Military Report Unclassified Complete

237UAP00167

National Archives and Records Administration

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Jun 14, 2026

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NARA

Original size

49 KB

External ID

ebc6f7aba63a4842134cc3e5a167e333eee17151a2183aaa46abd719687cea80

Confidence

85%

Credibility

90%

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Intelligence summary

A Skywatch incident report detailing an encounter with a large balloon observed by a commercial aircraft.

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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

A320 JBU Large Balloon

Full document text

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SKYWATCH INCIDENT REPORT PRIMARY CODE: UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHENOMENON Date: 17:06 02/03/2023 Status: Closed POD: DEN Reporting Facility: ZKC Callsign:JBU2131 Aircraft:A320 Tail Number: Operator:JBU Origin:JFK Destination:LAS New Destination: Operator Type:Commercial Paged:NO REMARKS Aircraft reported a large balloon off the right side while W bound at FL320, 40NM SE of STJ. The balloon was at approximately FL500 and above. SKYWATCH INCIDENT REPORT | DATE: 2023-02-03T17:06 | POD: DEN | PAGE 1 of 1