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This is a 2023 Federal Aviation Administration record of an unidentified aerial phenomenon report, logged as 237UAP00183 and now closed. At 15:01 on 02/03/2023, the crew of Delta flight DAL1242, a commercial flight from Austin to Minneapolis, reported a large balloon off its left side. The aircraft was flying north at FL360, 29 nautical miles south of Lincoln. The crew put the balloon at roughly FL500 or higher.
## PRIMARY CODE: UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHENOMENON Date: 15:01 02/03/2023 Status: Closed POD: DEN Callsign: DAL1242 Aircraft: BSC1 Tail Number: Operator: DAL Reporting Facility: AWO Origin: AUS Destination: MSP New Destination: Operator Type: Commercial Paged: NO REMARKS Aircraft reported a large balloon off the left side while N bound at FL360, 29NM S of LNK. The balloon was at approximately FL500 and above.
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