Pilot Report Unclassified Complete

237UAP00480

National Archives and Records Administration

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Department

NARA

Original size

242 KB

External ID

a70c357ce66ff3ef68a12138ed4a26f432879bff4923a1f217980cea04f7dfac

Confidence

85%

Credibility

90%

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Intelligence summary

This document details a reported UAP sighting by a commercial flight in Alaska on February 20, 2023. The object was described as a round black object stationary at approximately 16,000 feet.

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Locations referenced

Location	Context	Confidence	Supporting text
KENAI, AK	Incident Location	Medium	Date: 2/20/2023 6:59:00 PM (-09 AKST) Title: RVF140 UFO-UAP ACTIVITY 02-20-2023 Latitude: 61.070929730000003 Latitude: -152.3968424 PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: KE

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Jun 15, 2023

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Jun 14, 2026

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Entities mentioned

RAVN Alaska 140 Round black object Kenai, AK

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Date: 2/20/2023 6:59:00 PM (-09 AKST) Title: RVF140 UFO-UAP ACTIVITY 02-20-2023 Latitude: 61.070929730000003 Latitude: -152.3968424 PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: KENAI, AK/UFO-UAP ACTIVITY/1855L/ANCHORAGE ARTCC ADVISED RAVN ALASKA 140, DE HAVILLAND DH8A, ANC - ENA, REPORTED A UAP WHILE SW BOUND AT 6,000 FEET 52 NW ENA. THE UAP WAS A ROUND BLACK OBJECT THAT WAS STATIONARY AT APPROXIMATELY 16,000 FEET. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. ALASKA NORAD REGION NOTIFIED. WOC 7-3333 HM/JO Washington Operations Center DESCRIPTION