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237UAP00180

National Archives and Records Administration

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Added to archive

Jun 14, 2026

Department

NARA

Original size

49 KB

External ID

eb350fa38021d7fb9c1542bad297ea292fb0702a682d4a38cccb90c0e54b6021

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 during flight.

Tags & topics

Aviation SafetyIncident ReportUAP Aviation Balloon Incident 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

DAL1276 Large Balloon

Full document text

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SKYWATCH INCIDENT REPORT PRIMARY CODE: UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHENOMENON Date: 15:18 02/03/2023 Status: Closed POD: DEN Reporting Facility: ZKC Callsign:DAL1276 Aircraft:A321 Tail Number: Operator:DAL Origin:DFW Destination:MSP New Destination: Operator Type:Commercial Paged:NO REMARKS Aircraft reported a large balloon off the left side while N bound at FL310, 13NM NW of STJ. The balloon was at approximately FL500 and above. SKYWATCH INCIDENT REPORT | DATE: 2023-02-03T15:18 | POD: DEN | PAGE 1 of 1