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237UAP00232

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49 KB
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7732c4164ac22700b6161ed61d55835ab6172c2fdd5a73731924d49ceea40ea8
Confidence
85%
Credibility
90%

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Intelligence summary

A commercial aircraft reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon while flying at FL180, describing it as bright white lights. The incident occurred on March 2, 2023, and was not reported to law enforcement.

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Aviation SafetyIncident ReportingUAP AviationCommercial FlightIncident ReportUAP

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Jun 15, 2023

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SKYWATCH INCIDENT REPORT PRIMARY CODE: UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHENOMENON Date: 01:30 03/02/2023 Status: Closed POD: DEN Reporting Facility: ZAU Callsign:RJA264 Aircraft:B788 Tail Number: Operator:RJA Origin:ORD Destination:OJAI New Destination: Operator Type:Commercial MOR Init:YES MOR ID:ZAU-M-2023/03/01-0002 Paged:YES REMARKS Aircraft reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon off the left side while north bound at FL180, 25 NM North of ORD. The unknown phenomenon was described as bright white lights, not an UAS, and reported between 14,000 feet and FL180. No reported law enforcement notification. SKYWATCH INCIDENT REPORT | DATE: 2023-03-02T01:30 | POD: DEN | PAGE 1 of 1