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237UAP00468

National Archives and Records Administration

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NARA

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242 KB

External ID

9b92cbd3e490dad96daeccbaee938b67d71ac97afccddf6834b928656893e53e

Confidence

85%

Credibility

80%

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Intelligence summary

This document details a report of unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) observed by pilots in the Chester, MA area on February 13, 2023. The report includes observations of a string of lights moving at high speed, with potential correlation to Starlink satellites.

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Location	Context	Confidence	Supporting text
Chester, Massachusetts	Incident Location	Unresolved	This document details a report of unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) observed by pilots in the Chester, MA area on February 13, 2023. The report includes obser
CHESTER, Massachusetts	Sighting Location	Unresolved	Date: 2/13/2023 6:20:00 PM (-05 EST) Title: PDT6044 UFO-UAP ACTIVITY 02-13-2023 Latitude: 42.28649927 Latitude: -72.978712000000002 PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: CH
CHESTER. OTHER ACFT IN THE AREA REPORTED	Sighting Location	Unresolved	…Latitude: -72.978712000000002 PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: CHESTER, MA/UFO-UAP ACTIVITY/1820E/BOSTON ARTCC ADVISED HENSON 6044, E145, BOS - MDT, PIC REPORTED A ST
MASSACHUSETTS AT THIS TIME. WOC	Sighting Location	Unresolved	…5, BOS - MDT, PIC REPORTED A STRING OF LIGHTS MOVING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. ACFT WAS AT FL260 OVER CHESTER. OTHER ACFT IN THE AREA REPORTED OBSERVING THE SAM

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Jun 15, 2023

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Chester, MA HENSON 6044 Starlink

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Date: 2/13/2023 6:20:00 PM (-05 EST) Title: PDT6044 UFO-UAP ACTIVITY 02-13-2023 Latitude: 42.28649927 Latitude: -72.978712000000002 PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: CHESTER, MA/UFO-UAP ACTIVITY/1820E/BOSTON ARTCC ADVISED HENSON 6044, E145, BOS - MDT, PIC REPORTED A STRING OF LIGHTS MOVING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. ACFT WAS AT FL260 OVER CHESTER. OTHER ACFT IN THE AREA REPORTED OBSERVING THE SAME UAP BUT CALL SIGNS WERE NOT OBTAINED. POSSIBLY CORRELATES TO STAR LINK SATELLITES OVER MASSACHUSETTS AT THIS TIME. WOC 7-3333 HM/BS Washington Operations Center DESCRIPTION