Police Report Unclassified Complete

237UAP00053

National Archives and Records Administration

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NARA

Original size

49 KB

External ID

5c21c7a4e42b18a7c0f73a885c670d4afbc4af767b6323f5867a6f0c236896a2

Confidence

75%

Credibility

80%

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Intelligence summary

The report details an incident involving an unidentified aerial phenomenon observed in Arlington County, potentially identified as a large balloon.

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Location	Context	Confidence	Supporting text
Arlington County, potentially identified as a large balloon	Incident Location	Unresolved	The report details an incident involving an unidentified aerial phenomenon observed in Arlington County, potentially identified as a large balloon.
Arlington County, potentially identified as a large balloon.	Incident Location	Unresolved	The report details an incident involving an unidentified aerial phenomenon observed in Arlington County, potentially identified as a large balloon.

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Jun 15, 2021

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Jun 14, 2026

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Jun 14, 2026

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Entities mentioned

Arlington County Police Department

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SKYWATCH INCIDENT REPORT PRIMARY CODE: UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHENOMENON Date: 15:02 06/04/2021 Status: Closed POD: NCRCC Reporting Facility: DCA Paged:NO REMARKS Arlington County Police Department reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon in the Fort Myer area. The unknown phenomenon was possibly a large balloon traveling eastbound at approximately 600 to 1000 feet. SKYWATCH INCIDENT REPORT | DATE: 2021-06-04T15:02 | POD: NCRCC | PAGE 1 of 1