Military Report Unclassified Complete

237UAP00258

National Archives and Records Administration

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49 KB

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56b784026a86b09a93fd2c03fd0fed9b0aed13bb5167466a6948337db6a22c30

Confidence

85%

Credibility

80%

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Intelligence summary

A Skywatch incident report detailing an encounter with unidentified aerial phenomena by a C172 aircraft on April 25, 2023.

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Jun 15, 2023

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C172 Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon PNS

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SKYWATCH INCIDENT REPORT PRIMARY CODE: UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHENOMENON Callsign:N5245K Aircraft:C172 Tail Number: Operator: Origin:PNS Destination:PNS New Destination: Operator Type:General Aviation MOR Init:YES MOR ID:P31-M-2023/04/25-0001 Paged:YES Date: 13:18 04/25/2023 Status: Closed POD: DEN Reporting Facility: P31 Secondary Codes: BALLOON REMARKS Aircraft reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon while SE bound at 1,500 feet, 15 NM NW of PNS. The unknown phenomenon appeared to be two black basketball sized balloons with wires. Direction and altitude not indicated. SKYWATCH INCIDENT REPORT | DATE: 2023-04-25T13:18 | POD: DEN | PAGE 1 of 1