Military Report Unclassified Complete

237UAP00218

National Archives and Records Administration

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NARA

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49 KB

External ID

38b2c4fb39a2222d1084bc6e43fc3e8b62c07276f116dcef76ee65ef4ff177aa

Confidence

85%

Credibility

90%

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Intelligence summary

A commercial aircraft reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon consisting of white flashing lights while flying at 37,000 feet. The incident occurred on February 14, 2023, and was later attributed to reflections from Low Earth Orbit satellites.

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Jun 15, 2023

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A321 AAL NORAD Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon

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SKYWATCH INCIDENT REPORT PRIMARY CODE: UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHENOMENON Date: 10:25 02/14/2023 Status: Closed POD: DEN Reporting Facility: ZLC Callsign:AAL1470 Aircraft:A321 Tail Number: Operator:AAL Origin:SEA Destination:DFW New Destination: Operator Type:Commercial Paged:NO REMARKS Aircraft reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon while SE bound at 37,000 feet, 90 NM W of DBS. The unknown phenomenon was white flashing lights. This report is consistent with sunrise reflections off Low Earth Orbit satellites. NORAD briefed on report. OMIC will file MOR. SKYWATCH INCIDENT REPORT | DATE: 2023-02-14T10:25 | POD: DEN | PAGE 1 of 1