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237UAP00166

National Archives and Records Administration

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Jun 14, 2026

Department

NARA

Original size

49 KB

External ID

e24dbd385abec8ce184093881a89baa75a5e1ed40dbb0b6951b24cf5c2e5e399

Confidence

85%

Credibility

90%

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Intelligence summary

A commercial aircraft reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon, identified as a balloon, during a flight from JFK to SFO on February 3, 2023.

Tags & topics

AviationIncident ReportUAP Aviation Incident Report UAP

Extracted timeline

Jun 15, 2023

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Jun 14, 2026

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Jun 14, 2026

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Jun 14, 2026

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Entities mentioned

A321 Balloon

Full document text

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SKYWATCH INCIDENT REPORT PRIMARY CODE: UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHENOMENON Date: 17:14 02/03/2023 Status: Closed POD: DEN Reporting Facility: ZKC Callsign:JBU115 Aircraft:A321 Tail Number: Operator:JBU Origin:JFK Destination:SFO New Destination: Operator Type:Commercial Paged:NO REMARKS Aircraft reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon (Balloon) on BQS360020, E bound at FL500. SKYWATCH INCIDENT REPORT | DATE: 2023-02-03T17:14 | POD: DEN | PAGE 1 of 1