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237UAP00287

National Archives and Records Administration

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49 KB

External ID

333b16f128dc4c55f354733ba5155c68ffa80264f244a370981f4161910ecbdb

Confidence

85%

Credibility

90%

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Intelligence summary

A commercial aircraft reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon consisting of three circling lights while flying at 20,000 feet. The incident occurred on August 12, 2023, and was documented in a Skywatch Incident Report.

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Jun 15, 2023

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Entities mentioned

B738 SCX8727 34.25N 80.09W

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SKYWATCH INCIDENT REPORT PRIMARY CODE: UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHENOMENON Date: 05:55 08/12/2023 Status: Closed POD: DEN Reporting Facility: ZJX Callsign:SCX8727 Aircraft:B738 Tail Number: Operator:SCX Origin:FLL Destination:CLT New Destination: Operator Type:Commercial Paged:YES REMARKS Aircraft reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon off the R side while N bound at 20,000 feet, at 34.25N 80.09W (30NM SW FLO). The unknown phenomenon was described as three circling lights maneuvering at 40,000 feet. ZJX did receive a primary RADAR target at the LAT/LONG location. SKYWATCH INCIDENT REPORT | DATE: 2023-08-12T05:55 | POD: DEN | PAGE 1 of 1