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This Federal Aviation Administration record, part of a 2023 Department of Transportation release, is a preliminary operations report of UFO/UAP activity near Billings, Montana, on February 3, 2023, at 9:39 PM MST. Salt Lake City ARTCC relayed a report from United Airlines flight 1580, a Boeing 737-800 flying from Chicago O'Hare to Vancouver. While heading west-northwest at FL380 about 60 miles east of Billings, the crew reported orbiting lights above the aircraft. No evasive action and no law enforcement notification were reported.
Date: 2/3/2023 9:39:00 PM (-07 MST) Title: UAL1580 UFO-UAP ACTIVITY 02-03-2023 Latitude: 45.801096970000003 Latitude: -107.3014002 ## DESCRIPTION PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: BILLINGS, MT/UFO-UAP ACTIVITY/2139M/SALT LAKE CITY ARTCC ADVISED UNITED 1580, B738, ORD - VANCOVER, CANADA (CYVR), REPORTED ORBITING LIGHTS FROM ABOVE WHILE WNW BOUND AT FL380 60 E BIL. NO EVASIVE ACTION REPORTED. LAW ENFORCEMENT NOTIFICATION NOT REPORTED. WOC 7- 3333 JG/TL
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