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237UAP00188

National Archives and Records Administration

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Published

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Added to archive

Jun 14, 2026

Department

NARA

Original size

49 KB

External ID

bd19d2a01d0bc706435cffae8a5fdc6a088771076b708179084c040fa29fa882

Confidence

85%

Credibility

90%

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Intelligence summary

A commercial aircraft reported a large balloon sighting while flying at 36,000 feet, approximately 30 nautical miles west of RBA.

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Extracted timeline

Jun 15, 2023

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Jun 14, 2026

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Jun 14, 2026

Document Record Date

Document Record Date for 237UAP00188

Jun 14, 2026

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Entities mentioned

Boeing 737-800 American Airlines Large Balloon

Full document text

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SKYWATCH INCIDENT REPORT PRIMARY CODE: UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHENOMENON Date: 14:39 02/03/2023 Status: Closed POD: DEN Reporting Facility: ZDV Callsign:AAL2574 Aircraft:B738 Tail Number: Operator:AAL Origin:STL Destination:PHX New Destination: Operator Type:Commercial Paged:NO REMARKS Aircraft reported a large balloon off the right side while W bound at FL360, 30NM W of RBA. The balloon was at approximately FL500 and above. SKYWATCH INCIDENT REPORT | DATE: 2023-02-03T14:39 | POD: DEN | PAGE 1 of 1