Radar Report Unclassified Complete

237UAP00031

National Archives and Records Administration

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49 KB
External ID
567b68988dae09bb644cf2f7806bf62d41cec6ae13d7c50a54af27e01b510b60
Confidence
85%
Credibility
80%

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Intelligence summary

This report details a radar observation of an unidentified aerial target near Houston, Texas, on March 2, 2018. The target exhibited unusual behavior, climbing to 10,100 feet and hovering before disappearing from radar.

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Air traffic controlRadar ObservationsUAPUAS HoustonIncident ReportRadarUAPUFO

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Houston, TX Incident Location Unresolved This report details a radar observation of an unidentified aerial target near Houston, Texas, on March 2, 2018. The target exhibited unusual behavior, climbing

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Jun 15, 2018

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SKYWATCH INCIDENT REPORT Callsign: Aircraft: Tail Number: Operator: Origin: Destination: New Destination:HOU Operator Type: Paged:NO PRIMARY CODE: OTHER Date: 06:52 03/02/2018 Status: Closed POD: DEN Reporting Facility: I90 Secondary Codes: UAS REMARKS I90 advised observing a radar target at 2151 initially over the approach end of RWY 22 with a beacon code of 4245, climb from 1,000 feet to 10,100 feet and then hover over the approach end of RWY 31L.AADS replay shows a tag as AV1 at 2154, roll to UFO, then TFC at 2203. Target descends and drops from AADS at 2204. No ACFT observed the UAS, however HOU ATCT visually observed a 'large white UAS until they lost sight of it to the ESE. HOU PD notified at 713-884-3131. No impact to ATC. NW advised. SKYWATCH INCIDENT REPORT | DATE: 2018-03-02T06:52 | POD: DEN | PAGE 1 of 1