Radar Report Unclassified Complete

237UAP00281

National Archives and Records Administration

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93e7a9f04ed5af5f314ef6725ed9b1acad5245f49a72bfd05a1a27e919d9c247
Confidence
85%
Credibility
90%

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Intelligence summary

A commercial aircraft reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon consisting of 15 bright lights while flying at FL260 near LFK on July 31, 2023.

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Aviation SafetyUAPUnidentified Aerial Phenomena Bright LightsCommercial AviationIncident ReportUAP

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LFK on July Incident Location Unresolved A commercial aircraft reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon consisting of 15 bright lights while flying at FL260 near LFK on July 31, 2023.

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Jun 15, 2023

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SKYWATCH INCIDENT REPORT PRIMARY CODE: UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHENOMENON Date: 03:09 07/31/2023 Status: Closed POD: DEN Reporting Facility: ZFW Callsign:UAL1409 Aircraft:A320 Tail Number: Operator:UAL Origin:IAH Destination:MKE New Destination: Operator Type:Commercial MOR Init:YES MOR ID:ZFW-M-2023/07/30-0008 Paged:YES REMARKS Aircraft reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon off the front while NE bound at FL260, in the vicinity of LFK. The unknown phenomenon was described as 15 bright lights that appeared and then quickly disappeared. No evasive action taken. No LEO notification. SKYWATCH INCIDENT REPORT | DATE: 2023-07-31T03:09 | POD: DEN | PAGE 1 of 1