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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.
This Federal Aviation Administration record, logged by the DEN headquarters facility, covers an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported at 01:01 on October 14, 2023. Aircraft in several ARTCC areas reported something that looked like it could be a failed mission. Space OPS at ATCSCC said the mission succeeded without issue and that recovery of the rocket body was underway. Reports came in from ZHU, ZFW, ZKC, ZJX, ZSU, ZTL and ZDV. NORAD reported negative findings, and the case is marked closed.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report comes from Boston Center (ZBW) and is dated October 19, 2023. It covers a Learjet 45 general aviation flight, callsign N823HL, flying from PNE to ACK. While descending through FL180 on its way into ACK, the crew reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon off the right side. It was silver, about the size of a softball, and moving west-southwest. The report is marked closed.
This Federal Aviation Administration record from the Department of Transportation logs an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported on October 24, 2023, through the Miami facility (ZMA). The crew of ATN3331, a commercial Boeing 767 flying from LAL to SBD, reported the phenomenon while heading northwest at 36,000 feet, 115 nautical miles west of PIE. According to the remarks, the unknown object was travelling east at about 34,000 feet. The record's status is closed.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report records an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported at 05:10 on October 28, 2023, logged by facility ZOA and now closed. Alaska Airlines flight ASA1233, a B739 flying from Los Angeles to Seattle at FL360, reported lights travelling along the coast above its altitude, 20 NM west of ENI. Southwest flight SWA3098, a B737 flying from Portland to San Jose at FL390, reported the same phenomenon.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report, a closed record from the Department of Transportation, logs a sighting on October 28, 2023, reported through Cleveland facility ZOB. United Airlines flight UAL541, a Boeing 737-800 going from Denver to Boston, was eastbound at FL390 about 40 nautical miles west of Buffalo. The crew saw an unidentified aerial phenomenon off the left side: one light that split into two lights. The two lights flew in a crisscross pattern at about FL500 to FL600.
This is a Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report dated October 28, 2023, and its status is closed. According to the report, American Airlines flight AAL2928, an A319 flying from Monterrey to JFK, saw an unidentified aerial phenomenon while heading east at FL350, 20 NM north of Lynchburg. The phenomenon was a single, mostly stationary object at very high altitude carrying three bright white lights. FedEx flight FDX1402 reported the same object, and both crews had watched the lights for 300 miles.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report, dated 31 October 2023 and marked closed, records an unidentified aerial phenomenon seen by United Airlines flight UAL189. The Boeing 737-800 was flying from RPLL to Guam, and the report came through the ZOA reporting facility. The crew was eastbound at FL350 over the YELLO intersection when they saw bright white lights off both sides of the aircraft. The lights were traveling southeast about 100 to 500 NM away, at an estimated FL410 to FL800.
This is a Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch Incident Report dated November 4, 2023, filed by the New York facility (ZNY) and now closed. It describes a general aviation Pilatus PC12, callsign N822NG, flying from FRG to PDK. While southwest bound at FL 190, 3 NM northwest of ARD, the pilot reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon about 1,200 feet above the aircraft. The pilot said its lights indicated an aircraft, and the facility observed the target as primary only, not in communication.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report, a 2023 Department of Transportation record, documents an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported at 02:13 on November 4, 2023 by Southwest Airlines flight SWA3147, a Boeing 737 flying from Tampa to Nashville. The Jacksonville facility (ZJX) filed it. The crew said that while heading northwest at FL400 over SZW, they saw three lights in a circular pattern off the left side, spinning in a holding pattern above. The report's status is closed.
