UFOINTEL
Pilot Report
Unclassified Complete
237UAP00401
National Archives and Records Administration
Confidence
85%
Credibility
90%
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Intelligence summary
On April 21, 2022, multiple aircraft reported a UFO sighting while flying near Kessel, WV. The sightings occurred at an altitude of 10,000 feet above the aircraft, with pilots experiencing issues with their attitude reference systems and autopilot.
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| Location | Context | Confidence | Supporting text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keyser, West Virginia | Incident Location | Medium | On April 21, 2022, multiple aircraft reported a UFO sighting while flying near Kessel, WV. The sightings occurred at an altitude of 10,000 feet above the aircra |
| Keyser, West Virginia | Incident Location | Medium | Date: 4/21/2022 9:52:00 PM (-04 EDT) Title: LXJ359 MISCELLANEOUS 04-21-2022 Latitude: 39.045039719999998 Latitude: -79.073446950000005 PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: |
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Date: 4/21/2022 9:52:00 PM (-04 EDT)
Title: LXJ359 MISCELLANEOUS 04-21-2022
Latitude: 39.045039719999998
Latitude: -79.073446950000005
PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: KESSEL, WV/MISCELLANEOUS/2152E/WASHINGTON ARTCC ADVISED FLEXJET 359,
E55P, BOS - HSV, REPORTED UFO SIGHTING 10,000 FEET ABOVE ACFT WHILE AT FL450 3 SW KESSEL VOR (ESL).
WHILE PASSING UNDER UFO PIC REPORTED ATTITUDE REFERENCE SYSTEM AND AUTO PILOT ISSUES. SWA368,
SWA1393, AND UAL46 ALSO REPORTED SIMILAR UFO PHENOMENON. WOC 7-3333 JF/GG
Washington Operations Center
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