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237UAP00048
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A Skywatch Incident Report detailing a UFO sighting by a pilot of a commercial aircraft on April 19, 2021. The object was described as a red orb with black markings, observed at a close distance while flying at 25,000 feet.
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SKYWATCH INCIDENT REPORT
PRIMARY CODE: OTHER
Date: 23:02 04/19/2021
Status: Closed
POD:
DEN
Reporting Facility: ZID
Callsign:EDV4979
Aircraft:CRJ9
Tail Number:
Operator:EDV
Origin:DAY
Destination:ATL
New Destination:
Operator Type:Commercial
Paged:YES
REMARKS
UFO Report: PIC observed a "UFO" described as a red orb with black markings off the right side, 30 feet above and 200 feet
laterally. ACFT was at FL250, south bound at the CVG360015. PIC later suggested it was a possible weather balloon, but was
unsure. 0013 UPDATE/CLOSEOUT: ZID OM reviewed tapes and determined PIC did not state that object was a "UFO", but did
state that it passed within very close proximity to the ACFT. JH notified.
SKYWATCH INCIDENT REPORT | DATE: 2021-04-19T23:02 | POD: DEN | PAGE 1 of 1