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This Federal Aviation Administration record, part of a 2023 Department of Transportation release, is a preliminary FAA operations report on UFO/UAP activity on July 16, 2023. Memphis ARTCC said Southwest 549, a Boeing 737 flying from RSW to STL, reported a string of lights above the aircraft. The crew was northwest bound at FL380, 81 miles southeast of Memphis. No evasive action was taken, and the sighting was correlated with Starlink satellites.
Date: 7/16/2023 9:33:00 PM (-05 CDT) Title: SWA549 UFO-UAP ACTIVITY 07-16-2023 Latitude: 34.207361910000003 Latitude: -88.976516770000003 ## DESCRIPTION PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: MEMPHIS, TN/UFO-UAP ACTIVITY/2136C/MEMPHIS ARTCC ADVISED SOUTHWEST 549, B737, RSW - STL, REPORTED AN UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHENOMENON OF A STRING OF LIGHTS ABOVE ACFT WHILE NW BOUND AT FL380 81 SE MEM. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. SIGHTING CORRELATED WITH STARLINK SATELLITES. NO LEO NOTIFICATION. WOC 7-3333 RC/JA
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