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237UAP00162

National Archives and Records Administration

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Published

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Added to archive

Jun 14, 2026

Department

NARA

Original size

49 KB

External ID

d9cbc5b4bb6192fa7d6193052deff62ba8579f5bab77d63629134bb0ab477729

Confidence

85%

Credibility

90%

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Intelligence summary

This document is a Skywatch Incident Report detailing an encounter with an unidentified aerial phenomenon, specifically a large balloon observed by an aircraft during flight.

Tags & topics

Aviation SafetyIncident ReportingUAP Aviation Balloon Incident Report UAP

Extracted timeline

Jun 15, 2023

Document Date (year hint)

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Jun 14, 2026

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Jun 14, 2026

Document Record Date

Document Record Date for 237UAP00162

Jun 14, 2026

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Entities mentioned

N7771HM Large Balloon

Full document text

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SKYWATCH INCIDENT REPORT PRIMARY CODE: UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHENOMENON Date: 17:20 02/03/2023 Status: Closed POD: DEN Reporting Facility: ZKC Callsign:N7771HM Aircraft:F2TH Tail Number: Operator: Origin:MQS Destination:APA New Destination: Operator Type:General Aviation Paged:NO REMARKS Aircraft reported a large balloon off the left side while W bound at FL400, 20NM N of BQS. The balloon was at approximately FL500 and above. SKYWATCH INCIDENT REPORT | DATE: 2023-02-03T17:20 | POD: DEN | PAGE 1 of 1