023. Callsign MXY242, a BCS3 aircraft flying from SYR to LAS, reported the event to facility ZKC. The crew said a large balloon was off the right side while they flew westbound at FL360, 15 NM north of BQS. They estimated the balloon's altitude at about FL500 and above.
This is a Federal Aviation Administration record of an unidentified aerial phenomenon report, logged at 15:54 on February 3, 2023 and marked closed. According to the record, American Airlines flight AAL1376, an A321 on a commercial flight from Boston to Los Angeles, reported a large balloon off its right side. The crew was westbound at FL320, 4 NM northwest of STJ. The balloon was at approximately FL500 and above, and Kansas City Center (ZKC) was the reporting facility.
This is a Federal Aviation Administration unidentified aerial phenomenon report, released by the Department of Transportation in 2023. It records a closed report from 3 February 2023. Southwest Airlines flight SWA3125, a B38M flying from Midway (MDW) to Colorado Springs (COS), was heading west at FL340 over STJ. The crew reported a large balloon off the right side at about FL500 or higher. The reporting facility was ZKC.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report, released by the Department of Transportation in 2023, covers an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported on February 3, 2023. The crew of FFT566, an A320 airliner flying from Denver to Kansas City, reported a large balloon off the left side while heading southeast at 13,000 feet. They estimated that the balloon was at about FL500 or higher. The report is marked closed and does not identify the object.