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237UAP00444
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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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| Location | Context | Confidence | Supporting text |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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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
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