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FAA Report 237UAP00001: Multiple Aircraft Reports near Hayden

Single-Record File: Only one inspectable record is attached. It documents a source or allegation but cannot independently corroborate the broader claim.
OverviewEvidenceTimelineAnalysisSources
2007-02-20
Hayden, Colorado, USA
3/10
9/10
At least 12 commercial aircraft reported a UFO between 34,000 and 40,000 feet that appeared to be tracking them.
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Investigative Assessments

"The reported claim remains worth testing against the record: At least 12 commercial aircraft reported a UFO between 34,000 and 40,000 feet that appeared to be tracking them. The strongest documented reasons to keep the file open are: FAA SKYWATCH Incident Form 237UAP00001: Documents a pilot report of At least 12 commercial aircraft reported a UFO between 34,000 and 40,000 feet that appeared to be tracking them.. Key unresolved lead: How could a single object appear to track 12 different aircraft across a wide area?"
"Evidentiary limitations: medium Note that: FAA SKYWATCH Incident Form 237UAP00001 fails to support: The operational log does not contain physical telemetry, radar recordings, or photos to independently verify the nature of the object.."

Case Summary

An intake summary of FAA operational log 237UAP00001 recording an aircrew reporting an unidentified aerial phenomenon. At least 12 commercial aircraft reported a UFO between 34,000 and 40,000 feet that appeared to be tracking them. This pilot synopsis is an intake summary requiring source-by-source verification.

Evidence Locker

1 inspectable evidence item. Claims and source findings are kept separate.

FAA incident report Local copy hash-verified

FAA SKYWATCH Incident Form 237UAP00001

Analyst rating: Primary operational record of an aircrew report and the FAA's contemporaneous assessment.

“ZDV reports at least 12 aircraft are reporting a UFO between FL340 and 400 in the Hayden CO area. No radar return is being observed. The UFO is apparently tracking the aircraft.”
Record locationPage 1
Evidence classFAA operational incident record
Relationship to claimPrimary document recording the pilot's intake report.
Authenticity assessmentHigh for document authenticity. The one-page FAA form was visually checked against the NARA PDF.
What this supportsDocuments a pilot report of At least 12 commercial aircraft reported a UFO between 34,000 and 40,000 feet that appeared to be tracking them.
What it does not supportThe operational log does not contain physical telemetry, radar recordings, or photos to independently verify the nature of the object.
ProvenanceOfficial NARA UAP bulk-download record, hash-registered in the Casebook manifest and served from the read-only VPS corpus mount.
Chain of custodyAircrew report -> FAA SKYWATCH incident form -> FAA transfer to NARA Record Group 615 -> NARA bulk archive -> Casebook.
Open Document (Local PDF Document) Download Copy Canonical Agency Record

Documented Timeline

Not documented: No source-verified chronology has been assembled.

Named Participants and Roles

Not documented: Named participants and roles have not been source-verified.

Contradictions and Record Conflicts

Not documented: Record conflicts have not been analyzed.

Conventional Explanations

Not documented: Conventional explanations have not been evaluated against evidence.

Missing Evidence

Not documented: The evidence gap itself has not yet been fully inventory.

What Remains Unresolved

Not documented: No source-level unresolved findings have been established.

Investigative Hypotheses

  • An anomalous aerial vehicle tracking flights in the Hayden area.
  • A military research vehicle operating in the airway corridor.
  • A widespread optical illusion caused by meteorological or astronomical factors.

Open Questions

  • How could a single object appear to track 12 different aircraft across a wide area?
  • Why did Denver Center radar fail to detect any returns from the object?
  • Did the flight crews report any electromagnetic interference during the encounters?

Archival Landing Pages and Evidence Corpus

NARA Record Group 615, FAA UAP Records

Official Bulk Archive

External URL: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/493468575