UFOINTEL
Military Report
Unclassified Complete
237UAP00197
National Archives and Records Administration
Confidence
85%
Credibility
80%
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A commercial aircraft reported observing a large silver/white balloon at an altitude of 20,000 feet during a flight on February 3, 2023.
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Jun 15, 2023
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SKYWATCH INCIDENT REPORT
PRIMARY CODE: UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHENOMENON
Date: 00:47 02/03/2023
Status: Closed
POD:
DEN
Reporting Facility: ZDV
Callsign:MWT650
Aircraft:C650
Tail Number:
Operator:MWT
Origin:SNA
Destination:FCM
New Destination:
Operator Type:Commercial
Paged:NO
REMARKS
Aircraft reported a large silver/white balloon 20,000 feet above them ENE bound at FL390, 101NM W of ONL.
SKYWATCH INCIDENT REPORT | DATE: 2023-02-03T00:47 | POD: DEN | PAGE 1 of 1