237UAP00278
AI Summary
A commercial aircraft reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon while flying at 24,000 feet near the Mexico border. NORAD was consulted but found no results.
Key Findings
- Incident occurred on July 21, 2023, at 04:40. - The phenomenon was described as an orange light. - The aircraft was a B737 operated by Southwest Airlines. - No evasive action was taken by the crew. - NORAD was unable to identify the phenomenon.
OCR Text
SKYWATCH INCIDENT REPORT PRIMARY CODE: UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHENOMENON Date: 04:40 07/21/2023 Status: Closed POD: DEN Reporting Facility: ZLA Callsign:SWA121 Aircraft:B737 Tail Number: Operator:SWA Origin:PHX Destination:BUR New Destination: Operator Type:Commercial Paged:YES REMARKS Aircraft reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon approximately 100NM off the left side while W bound at FL240, 20NM E of PSP. The unknown phenomenon was described as 1 orange colored light near the Mexico border at approximately FL240. No evasive action taken. HQ DEN requested NORAD to check their systems, negative results. AWO advised. SKYWATCH INCIDENT REPORT | DATE: 2023-07-21T04:40 | POD: DEN | PAGE 1 of 1
Metadata
- Agency
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- Classification
- UNCLASSIFIED
- Department
- NARA