Pilot Report Unclassified Complete

237UAP00453

National Archives and Records Administration

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Department

NARA

Original size

242 KB

External ID

14edd640944094859f68f7563106f35da5bdb873adcb0d4497cd5c76b79ab8f1

Confidence

85%

Credibility

90%

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Intelligence summary

On February 3, 2023, United Airlines Flight 1580 reported observing orbiting lights while flying at 38,000 feet near Billings, Montana. The FAA was notified, but no evasive action was taken by the crew.

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Locations referenced

Location	Context	Confidence	Supporting text
BILLINGS, MT	Incident Location	Medium	Date: 2/3/2023 9:39:00 PM (-07 MST) Title: UAL1580 UFO-UAP ACTIVITY 02-03-2023 Latitude: 45.801096970000003 Latitude: -107.3014002 PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: BIL
Billings, MT	Incident Location	Unresolved	On February 3, 2023, United Airlines Flight 1580 reported observing orbiting lights while flying at 38,000 feet near Billings, Montana. The FAA was notified, bu

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Jun 15, 2023

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Entities mentioned

UAL1580 Billings, MT B738

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Date: 2/3/2023 9:39:00 PM (-07 MST) Title: UAL1580 UFO-UAP ACTIVITY 02-03-2023 Latitude: 45.801096970000003 Latitude: -107.3014002 PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: BILLINGS, MT/UFO-UAP ACTIVITY/2139M/SALT LAKE CITY ARTCC ADVISED UNITED 1580, B738, ORD - VANCOVER, CANADA (CYVR), REPORTED ORBITING LIGHTS FROM ABOVE WHILE WNW BOUND AT FL380 60 E BIL. NO EVASIVE ACTION REPORTED. LAW ENFORCEMENT NOTIFICATION NOT REPORTED. WOC 7- 3333 JG/TL Washington Operations Center DESCRIPTION