FAA UAP Record 237UAP00153
Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration · 01 OCT 2023 – 31 DEC 2025 · 1 PAGES
Declassified
SKYWATCH INCIDENT REPORT
PRIMARY CODE: UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHENOMENON
Date: 18:44 02/03/2023 Callsign: N800NB Origin:
Status: Closed Aircraft: C525 Destination:
POD: DEN Tail Number: New Destination:
Reporting Facility: ZKC Operator: Operator Type: General Aviation
Paged: NO
REMARKS
Sighted while northeast bound at FL290 @STL280090
Multiple additional reports:
A/C #2 - AAL16047 Time 1930Z, @ HLV 315018, FL370, Balloon underneath, Est ALT of Balloon FL550, Sector ZKC31, Freq
125.67
A/C #3 - ATN3400 Time 1914Z, @ HLV310022, FL370, Ballon on right side of A/C, Est ALT of Balloon FL400-500, sector
ZKC31, Freq 125.67, Balloon is getting smaller and has a basket
A/C #4 - N560LA Time 2017Z, @FTZ295030, FL400, Balloon was to the right and above, Est ALT of Balloon FL500, ZKC31
Freq 125.67
A/C #5 - DAL1527 Time 2002Z, @HLV140/011, FL390, Balloon was on the left side of the A/C, Est ALT of Balloon FL450,
ZKC31, Freq 125.67
A/C #6 - SWA2285 Time 1946Z, @COU310011, appears to be stationary, Balloon on left side A/C, Est ALT of Balloon
FL500-600
A/C #7 - UPS2943 Time 2005Z, @HLV130008, appears to be heading 135, right side of A/C, Est ALT of Balloon FL450,
ZKC31, Freq 125.67
A/C #8 - SWA3225 Time 1935Z, @HLV291020, appears to be Heading 230, right side of the A/C, Est ALT of Balloon
FL400-500, ZKC30, Freq 119.47
A/C #9 - AAL1607 Time 1930Z, @STL287068, appears to be southbound, left side of the A/C, Est ALT of Balloon FL400-500,
ZKC30, Freq 119.47
A/C #10 -AAY18 Time 1935Z, @STL285082, appears to be westbound, right side of the A/C, Est ALT of Balloon FL400-500,
ZKC30, Freq 119.47
A/C #11 -UAL2049 Time 1930Z, @STL281085, appears to be westbound, right side of the A/C, Est ALT of Balloon FL400-500,
ZKC30, Freq 119.47, very large, white string below the balloon
A/C #12 - UPS2192 Time: 2225Z Altitude: FL410 flying east reported the balloon at 9 o'clock.
A/C #13 - N558R Time: 2240z Altitude: FL410 flying east reported the balloon at 10:30 o'clock and 15NM estimated at FL600.
A/C #14 - DAL723 Time: 2248z Altitude: FL350 flying east reported the balloon at 9 o'clock @ FAM360020
A/C #15 - EJA348 Time: 2250z Altitude: FL400 flying northwest reported the balloon at 3 o'clock @ FAM360020
A/C #16 - HWA2034 Time: 2258z Altitude: FL360 flying west reported the balloon at 10 o'clock @ FAM015025 "way above
them"
A/C #17 - DAL691 Time: 2302z Altitude: FL390 flying southeast reported the balloon off their left side and at least 10,000 feet
above.
A/C #18 - AAY1023 Time: 2306z Altitude: FL380 flying northwest reported the balloon off their right side @ FAM350020.
A/C #19 - ACA7225 Time: 2307z Altitude: FL360 flying southwest reported the balloon off their left side @ FAM055015.
A/C #20 - LXJ469 Time: 2315z Altitude: FL450 flying east reported a balloon @ FAM019010 at approx. FL500-FL600.
A/C #21 - EJA810 Time: 2350z Altitude: FL400 flying west reported a balloon @ approx. FL470 traveling southbound.
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