Radar Report Unclassified Complete

237UAP00286

National Archives and Records Administration

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2b9e2111154690648bfa28656475bd1f4218d4592394cd1cf420b592eea21133
Confidence
85%
Credibility
90%

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Intelligence summary

A commercial A320 aircraft reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon (UAP) while flying at 31,000 feet. The UAP exhibited flashing white lights and was observed to rapidly climb and descend. The pilot indicated that this object has been seen multiple times in the same area, dismissing the possibility of it being low Earth orbit satellites.

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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: 06:39 08/11/2023 Status: Closed POD: DEN Reporting Facility: ZDC Callsign:TAI580 Aircraft:A320 Tail Number: Operator:TAI Origin:MSLP Destination:IAD New Destination: Operator Type:Commercial Paged:YES REMARKS Aircraft reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon on the RDU235030 while N bound at 31,000 feet. The unknown phenomenon was flashing white lights rapidly climbing and descending. No description or distance reported. PIC said they see this object every time they pass this area of the US. The PIC did not believe it was LEO Satellites. EADS/NORAD/NCRCC notified. SKYWATCH INCIDENT REPORT | DATE: 2023-08-11T06:39 | POD: DEN | PAGE 1 of 1