Military Report Unclassified Complete

237UAP00151

National Archives and Records Administration

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NARA
Original size
49 KB
External ID
7b0a0113cac563d15c072ebd3793973ebe44a0199614c6ee85ffb2dabbfe2f90
Confidence
85%
Credibility
90%

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A Skywatch incident report detailing the sighting of a balloon by a commercial aircraft at high altitude.

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Aviation SafetyIncident ReportingUAP AviationBalloonIncident ReportUAP

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Jun 15, 2023

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Jun 14, 2026

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SKYWATCH INCIDENT REPORT PRIMARY CODE: UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHENOMENON Date: 00:09 02/02/2023 Status: Closed POD: DEN Reporting Facility: HQ DEN Callsign:ASA18 Aircraft:B739 Tail Number: Operator:ASA Origin:PDX Destination:JFK New Destination: Operator Type:Commercial Paged:NO REMARKS Aircraft reported a balloon between FL400-FL450, off the left side while east bound at FL350, 10 NM SE of BIL. SKYWATCH INCIDENT REPORT | DATE: 2023-02-02T00:09 | POD: DEN | PAGE 1 of 1