Pilot Report Unclassified Complete

237UAP00481

National Archives and Records Administration

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Published

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Jun 14, 2026

Department

NARA

Original size

242 KB

External ID

fd1e3b65e57db34ff8b76cb8bdcfdaff761e062943a0e13eeae7c057265744bb

Confidence

85%

Credibility

90%

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Intelligence summary

On February 21, 2023, pilots of Delta Flight 1156 reported observing multiple lights in a triangular formation while flying near Brownlee, Idaho. The lights exhibited high-speed movement and occasionally formed a line, with one light becoming particularly bright before disappearing.

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Location	Context	Confidence	Supporting text
Brownlee, Idaho	Incident Location	Unresolved	On February 21, 2023, pilots of Delta Flight 1156 reported observing multiple lights in a triangular formation while flying near Brownlee, Idaho. The lights exh
BROWNLEE, Idaho	Incident Location	Unresolved	Date: 2/21/2023 10:20:00 PM (-07 MST) Title: DAL1156 UFO-UAP ACTIVITY 02-22-2023 Latitude: 44.008778900000003 Latitude: -116.245407 PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: BR

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Jun 15, 2023

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Entities mentioned

Delta 1156 Brownlee, Idaho

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Date: 2/21/2023 10:20:00 PM (-07 MST) Title: DAL1156 UFO-UAP ACTIVITY 02-22-2023 Latitude: 44.008778900000003 Latitude: -116.245407 PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: BROWNLEE, ID/UFO-UAP ACTIVITY/2220M/W-ROC ADVISED DELTA 1156, A319, SLC - VANCOUVER, CANADA (CYVR), PILOTS REPORTED SEEING LIGHTS MOVING IN TRIANGULAR PATTERN AT THE 12 O'CLOCK POSITION AND ABOUT 15 TO 20 DEGREES ABOVE THE HORIZON. LIGHTS WERE MOVING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. REPORTED SEEING AS MANY AS 2 TO 4 LIGHTS. THEY ALSO REPORTED THEM FORMING A LINE. ONE LIGHT GOT REALLY BRIGHT THEN DISAPPEARED. ACFT WAS AT UNKN ALTITUDE VCNTY OF THE BROWNLEE RESERVOIR. WOC 7-3333 HM/JO Washington Operations Center DESCRIPTION