237UAP00336
AI Summary
A commercial aircraft reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon while flying at FL260 near Albany, NY. The phenomenon exhibited bright orange coloration and unusual altitude maneuvers.
Key Findings
- Incident occurred on January 2, 2024, at 01:43. - Aircraft was a commercial E145 with callsign PDT5795. - The UAP was bright orange and moved quickly at near level altitude. - The phenomenon jumped in altitude to around FL500. - Radar data was acquired until 0155Z.
OCR Text
SKYWATCH INCIDENT REPORT PRIMARY CODE: UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHENOMENON Date: 01:43 01/02/2024 Status: Closed POD: DEN Reporting Facility: ZBW Callsign:PDT5795 Aircraft:E145 Tail Number: Operator:PDT Origin:BOS Destination:MDT New Destination: Operator Type:Commercial MOR Init:YES MOR ID:ZBW-M-2024/01/01-0002 Paged:YES REMARKS Aircraft reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon off their front while SW bound at FL260, 25NM SSW of ALB over 42.2105N, -74.375W. The unknown phenomenon was bright orange and moved quickly at near level altitude and would jump in altitude to around FL500. Pilot kept reporting the same maneuvers all the way down near DNY intersection. It appears some radar data was acquired up until 0155Z. SKYWATCH INCIDENT REPORT | DATE: 2024-01-02T01:43 | POD: DEN | PAGE 1 of 1
Metadata
- Agency
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- Classification
- UNCLASSIFIED
- Department
- NARA
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