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This is a Federal Aviation Administration report from the Department of Transportation, logged as an unidentified aerial phenomenon and now closed. It records that on 3 February 2023 the crew of a general aviation Falcon 7X, callsign N506BA, flying west from Cleveland to Santa Fe at FL430, reported a large balloon off their left side about 10 NM north of BQS. The balloon was at approximately FL500 or higher. Kansas City Center (ZKC) was the reporting facility.
## PRIMARY CODE: UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHENOMENON Date: 17:26 02/03/2023 Status: Closed POD: DEN Callsign: N506BA Aircraft: FA7X Tail Number: Operator: Reporting Facility: ZKC Origin: CLE Destination: SAF New Destination: Operator Type: General Aviation Paged: NO REMARKS Aircraft reported a large balloon off the left side while W bound at FL430, 10NM N of BQS. The balloon was at approximately FL500 and above.
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