Radar Report Unclassified Complete

237UAP00161

National Archives and Records Administration

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Department

NARA

Original size

49 KB

External ID

b92ce0f8256b1652404e92b18f6d3ca9702efeded27a9719f67ebacaddb2f5ea

Confidence

85%

Credibility

90%

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Intelligence summary

A commercial aircraft reported an unidentified large balloon while flying at FL320, 51NM east of MCI on February 3, 2023.

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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

A321 ROU MCI

Full document text

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SKYWATCH INCIDENT REPORT PRIMARY CODE: UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHENOMENON Date: 17:21 02/03/2023 Status: Closed POD: DEN Reporting Facility: ZKC Callsign:ROU1721 Aircraft:A321 Tail Number: Operator:ROU Origin:CYYZ Destination:PHX New Destination: Operator Type:Commercial Paged:NO REMARKS Aircraft reported a large balloon off the front while SW bound at FL320, 51NM E of MCI. The balloon was at approximately FL500 and above. SKYWATCH INCIDENT REPORT | DATE: 2023-02-03T17:21 | POD: DEN | PAGE 1 of 1