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237UAP00187

National Archives and Records Administration

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Added to archive

Jun 14, 2026

Department

NARA

Original size

49 KB

External ID

bf122c1ee72e91168eacca0de04131bf6bedc96ecfb9742edfec86dd4e8cd974

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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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

Boeing 737-800 Large Balloon

Full document text

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SKYWATCH INCIDENT REPORT PRIMARY CODE: UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHENOMENON Date: 14:40 02/03/2023 Status: Closed POD: DEN Reporting Facility: ZDV Callsign:SCX8941 Aircraft:B738 Tail Number: Operator:SCX Origin:MSP Destination:SKF New Destination: Operator Type:Commercial Paged:NO REMARKS Aircraft reported a large balloon off the right side while W bound at FL400, 15NM W of RBA. The balloon was at approximately FL500 and above. SKYWATCH INCIDENT REPORT | DATE: 2023-02-03T14:40 | POD: DEN | PAGE 1 of 1