237UAP00175
AI Summary
AAL1743, a commercial aircraft, reported observing a large balloon that dropped significantly in altitude while flying at FL340 near STJ.
Key Findings
- Incident occurred on February 3, 2023, at 15:43. - Aircraft involved: A319, operated by AAL. - The balloon was initially at approximately FL500. - The balloon dropped 20,000 feet in altitude while the aircraft was N bound. - Incident reported to the DEN POD.
OCR Text
SKYWATCH INCIDENT REPORT PRIMARY CODE: UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHENOMENON Date: 15:43 02/03/2023 Status: Closed POD: DEN Reporting Facility: ZKC Callsign:AAL1743 Aircraft:A319 Tail Number: Operator:AAL Origin:CID Destination:DFW New Destination: Operator Type:Commercial Paged:NO REMARKS Aircraft reported a large balloon off the right side while N bound at FL340, 13NM W of STJ. PIC reported they observed the balloon take a 20,000 foot drop in altitude. The balloon was at approximately FL500 and above. SKYWATCH INCIDENT REPORT | DATE: 2023-02-03T15:43 | POD: DEN | PAGE 1 of 1
Metadata
- Agency
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- Classification
- UNCLASSIFIED
- Department
- NARA
- Catalog source
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