Pilot Report Unclassified Complete

237UAP00525

National Archives and Records Administration

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Jun 14, 2026

Department

NARA

Original size

242 KB

External ID

8a30a06d807dab84de3d1baf428eda159800257de4aa3e413bf4af41ea777aad

Confidence

85%

Credibility

90%

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Intelligence summary

This document details an incident involving American Airlines flight 266, which reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon while en route from Lihue to Los Angeles on July 21, 2023. The phenomenon was described as multiple lights that appeared to separate, with no evasive action taken by the crew.

Tags & topics

Aerial PhenomenaAviation SafetyUAP Aviation Incident Report UAP UFO

Locations referenced

Location	Context	Confidence	Supporting text
CAMARILLO, CA	Incident Location	Medium	Date: 7/20/2023 9:53:00 PM (-07 PDT) Title: AAL266 UFO-UAP ACTIVITY 07-21-2023 Latitude: 34.124653369999997 Latitude: -119.352236 PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: CAMA

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Jun 15, 2023

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Jun 14, 2026

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Entities mentioned

American Airlines 266 Camarillo, CA Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon

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Date: 7/20/2023 9:53:00 PM (-07 PDT) Title: AAL266 UFO-UAP ACTIVITY 07-21-2023 Latitude: 34.124653369999997 Latitude: -119.352236 PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: CAMARILLO, CA/UFO-UAP ACTIVITY/2153P/LOS ANGELES ARTCC ADVISED AMERICAN 266, A321, LIH - LAX, REPORTED AN UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHENOMENON WHILE E BOUND AT 14,000 FEET 16 WSW CMA. PHENOMENON DESCRIBED AS MULTIPLE LIGHTS APPEARING TO SEPARATE. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. WOC 7-3333 MO/JG Washington Operations Center DESCRIPTION