Radar Report Unclassified Complete

237UAP00591

National Archives and Records Administration

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Added to archive

Jun 14, 2026

Department

NARA

Original size

242 KB

External ID

11c1bc5acec5eac90d28e796e2e417f0d563fee2eb611d201e53cad8902c644e

Confidence

85%

Credibility

80%

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Intelligence summary

On December 27, 2023, multiple aircraft reported observing two white lights circling each other near Salina, Kansas, while operating at high altitudes. The UAP were not detected by ATC radar systems.

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Locations referenced

Location	Context	Confidence	Supporting text
Salina, KS	Incident Location	Medium	On December 27, 2023, multiple aircraft reported observing two white lights circling each other near Salina, Kansas, while operating at high altitudes. The UAP
SALINA, KS	Incident Location	Medium	Date: 12/27/2023 4:35:00 AM (-06 CST) Title: SALINA, KS UFO-UAP ACTIVITY 12-27-2023 Latitude: 39.225508519999998 Latitude: -97.652222219999999 PRELIM INFO FROM
SALINA, KS	Incident Location	Medium	Date: 12/27/2023 4:35:00 AM (-06 CST) Title: SALINA, KS UFO-UAP ACTIVITY 12-27-2023 Latitude: 39.225508519999998 Latitude: -97.652222219999999 PRELIM INFO FROM

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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

Salina, KS Spirit 2804 American 2014

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Date: 12/27/2023 4:35:00 AM (-06 CST) Title: SALINA, KS UFO-UAP ACTIVITY 12-27-2023 Latitude: 39.225508519999998 Latitude: -97.652222219999999 PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: SALINA, KS/UFO-UAP ACTIVITY/0435C/KANSAS CITY ARTCC ADVISED MULTIPLE ACFT (SPIRIT 2804 AND AMERICAN 2014) REPORTING TWO WHITE LIGHTS CIRCLING EACH OTHER, COMING CLOSE TOGETHER, AND THEN MOVE AWAY FROM EACH OTHER. ACFT WERE OPERATING AT FL410 AND FL350. THE UAP WERE E OF THE ACFT 30 N SLN. UAP NOT OBSERVED BY ATC RADAR SYSTEMS. WOC 7-3333 DJ/RL Washington Operations Center DESCRIPTION