237UAP00522
AI Summary
On July 16, 2023, Southwest Airlines flight 549 reported seeing a string of lights while flying at 38,000 feet near Memphis, TN. The sighting was later correlated with Starlink satellites, and no evasive action was taken by the crew.
Key Findings
- Flight 549 reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon. - The phenomenon was described as a string of lights above the aircraft. - The incident occurred while the aircraft was northwest bound at FL380. - The sighting was correlated with Starlink satellites. - No evasive action was taken by the flight crew.
OCR Text
Date: 7/16/2023 9:33:00 PM (-05 CDT) Title: SWA549 UFO-UAP ACTIVITY 07-16-2023 Latitude: 34.207361910000003 Latitude: -88.976516770000003 PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: MEMPHIS, TN/UFO-UAP ACTIVITY/2136C/MEMPHIS ARTCC ADVISED SOUTHWEST 549, B737, RSW - STL, REPORTED AN UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHENOMENON OF A STRING OF LIGHTS ABOVE ACFT WHILE NW BOUND AT FL380 81 SE MEM. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. SIGHTING CORRELATED WITH STARLINK SATELLITES. NO LEO NOTIFICATION. WOC 7-3333 RC/JA Washington Operations Center DESCRIPTION
Metadata
- Agency
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- Classification
- UNCLASSIFIED
- Department
- NARA
- Catalog source
- View NARA catalog record