Pilot Report Unclassified Complete

237UAP00047

National Archives and Records Administration

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NARA
Original size
49 KB
External ID
c51a59fa8c751fed75903aac4d66a61109a9ff55635621eae89729f1f5966fd1
Confidence
85%
Credibility
80%

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Intelligence summary

A commercial aircraft pilot reported seeing a UFO consisting of two bright lights in formation flying northeast. The incident occurred on March 8, 2021, and was subsequently reported to the appropriate authorities.

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Aviation incidentsUFO sightings AviationPilot ReportUAPUFO

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Jun 15, 2021

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SKYWATCH INCIDENT REPORT PRIMARY CODE: OTHER Date: 05:42 03/08/2021 Status: Closed POD: DEN Reporting Facility: ZDC Callsign:DAL1748 Aircraft:A320 Tail Number: Operator:DAL Origin:FLL Destination:LGA New Destination: Operator Type:Commercial Paged:NO REMARKS At 0539 PIC reported seeing a UFO in the vicinity of ISO (approximately ISO230040), two bright lights between ORF and RIC that appeared like a formation flight flying overhead northeast bound. At approximately 0543Z, they reported to the controller that the formation appeared to fly toward them, then turned around. UFO reporting center notified. JH notified. SKYWATCH INCIDENT REPORT | DATE: 2021-03-08T05:42 | POD: DEN | PAGE 1 of 1