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237UAP00049

National Archives and Records Administration

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Original size
49 KB
External ID
3d2d8fa1716213e9e55da3f731c479f471be9f5d5f6946f2e360d6870dea6cc8
Confidence
85%
Credibility
90%

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This document is a Skywatch Incident Report detailing a UFO sighting by pilots of two aircraft near Washington D.C. on April 26, 2021.

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Aviation ReportsSkywatchUFO sightings AviationIncident ReportUAPUFO

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Jun 15, 2021

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SKYWATCH INCIDENT REPORT PRIMARY CODE: OTHER Date: 05:45 04/26/2021 Status: Closed POD: DEN Reporting Facility: ZDC Callsign:N39RC Aircraft:C560 Tail Number: Operator: Origin:PBI Destination:ABE New Destination: Operator Type:General Aviation MOR Init:YES MOR ID:ZDC-M-2021/04/26-0001 Paged:YES REMARKS PIC of N39RC and JBU1380 reported a UFO described as a white, rapidly circling light at approximately FL450 in the vicinity of IAD231240 out of the right side of the ACFTs. Both pilots reported it was short in duration and disappeared at the same time. AWO/JH notified. SKYWATCH INCIDENT REPORT | DATE: 2021-04-26T05:45 | POD: DEN | PAGE 1 of 1