Pilot Report Unclassified Complete

237UAP00506

National Archives and Records Administration

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Published

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Added to archive

Jun 14, 2026

Department

NARA

Original size

242 KB

External ID

bae9d9465f9158015423e956c416ebba38f1b1f29aff72e12fb40d0a6ed88696

Confidence

85%

Credibility

90%

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Intelligence summary

On April 18, 2023, Delta Flight 1508 reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon with multiple lights while en route from Atlanta to San Antonio.

Tags & topics

Aviation SafetyFlight ReportsUAP A321 Delta Airlines FAA UAP UFO

Locations referenced

Location	Context	Confidence	Supporting text
LUFKIN, TX	Incident Location	Medium	Date: 4/18/2023 12:25:00 AM (-05 CDT) Title: DAL1508 UFO-UAP ACTIVITY 04-18-2023 Latitude: 30.719445960000002 Latitude: -94.155962579999994 PRELIM INFO FROM FAA

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Jun 15, 2023

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Jun 14, 2026

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Jun 14, 2026

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Entities mentioned

Delta 1508 Lufkin, TX Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon

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Date: 4/18/2023 12:25:00 AM (-05 CDT) Title: DAL1508 UFO-UAP ACTIVITY 04-18-2023 Latitude: 30.719445960000002 Latitude: -94.155962579999994 PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: LUFKIN, TX/UFO-UAP ACTIVITY/0025C/HOUSTON ARTCC ADVISED DELTA 1508, A321, ATL - SAT, REPORTED AN UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHENOMENON WITH 4-5 RED AND WHITE LIGHTS OFF OF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ACFT WHILE W BOUND AT FL320 50 SE LFK. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. LEO NOTIFICATION NOT REPORTED. WOC 7-3333 JO/JW Washington Operations Center DESCRIPTION