Pilot Report Unclassified Complete

237UAP00101

National Archives and Records Administration

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49 KB
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bb7383a04c559f4e0dc66c23278a4ca73f8175ed41b96c14a9aea73575446449
Confidence
85%
Credibility
80%

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Intelligence summary

A commercial aircraft reported observing unidentified aerial phenomena while en route from BQN to EHAM. The crew noted two aircraft operating in a racetrack pattern and later speculated that the lights observed might be Starlink satellites.

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AviationCommercial FlightUAP aerial phenomenaPilot ReportSTARLINKUAP

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Jun 15, 2022

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SKYWATCH INCIDENT REPORT PRIMARY CODE: UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHENOMENON Date: 04:09 08/10/2022 Status: Closed POD: DEN Reporting Facility: ZNY Callsign:UAE9918 Aircraft:B77L Tail Number: Operator:UAE Origin:BQN Destination:EHAM New Destination: Operator Type:Commercial Paged:NO REMARKS (CFPL) Aircraft reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon off the 12 o'clock while NNE bound at FL330, 1,050 miles off the E coast of the Carolinas, LAT/LONG 3208N/5750W. The crew observed 2 aircraft North of their position operating in a formation in a North to South racetrack pattern. They appeared to have their landing lights on while operating in a left hand racetrack pattern, 3-5 minutes laps with one trailing the other by 5 seconds. Looks like a fast Jet Cap. They area estimated to be 40-50 miles ahead at approximately at or above FL400. LEO not notified. (CFPL) 0409 Update: The Crew is reporting that they continue to observe 2 or 3 lights moving North and East very high above. They report this sighting to possibly be Starlink Satellites. AWO notified. SKYWATCH INCIDENT REPORT | DATE: 2022-08-10T04:09 | POD: DEN | PAGE 1 of 1