Military Report Unclassified Complete

237UAP00201

National Archives and Records Administration

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49 KB

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dd8158d521e5e2987455a7d1f4c91c1366356f3cbdf0eefe7a45fef079f444bf

Confidence

85%

Credibility

90%

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Intelligence summary

This report details an incident involving an unidentified aerial phenomenon (UAP) observed by Alaska NORAD on February 6, 2023. The phenomenon was initially thought to be a balloon but was later determined to be erroneous radar data.

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Aviation SafetyRadar Data AnalysisUnidentified Aerial Phenomena Incident Report NORAD Radar UAP

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Jun 15, 2023

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Entities mentioned

Alaska NORAD OTZ

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SKYWATCH INCIDENT REPORT PRIMARY CODE: UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHENOMENON Date: 20:16 02/06/2023 Status: Closed POD: DEN Reporting Facility: ZAN Paged:YES REMARKS Alaska NORAD reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon 115 NM N of OTZ, 6845N 16139W. The unknown phenomenon is possibly an unverified balloon traveling NE bound, 27 Knots at approximately FL300. No aircraft in vicinity for verification. 2239 CLOSEOUT: Report determined to be erroneous and uncorrelated radar data. Initial reporting did not originate from aircraft. SKYWATCH INCIDENT REPORT | DATE: 2023-02-06T20:16 | POD: DEN | PAGE 1 of 1