237UAP00273
AI Summary
A commercial aircraft reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon consisting of a string of lights while flying at FL380. The lights were believed to be associated with Starlink satellites.
Key Findings
- Incident occurred on 07/17/2023 at 02:36. - Aircraft was a B737 operated by Southwest Airlines. - The phenomenon was observed NW bound at FL380, 81 NM SE of MEM. - The lights were high above the aircraft with an unknown direction of travel. - No Low Earth Orbit (LEO) notification was issued.
OCR Text
SKYWATCH INCIDENT REPORT PRIMARY CODE: UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHENOMENON Date: 02:36 07/17/2023 Status: Closed POD: DEN Reporting Facility: ZME Callsign:SWA549 Aircraft:B737 Tail Number: Operator:SWA Origin:RSW Destination:STL New Destination: Operator Type:Commercial Paged:YES REMARKS Aircraft reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon while NW bound at FL380, 81 NM SE of MEM. The unknown phenomenon was a string of lights high above them with an unknown direction of travel. String of lights appears to correlate with Starlink satellites. No LEO notification. SKYWATCH INCIDENT REPORT | DATE: 2023-07-17T02:36 | POD: DEN | PAGE 1 of 1
Metadata
- Agency
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- Classification
- UNCLASSIFIED
- Department
- NARA
- Catalog source
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