Pilot Report Unclassified Complete

237UAP00546

National Archives and Records Administration

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Added to archive

Jun 14, 2026

Department

NARA

Original size

242 KB

External ID

605df1ffec3b82425801a8f882d57a079b46eeca1bd398108057823467da4d9b

Confidence

85%

Credibility

90%

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Intelligence summary

On August 27, 2023, UPS Flight 917 reported observing three white lights exhibiting unusual movement patterns near Las Vegas, NV, prompting FAA operations to document the incident as potential UAP activity.

Tags & topics

AviationFAA OperationsUAP FAA Flight Report UAP UFO

Locations referenced

Location	Context	Confidence	Supporting text
Las Vegas, NV	Incident Location	Medium	On August 27, 2023, UPS Flight 917 reported observing three white lights exhibiting unusual movement patterns near Las Vegas, NV, prompting FAA operations to do
LAS VEGAS, NV	Incident Location	Medium	Date: 8/27/2023 2:05:00 AM (-07 PDT) Title: UPS917 UFO-UAP ACTIVITY 08-27-2023 Latitude: 36.080043889999999 Latitude: -115.15223469999999 PRELIM INFO FROM FAA O
FL600. WOC 7-3333 JG	Incident Location	Unresolved	…FROM FAA OPS: LAS VEGAS, NV/UFO-UAP ACTIVITY/0205P/W-ROC ADVISED UPS 917, B763, ONT - SDF, REPORTED 3 WHITE LIGHTS ORBITING. LIGHTS MOVED UP AND DOWN APPROX 15

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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

UPS 917 Las Vegas, NV

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Date: 8/27/2023 2:05:00 AM (-07 PDT) Title: UPS917 UFO-UAP ACTIVITY 08-27-2023 Latitude: 36.080043889999999 Latitude: -115.15223469999999 PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: LAS VEGAS, NV/UFO-UAP ACTIVITY/0205P/W-ROC ADVISED UPS 917, B763, ONT - SDF, REPORTED 3 WHITE LIGHTS ORBITING. LIGHTS MOVED UP AND DOWN APPROX 15,000 FT AND HORIZONTALLY APPROX 100 MILES LEFT TO RIGHT VCNTY LAS. LIGHTS REPORTED ABOVE FL600. WOC 7-3333 JG/MO Washington Operations Center DESCRIPTION