237UAP00151

MILITARY REPORT

AI Summary

A Skywatch incident report detailing the sighting of a balloon by a commercial aircraft at high altitude.

Key Findings

- Incident occurred on February 2, 2023, at 00:09. - Reporting facility was HQ DEN. - Aircraft involved was a Boeing 737-900 (B739) with callsign ASA18. - The balloon was observed between flight levels 400 and 450. - The sighting occurred while the aircraft was eastbound at flight level 350, 10 nautical miles southeast of Billings (BIL).

OCR Text

SKYWATCH INCIDENT REPORT PRIMARY CODE: UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHENOMENON Date: 00:09 02/02/2023 Status: Closed POD: DEN Reporting Facility: HQ DEN Callsign:ASA18 Aircraft:B739 Tail Number: Operator:ASA Origin:PDX Destination:JFK New Destination: Operator Type:Commercial Paged:NO REMARKS Aircraft reported a balloon between FL400-FL450, off the left side while east bound at FL350, 10 NM SE of BIL. SKYWATCH INCIDENT REPORT | DATE: 2023-02-02T00:09 | POD: DEN | PAGE 1 of 1

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Agency
Classification
UNCLASSIFIED
Department
NARA
Confidence85
Credibility90

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