Radar Report Unclassified Complete

237UAP00169

National Archives and Records Administration

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Department

NARA

Original size

49 KB

External ID

8ccc4aac0a29041727a1b1c99da435b75caa230d65e0d90ddc2f2ff68b565a95

Confidence

85%

Credibility

90%

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Intelligence summary

A Skywatch incident report detailing an unidentified aerial phenomenon observed by an aircraft on February 3, 2023.

Tags & topics

Aviation SafetySkywatch IncidentUnidentified Aerial Phenomena Aviation Balloon Incident Report UAP

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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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Jun 14, 2026

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Entities mentioned

BCS3 BQS

Full document text

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SKYWATCH INCIDENT REPORT PRIMARY CODE: UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHENOMENON Date: 16:43 02/03/2023 Status: Closed POD: DEN Reporting Facility: ZKC Callsign:MXY242 Aircraft:BCS3 Tail Number: Operator: Origin:SYR Destination:LAS New Destination: Operator Type: Paged:NO REMARKS Aircraft reported a large balloon off the right side while W bound at FL360, 15NM N of BQS. The balloon was at approximately FL500 and above. SKYWATCH INCIDENT REPORT | DATE: 2023-02-03T16:43 | POD: DEN | PAGE 1 of 1