Pilot Report Unclassified Complete

237UAP00557

National Archives and Records Administration

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Department

NARA

Original size

242 KB

External ID

c26976c358b539d0955397c18d6d35d630eb57c92fa80e1f6025f36422175368

Confidence

85%

Credibility

90%

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Intelligence summary

On September 26, 2023, United Airlines Flight 980 reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon while en route from Chicago to Dublin, Ireland, at 35,000 feet over Boston, MA. The phenomenon was described as bright lights orbiting at a high altitude near the Big Dipper constellation.

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Locations referenced

Location	Context	Confidence	Supporting text
Boston, MA	Incident Location	High	Location of the UAP sighting.
Boston, MA	Incident Location	High	Location of the UAP sighting.
Boston, MA	Sighting Location	Medium	On September 26, 2023, United Airlines Flight 980 reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon while en route from Chicago to Dublin, Ireland, at 35,000 feet over
BOSTON, MA	Incident Location	Medium	Date: 9/26/2023 1:27:00 AM (-04 EDT) Title: UAL980 UFO-UAP ACTIVITY 09-26-2023 Latitude: 42.36294444 Latitude: -71.006388889999997 PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: BOS

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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

United Airlines Boeing 757 Boston, MA Big Dipper

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Date: 9/26/2023 1:27:00 AM (-04 EDT) Title: UAL980 UFO-UAP ACTIVITY 09-26-2023 Latitude: 42.36294444 Latitude: -71.006388889999997 PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: BOSTON, MA/UFO-UAP ACTIVITY/0217E/BOSTON ARTCC ADVISED UNITED 980, B752, ORD - DUBLIN, IRELAND (EIDW), AIRCRAFT REPORTED AN UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHENOMENON WHILE E BOUND AT 35,000 FEET. THE UNKNOWN PHENOMENON WAS BRIGHT LIGHTS ORBITING AT A HIGH ALTITUDE IN THE VICINITY OF THE BIG DIPPER CONSTELLATION. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. NO LEO NOTIFICATION REPORTED. WOC 7-3333 MC/RC Washington Operations Center DESCRIPTION