Pilot Report Unclassified Complete

237UAP00556

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

f463eb5687d90d62c685e5206c4c53042bab1e7549310cab137bcfd20189bccf

Confidence

85%

Credibility

90%

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Intelligence summary

On September 25, 2023, JetBlue Flight 811 reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon consisting of multiple lights orbiting in the vicinity of the Big Dipper constellation while flying at FL360 near Rome, NY. Other flights also reported similar sightings.

Tags & topics

Aviation SafetyUAPUnidentified Aerial Phenomena Aviation Flight Report JetBlue UAP UFO

Locations referenced

Location	Context	Confidence	Supporting text
Rome, NY	Incident Location	Medium	On September 25, 2023, JetBlue Flight 811 reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon consisting of multiple lights orbiting in the vicinity of the Big Dipper co
ROME, NY	Incident Location	Medium	Date: 9/25/2023 11:13:00 PM (-04 EDT) Title: JBU811 UFO-UAP ACTIVITY 09-25-2023 Latitude: 43.168405219999997 Latitude: -75.602004910000005 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

JetBlue 811 LXJ652 DAL2685 CMP422 UAW5WR

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Date: 9/25/2023 11:13:00 PM (-04 EDT) Title: JBU811 UFO-UAP ACTIVITY 09-25-2023 Latitude: 43.168405219999997 Latitude: -75.602004910000005 PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: ROME, NY/UFO-UAP ACTIVITY/2313E/BOSTON ARTCC ADVISED JETBLUE 811, BCS3, BOS - ORD, REPORTED AN UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHENOMENON OF MULTIPLE LIGHTS ORBITING FROM THE 12 O'CLOCK POSITION WHILE W BOUND AT FL360 8 WSW RME. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. NO LEO NOTIFICATION. LIGHTS APPEAR TO BE SIMILAR TO ACFT LANDING LIGHTS VCNTY THE BIG DIPPER CONSTELLATION. THE FOLLOWING FLIGHTS REPORTED SIMILAR SIGHTING: LXJ652, DAL2685, CMP422, AND UAW5WR. WOC 7-3333 RC/MC Washington Operations Center DESCRIPTION