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This Federal Aviation Administration record, released by the Department of Transportation in 2023, logs an unidentified aerial phenomenon report from 4 September 2023. JetBlue flight JBU278, an A321 flying from San Francisco to Fort Lauderdale, reported moving lights at its 11 to 1 o'clock position. The aircraft was southbound at FL400, 3 NM south of OAL. The FAA did not notify law enforcement, and the report notes no impact on the flight. It says the sighting appears to correlate with Starlink satellites.
## PRIMARY CODE: UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHENOMENON Date: 09:45 09/04/2023 Status: Closed Callsign: JBU278 POD: DEN Aircraft: A321 Reporting Facility: ZOA Tail Number: Operator: JBU Origin: SFO Destination: FLL New Destination: Operator Type: Commercial Paged: YES ## REMARKS Aircraft reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon at their 11 O'clock to 1 O'clock while S bound at FL400, 3NM S of OAL. The unknown phenomenon was moving lights. No law enforcement notification. No impact to flight or NAS operation. Report appears to correlate with StarLink satellite constellations.
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