Pilot Report Unclassified Complete

237UAP00444

National Archives and Records Administration

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Original size
242 KB
External ID
2249808876244ee3eeb16d383a4cecc71d1ae14bb87d0234dfe1ea97ae5d1d62
Confidence
85%
Credibility
90%

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This document details a report from an Embraer E135 aircraft (N926FM) that encountered an unidentified aerial phenomenon (UAP) while descending from flight level 360 to 340 near Lynchburg, VA.

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Aerial PhenomenaAviationUAP Aviation SafetyPilot ReportUAPUFO

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Lynchburg, VA Incident Location Medium This document details a report from an Embraer E135 aircraft (N926FM) that encountered an unidentified aerial phenomenon (UAP) while descending from flight leve
LYNCHBURG, VA Incident Location Medium Date: 1/26/2023 6:53:00 PM (-05 EST) Title: N926FM UFO-UAP 01-26-2023 Latitude: 37.427853939999999 Latitude: -79.072652090000005 PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: LYNCH

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Jun 15, 2023

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Date: 1/26/2023 6:53:00 PM (-05 EST) Title: N926FM UFO-UAP 01-26-2023 Latitude: 37.427853939999999 Latitude: -79.072652090000005 PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: LYNCHBURG, VA/UFO-UAP/1853E/ATSC ADVISED N926FM, EMBRAER E135, UNKN DEPARTURE ARPT - CLT, REPORTED AN UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHENOMENON AT THE 12 O'CLOCK POSITION WHILE DESCENDING FROM FL360 TO FL340 10 NE LYH. THE UAP WAS OBSERVED CLIMBING THROUGH FL360 WITH A SMOKE TRAIL. THE UAP WAS DESCRIBED AS A SHINY MISSILE SHAPED OBJECT APPROXIMATELY 10-30 S LYH. LEO NOTIFICATION NOT REPORTED. WOC 7-3333 HM/JW Washington Operations Center DESCRIPTION