Pilot Report
Unclassified Complete
237UAP00612
National Archives and Records Administration
Confidence
85%
Credibility
90%
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Intelligence summary
On February 19, 2024, a pilot reported multiple lights moving and circling at high altitude near Chicago-Rockford, IL. The UAP was not detected on ATC radar.
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| Location | Context | Confidence | Supporting text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago-Rockford, Illinois | Incident Location | Unresolved | On February 19, 2024, a pilot reported multiple lights moving and circling at high altitude near Chicago-Rockford, IL. The UAP was not detected on ATC radar. |
| CHICAGO-ROCKFORD, Illinois | Incident Location | Unresolved | Date: 2/19/2024 4:50:00 AM (-06 CST) Title: ATN3498 UFO-UAP ACTIVITY 02-19-2024 Latitude: 42.305684370000002 Latitude: -88.736569380000006 PRELIM INFO FROM FAA |
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Date: 2/19/2024 4:50:00 AM (-06 CST)
Title: ATN3498 UFO-UAP ACTIVITY 02-19-2024
Latitude: 42.305684370000002
Latitude: -88.736569380000006
PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: CHICAGO-ROCKFORD, IL/UFO-UAP ACTIVITY/0450C/SALT LAKE CITY ARTCC ADVISED
AIR TRANSPORT 3498, B763, SMF - RFD, REPORTED SEEING MULTIPLE LIGHTS MOVING AND CIRCLING AT FL370
OR HIGHER. PILOT FIRST REPORTED THE UAP 20 NM ENE OF MTU. UAP NOT OBSERVED ON ATC FACILITY RADAR.
WOC 7-3333 GC/JG
Washington Operations Center
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