Pilot Report Unclassified Complete

237UAP00410

National Archives and Records Administration

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Department
NARA
Original size
242 KB
External ID
b044cb35955b2a7613d7e5b14886ca3ddf801369b31fefa89a893ef2be9a57f0
Confidence
85%
Credibility
80%

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This document details a reported sighting of a possible UFO by a pilot near Wilmington, NC, on August 14, 2022. The pilot described the object as three lights in a row at an altitude of 45,000 feet, with several other aircraft corroborating the sighting.

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Wilmington, NC Incident Location Medium This document details a reported sighting of a possible UFO by a pilot near Wilmington, NC, on August 14, 2022. The pilot described the object as three lights i
WILMINGTON, NC Incident Location Medium Date: 8/14/2022 3:22:00 AM (-04 EDT) Title: N782HG MISCELLANEOUS 08-14-2022 Latitude: 34.271138890000003 Latitude: -77.90288889 PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: WILMIN

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Jun 15, 2022

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Date: 8/14/2022 3:22:00 AM (-04 EDT) Title: N782HG MISCELLANEOUS 08-14-2022 Latitude: 34.271138890000003 Latitude: -77.90288889 PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: WILMINGTON, NC/MISCELLANEOUS/0322E/REPORTED POSSIBLE UFO LOCATED AT 11 O'CLOCK POSITION AT FL450 WHILE WESTBOUND 95 SE ILM. THE PILOT DESCRIBED IT AS 3 LIGHTS IN A ROW ABOVE THEM THEY SAID THE LIGHTS WERE IN A GEOSYNCHRONOUS ORBIT. SEVERAL OTHER AIRCRAFT REPORTED THE SAME SIGHTING. WOC 7-3333 EC/TB Washington Operations Center DESCRIPTION