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This is a Federal Aviation Administration record from 2023, filed under the primary code Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon and marked closed. It covers a report at 14:40 on 02/03/2023 from commercial flight SCX8941, a B738 flying from MSP to SKF, handled by reporting facility ZDV. The crew reported a large balloon off the right side while westbound at FL400, 15 NM west of RBA. They estimated the balloon's altitude at approximately FL500 and above.
## PRIMARY CODE: UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHENOMENON Date: 14:40 02/03/2023 Status: Closed Callsign: SCX8941 POD: DEN Aircraft: B738 Reporting Facility: ZDV Tail Number: Operator: SCX Origin: MSP Destination: SKF New Destination: Operator Type: Commercial Paged: NO REMARKS Aircraft reported a large balloon off the right side while W bound at FL400, 15NM W of RBA. The balloon was at approximately FL500 and above.
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