This Federal Aviation Administration record from the Department of Transportation logs an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported at 02:55 on 11/09/2023. It lists the reporting facility as ZME and the POD as DEN, and the case status is closed. Several aircraft flying at FL280, FL340 and FL450 reported an object on ARG324080 between FL900 and FL500. The crews said it changed altitude erratically and had flashing lights.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch Incident Report, filed by Boston Center (ZBW), records an unidentified aerial phenomenon report from November 15, 2023. The pilot of a general aviation Piper P28A, callsign N2166L, flying from UNV to LWM at 9,000 feet, reported three lights maneuvering in formation over Long Island Sound at approximately FL200. No evasive action was taken, there were no other reports and no law enforcement notification, and the case is marked closed with a late notification code.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report, dated November 18, 2023, records an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported by the crew of commercial flight OAE1169, a B762 flying from Honolulu to Fort Worth. At FL390, about 110 nautical miles southwest of Los Angeles, the crew saw a bright white object off the right side moving erratically southeast at roughly FL450 or higher. The report notes the object was not seen on ATC radar, and the case is marked closed.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report records an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported at 01:18 on November 19, 2023. The crew of commercial flight FFT4139, an A20N flying northeast at FL350 from San Juan to Cleveland, reported 2 to 5 lights off the left side moving up and down, then left and right, above the horizon. The pilot could not determine their distance or altitude. The phenomenon was not seen on ATC radar, and the report is marked closed with no impact to ATC services.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report covers an unidentified aerial phenomenon sighting on November 19, 2023. Alaska Airlines flight ASA516, a Boeing 737 MAX 9 flying from Seattle to Fort Lauderdale, was one of five aircraft that reported the same white object northwest of Tampa. The object looked about the size of an aircraft and was seen at roughly FL250 to FL310. Air traffic control radar did not pick it up. No aircraft took evasive action and operations were not affected.
This is a Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report dated November 22, 2023, filed by Miami Center (ZMA) and marked closed. It records that FedEx flight FDX3184, a Boeing 767 flying from JPX to FLL, reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon off its left side at 14,000 feet, 36 nautical miles east of RSW. The phenomenon appeared as three lights, first vertical and then horizontal. It was not seen on ATC radar, and a Learjet 60, N516WP, agreed with the report.
This is a Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report for November 22, 2023, listed as closed and filed through the Denver en route facility. The crew of ENY3567, a commercial E170 flying from Dallas-Fort Worth to Rapid City, reported three white or yellow lights moving up and down and brightening and dimming on the horizon. The aircraft was at FL340, 29 nautical miles southeast of HCT. Radar showed stationary primary targets nearby, and someone familiar with the area noted a wind farm there.
This is a Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report dated November 24, 2023, and filed by the Miami facility (ZMA). It covers a commercial Frontier A20N, callsign FFT31, flying from MDSD to Atlanta. The crew reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon off the left side while heading northwest at FL 370, 70 nautical miles east of MLB. They described straight, stationary lights that looked like a Christmas ornament and were much higher than the aircraft. Radar did not detect the object, and the report is closed.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report, from the Department of Transportation, covers an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported at 16:15 on November 24, 2023. A general aviation SF50 aircraft, callsign N197LL, was flying from HPN to CAE. While southwest bound at FL260 near SBJ, the aircraft reported something within 500 feet and 1 NM, which was described as a contrail or object. ATC radar did not observe it, and no other aircraft were nearby to correlate it. The report is closed.
This Federal Aviation Administration record, released in 2023, logs an unidentified aerial phenomenon report dated November 25, 2023, from the Atlantic City (ACY) reporting facility. A State Police unit received a call from a civilian in Rio Grande, New Jersey, who reported a cylindrical object at the intersection of Routes 9 and 47. No altitude or direction was known, and neither ATC radar nor ATC personnel observed the object. The case is marked closed.
This is a Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report, released by the Department of Transportation in 2023. It covers an event at 02:00 on November 28, 2023. The crew of GTI3674, a Boeing 737-800 flying from BWI to SKF, reported numerous distant lights ahead of the aircraft while westbound at FL360 over HVQ. The lights were possibly satellites and appeared for about 20 seconds at a time. Facility radar did not detect them, and two other flights reported the same phenomenon.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report, filed by the Great Falls (GTF) facility, records an unidentified aerial phenomenon seen on 2 December 2023. The control tower reported five or more lights to the northeast at about FL400 and above. The lights moved in a circular pattern resembling a holding pattern, changed intensity and appeared to be at different altitudes. Radar did not detect the phenomenon, the HAYS MOA was not active, and Malmstrom AFB security confirmed seeing the lights. The report is marked closed.