237UAP00459

PILOT REPORT

AI Summary

This document details a UFO/UAP sighting reported by American Airlines flight AAL403 on February 11, 2023, while flying over Iowa City, IA. The flight crew observed lights circling off the left side of the aircraft at the same altitude or higher.

Key Findings

- AAL403, an A320 aircraft, reported lights circling off the left side during flight. - The incident occurred at FL350 near Iowa City, IA. - Similar phenomena were reported the previous week and attributed to a chain of satellites. - The FAA Operations Center was involved in the reporting process.

OCR Text

Date: 2/11/2023 3:02:00 AM (-06 CST) Title: AAL403 UFO-UAP ACTIVITY 02-11-2023 Latitude: 41.657825699999997 Latitude: -91.534616900000003 PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: IOWA CITY, IA/UFO-UAP ACTIVITY/0302C/CHICAGO ARTCC ADVISED AMERICAN 403, A320, DEN - PHL, REPORTED LIGHTS CIRCLING OFF LEFT SIDE AT SAME ALTITUDE OR HIGHER WHILE E BOUND AT FL350 VCNTY IOWA CITY. SIMILAR PHENOMENA WERE REPORTED LAST WEEK AND WERE DETERMINED TO BE A CHAIN OF SATELLITES. LEOS NOT NOTIFIED. WOC 7-3333 DJ/JG Washington Operations Center DESCRIPTION

Metadata

Agency
Classification
UNCLASSIFIED
Department
NARA
Confidence85
Credibility80

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