UFOINTEL
Pilot Report
Unclassified Complete
237UAP00213
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 was described as an aircraft circling at or above their altitude, which appeared and disappeared. Previous reports suggested it might be a train of satellites.
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Locations referenced
| Location | Context | Confidence | Supporting text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa City. The unknown | Sighting Location | Unresolved | …ZAU Callsign:NKS656 Aircraft:A20N Tail Number: Operator:NKS Origin:LAX Destination:PIT 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: 09:05 02/11/2023
Status: Closed
POD:
DEN
Reporting Facility: ZAU
Callsign:NKS656
Aircraft:A20N
Tail Number:
Operator:NKS
Origin:LAX
Destination:PIT
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: 2023-02-11T09:05 | POD: DEN | PAGE 1 of 1