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237UAP00158

National Archives and Records Administration

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Added to archive

Jun 14, 2026

Department

NARA

Original size

49 KB

External ID

9e1618ec1ad750ce4cb632973ecdbeb2790d5c37f29bf67fa07fc4e98d30f3b7

Confidence

85%

Credibility

90%

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Intelligence summary

A Skywatch incident report detailing an encounter with a large balloon while in flight.

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Jun 15, 2023

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Jun 14, 2026

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Jun 14, 2026

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Entities mentioned

FA7X Large Balloon

Full document text

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SKYWATCH INCIDENT REPORT PRIMARY CODE: UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHENOMENON Date: 17:26 02/03/2023 Status: Closed POD: DEN Reporting Facility: ZKC Callsign:N506BA Aircraft:FA7X Tail Number: Operator: Origin:CLE Destination:SAF New Destination: Operator Type:General Aviation Paged:NO REMARKS Aircraft reported a large balloon off the left side while W bound at FL430, 10NM N of BQS. The balloon was at approximately FL500 and above. SKYWATCH INCIDENT REPORT | DATE: 2023-02-03T17:26 | POD: DEN | PAGE 1 of 1