Evidence Explorer

On June 10, 2023, a Copa Airlines flight reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon while flying near Marathon, Florida. The phenomenon was described as a stationary white light that turned on and off periodically, with multiple aircraft in the vicinity reporting similar sightings. No evasive actions were taken, and there were no operational impacts.

On July 16, 2023, Southwest Airlines flight 549 reported seeing a string of lights while flying at 38,000 feet near Memphis, TN. The sighting was later correlated with Starlink satellites, and no evasive action was taken by the crew.

On July 30, 2023, United Airlines flight UAL1409 reported observing an unidentified aerial phenomenon consisting of 15 bright lights while flying at FL260 near Lufkin, TX. The lights appeared suddenly and then quickly disappeared, with no evasive action taken by the crew.

This document details a report from FAA operations regarding a UFO/UAP sighting by a Sunwing Airlines flight near Jacksonville, Florida, on August 5, 2023. The aircraft reported bright circling lights maneuvering at high altitudes without taking evasive action.

On August 12, 2023, a Sun Country Airlines flight observed an unidentified aerial phenomenon while flying at 20,000 feet near Florence, SC. The FAA was notified, but no evasive action was taken.

On August 21, 2023, a report from the FAA indicated that Spirit Airlines flight NKS797 encountered an unidentified aerial phenomenon while flying at 37,000 feet near Picayune, MS. The object was described as black and white and the size of a small aircraft. No evasive action was taken and no law enforcement was notified.

On August 25, 2023, United Airlines flight UAL369 reported multiple unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) near Denver, Colorado, characterized by white lights with a green hue moving in circular motion at high altitude. Other flights in the vicinity corroborated the sighting.

On August 26, 2023, United Airlines flight UAL1491 reported observing flying white objects at high altitudes while en route from Houston to Las Vegas. Multiple aircraft in the vicinity also reported seeing the same phenomenon, which was presumed to be Starlink satellites.

This document details a report of a UFO/UAP sighting by United Airlines flight 665 near Yardley, PA, on August 28, 2023. The aircraft reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon at 12,000 feet without taking evasive action.

This document details a report of a UFO sighting by United Airlines flight 1560 near Philadelphia, PA, on August 28, 2023. The flight reported a large white unidentified aerial phenomenon while flying at 11,500 feet.

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.

This document details a report of UFO/UAP activity involving United Airlines flight 2710, which observed three bright white lights during its flight from San Francisco to Chicago on September 27, 2023.

On October 4, 2023, United Airlines flight UAL476 reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon while cruising at FL350 near Scottsbluff, NE. The phenomenon consisted of three stationary bright white lights that blinked alternately. No evasive action was taken by the flight crew.

On October 28, 2023, United Airlines flight UAL541 reported observing a UFO/UAP activity while flying at an altitude of 50,000 to 60,000 feet near Buffalo, NY. The sighting involved a light that split into two and moved in a crisscross pattern. No evasive action was taken by the flight crew.

On November 19, 2023, Frontier Airlines flight FFT2402 reported a large unidentified aerial phenomenon near Tampa, Florida, described as the size of an airliner, hovering at 25,000 feet. No evasive action was taken by the crew.

On December 7, 2023, a Southwest Airlines flight (SWA498) reported observing an unidentified aerial phenomenon while flying at 40,000 feet near Meridian, MS. The pilot described lights moving rapidly from left to right at approximately 60,000 feet. The UAP was not detected on ATC radar, and no evasive action was taken.

This document details a report of unidentified aerial phenomenon (UAP) activity involving Southwest Airlines flight 111 on December 22, 2023, near Pocatello, Idaho.

On December 23, 2023, United Airlines flight UAL1605 reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon (UAP) while en route from Los Angeles to Baltimore. The UAP exhibited erratic movement and was not detected on air traffic control radar.

On December 27, 2023, Southwest Airlines flight SWA1508 reported encountering two unidentified aerial phenomena while en route from Birmingham to Dallas. The phenomena were described as orbiting aircraft positioned 10,000 feet above the flight's 12 o'clock position.

This document details a report of a UFO/UAP sighting by United Airlines flight 1715 near San Antonio, Texas, on January 13, 2024. The flight crew observed a white and blue unidentified aerial phenomenon while flying at 7,000 feet.