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237UAP00461

National Archives and Records Administration

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242 KB
External ID
0a24d6c703f272588542504bb0723f47bd9bbd989ad83228d7ae8fccd7123d04
Confidence
85%
Credibility
80%

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Intelligence summary

On February 11, 2023, Delta flight DAL384 reported seeing lights circling off the left side of the aircraft while flying at FL370 near Iowa City, IA. Previous similar phenomena were attributed to a chain of satellites.

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Aviation SafetyFlight ReportsUAP Delta AirlinesFAAIowa CityUAPUFO

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Iowa City, IA Incident Location Medium On February 11, 2023, Delta flight DAL384 reported seeing lights circling off the left side of the aircraft while flying at FL370 near Iowa City, IA. Previous s
IOWA CITY, IA Incident Location Medium Date: 2/11/2023 3:07:00 AM (-06 CST) Title: DAL384 UFO-UAP ACTIVITY 02-11-2023 Latitude: 41.657825699999997 Latitude: -91.534616900000003 PRELIM INFO FROM FAA O

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Jun 15, 2023

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Date: 2/11/2023 3:07:00 AM (-06 CST) Title: DAL384 UFO-UAP ACTIVITY 02-11-2023 Latitude: 41.657825699999997 Latitude: -91.534616900000003 PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: IOWA CITY, IA/UFO-UAP ACTIVITY/0307C/CHICAGO ARTCC ADVISED DELTA 384, B738, SAN - JFK, REPORTED LIGHTS CIRCLING OFF LEFT SIDE AT SAME ALTITUDE OR HIGHER WHILE E BOUND AT FL370 VCNTY IOWA CITY. SIMILAR PHENOMENA WERE REPORTED LAST WEEK AND WERE DETERMINED TO BE A CHAIN OF SATELLITES. LEOS NOT NOTIFIED. WOC 7-3333 MO/JG Washington Operations Center DESCRIPTION