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237UAP00212
National Archives and Records Administration
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Intelligence summary
A commercial aircraft reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon while flying at FL370 over Iowa City. The phenomenon appeared to be an aircraft circling at or above their altitude, which was later suggested to be a train of satellites.
Tags & topics
Aviation incidentsSatellite ObservationsUnidentified Aerial Phenomena AviationCommercial FlightIncident ReportUAP
Locations referenced
| Location | Context | Confidence | Supporting text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa City. The unknown | Sighting Location | Unresolved | …ZAU Callsign:DAL384 Aircraft:B738 Tail Number: Operator:DAL Origin:SAN Destination:JFK New Destination: Operator Type:Commercial Paged:YES REMARKS Aircraft rep |
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Jun 15, 2023
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SKYWATCH INCIDENT REPORT
PRIMARY CODE: UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHENOMENON
Date: 09:10 02/11/2023
Status: Closed
POD:
DEN
Reporting Facility: ZAU
Callsign:DAL384
Aircraft:B738
Tail Number:
Operator:DAL
Origin:SAN
Destination:JFK
New Destination:
Operator Type:Commercial
Paged:YES
REMARKS
Aircraft reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon off the left side while east bound at FL370, over Iowa City. The unknown
phenomenon was an aircraft circling at or above their altitude appearing and disappearing. AMOC added that the same report
came in last week and it was a "train" of satellites. TY notified.
SKYWATCH INCIDENT REPORT | DATE: 2023-02-11T09:10 | POD: DEN | PAGE 1 of 1