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This Federal Aviation Administration record, UAP report 237UAP00174 from the Department of Transportation, logs an event on February 3, 2023. American Airlines flight AAL947, a Boeing 737-800 flying from Chicago O'Hare to Albuquerque, reported to Kansas City Center that it saw a large balloon off its right side while northbound at FL360 over STJ. The crew put the balloon at about FL500 or higher. The report's status is closed.
## PRIMARY CODE: UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHENOMENON Date: 15:43 02/03/2023 Status: Closed Callsign: AAL947 POD: DEN Aircraft: B738 Reporting Facility: ZKC Tail Number: Operator: AAL Origin: ORD Destination: ABQ New Destination: Operator Type: Commercial Paged: NO REMARKS Aircraft reported a large balloon off the right side while N bound at FL360,OVHD STJ. The balloon was at approximately FL500 and above.
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