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237UAP00545

National Archives and Records Administration

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242 KB

External ID

3694586e6193953536f9d63994f1890f365779abecaa6530f094bc5c48bc30ca

Confidence

85%

Credibility

90%

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Intelligence summary

On August 26, 2023, United Airlines flight UAL1491 reported observing flying white objects at high altitudes while en route from Houston to Las Vegas. Multiple aircraft in the vicinity also reported seeing the same phenomenon, which was presumed to be Starlink satellites.

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Location	Context	Confidence	Supporting text
EL PASO, TX	Incident Location	Medium	Date: 8/26/2023 8:40:00 PM (-06 MDT) Title: UAL1491 UFO-UAP ACTIVITY 08-26-2023 Latitude: 32.23208065 Latitude: -105.29311939999999 PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: EL

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Jun 15, 2023

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Entities mentioned

UAL1491 Starlink satellites

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Date: 8/26/2023 8:40:00 PM (-06 MDT) Title: UAL1491 UFO-UAP ACTIVITY 08-26-2023 Latitude: 32.23208065 Latitude: -105.29311939999999 PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: EL PASO, TX/UFO-UAP ACTIVITY/2040M/ALBUQUERQUE ARTCC ADVISED UNITED 1491, B39M, IAH - LAS, OBSERVED FLYING WHITE OBJECTS AT FL340-FL400 WHILE W BOUND AT FL360 70 ENE ELP. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. ASA25, UAL1491, AAL2697, SWA4691, ABX3151, FFT1549, AND SKW3147 OBSERVED THE SAME PHENOMENON PRESUMED TO BE STARLINK SATELLITES. LEO NOTIFICATION NOT REPORTED. WOC 7- 3333 JF/JA Washington Operations Center DESCRIPTION