237UAP00179
AI Summary
A commercial aircraft reported a large balloon sighting while flying at high altitude on February 3, 2023.
Key Findings
- Incident involved a commercial flight (AAL639) at FL340. - Large balloon sighted off the right side of the aircraft. - Balloon was at approximately FL500 and above. - Incident occurred 13NM NW of STJ.
OCR Text
SKYWATCH INCIDENT REPORT PRIMARY CODE: UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHENOMENON Date: 15:20 02/03/2023 Status: Closed POD: DEN Reporting Facility: ZKC Callsign:AAL639 Aircraft:B738 Tail Number: Operator:AAL Origin:ORD Destination:TUS New Destination: Operator Type:Commercial Paged:NO REMARKS Aircraft reported a large balloon off the right side while W bound at FL340, 13NM NW of STJ. The balloon was at approximately FL500 and above. SKYWATCH INCIDENT REPORT | DATE: 2023-02-03T15:20 | POD: DEN | PAGE 1 of 1
Metadata
- Agency
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- Classification
- UNCLASSIFIED
- Department
- NARA
- Catalog source
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