Military Report Unclassified Complete

237UAP00399

National Archives and Records Administration

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242 KB

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c57f935ae313df7f87261225ada62bab316dda0c9e03374430e49ab905506d55

Confidence

85%

Credibility

80%

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Intelligence summary

On March 9, 2022, a Raytheon H25 aircraft reported observing an unidentified aerial system (UAS) described as a 'UFO with a line of stationary strobe lights' while flying at 40,000 feet near Lynchburg, VA.

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Locations referenced

Location	Context	Confidence	Supporting text
LYNCHBURG, VA	Incident Location	Medium	Date: 3/9/2022 7:39:00 PM (-05 EST) Title: N499PA UFO-UAP ACTIVITY 03-09-2022 Latitude: 37.468187409999999 Latitude: -79.232812839999994 PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OP

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Jun 15, 2022

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Lynchburg, VA N499PA UFO with strobe lights

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Date: 3/9/2022 7:39:00 PM (-05 EST) Title: N499PA UFO-UAP ACTIVITY 03-09-2022 Latitude: 37.468187409999999 Latitude: -79.232812839999994 PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: LYNCHBURG, VA/UAS INCIDENT/1939E/WASHINGTON ARTCC ADVISED N499PA, RAYTHEON H25, TEB - PDK, OBSERVED A UAS WHILE SOUTHBOUND AT FL400 10 N LYNCHBURG. ACFT DESCRIBED UAS AS A "UFO WITH A LINE OF STATIONARY STROBE LIGHTS ABOVE". NO EVASIVE ACTION REPORTED. NO LEO NOTIFICATION PROVIDED. WOC 7-3333 JA/RL Washington Operations Center DESCRIPTION