Pilot Report
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237UAP00485
National Archives and Records Administration
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This document details a reported UFO/UAP sighting involving a Cessna C560 aircraft near La Belle, Florida, on February 27, 2023. The pilot reported a very bright light passing off the left wing at an estimated altitude of 10,000 feet above the aircraft.
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| Location | Context | Confidence | Supporting text |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Belle, Florida | Incident Location | Unresolved | This document details a reported UFO/UAP sighting involving a Cessna C560 aircraft near La Belle, Florida, on February 27, 2023. The pilot reported a very brigh |
| LA BELLE, Florida | Incident Location | Unresolved | Date: 2/27/2023 7:55:00 PM (-05 EST) Title: N4200K UFO-UAP ACTIVITY 02-27-2023 Latitude: 26.85374964 Latitude: -82.453014379999999 PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: LA |
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Date: 2/27/2023 7:55:00 PM (-05 EST)
Title: N4200K UFO-UAP ACTIVITY 02-27-2023
Latitude: 26.85374964
Latitude: -82.453014379999999
PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: LA BELLE, FL/UFO-UAP ACTIVITY/2017E/MIAMI ARTCC ADVISED N4200K, CESSNA
C560, OPF - HOU, REPORTED VERY BRIGHT LIGHT PASS OFF LEFT WING ESTIMATED 10,000 FEET ABOVE ACFT
WHILE W BOUND AT FL400 63 W LA BELLE VORTAC. NO EVASIVE ACTION REPORTED. LEOS NOT NOTIFIED.
MULTIPLE ACFT REPORTED SAME INCIDENT. WOC 7-3333 DJ/JG
Washington Operations Center
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