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FAA Report 237UAP00007: Red Unmanned Aircraft near Baltimore

Single-Record File: Only one inspectable record is attached. It documents a source or allegation but cannot independently corroborate the broader claim.
2008-08-23
near Baltimore-Washington International Airport, Maryland, USA
7/10
5/10
A pilot reported a red structured unmanned aircraft passed underneath his Beechcraft 35 at 8,000 feet opposite direction.
low

Investigative Assessments

"The reported claim remains worth testing against the record: A pilot reported a red structured unmanned aircraft passed underneath his Beechcraft 35 at 8,000 feet opposite direction. The strongest documented reasons to keep the file open are: FAA SKYWATCH Incident Form 237UAP00007: Documents a pilot report of A pilot reported a red structured unmanned aircraft passed underneath his Beechcraft 35 at 8,000 feet opposite direction.. Key unresolved lead: Why did the Eastern Air Defense Sector report no military activity matching the description?"
"Evidentiary limitations: low Note that: FAA SKYWATCH Incident Form 237UAP00007 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 237UAP00007 recording an aircrew reporting an unidentified aerial phenomenon. A pilot reported a red structured unmanned aircraft passed underneath his Beechcraft 35 at 8,000 feet opposite direction. 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 237UAP00007

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

“UFO: Pilot reported a red unmanned aircraft passed underneath his aircraft at 2250. Pilot was at altitude 090 heading 120 and the aircraft in question was at 080 opposite direction over BWI.PCTwillconductaninterviewofpilotafterlanding. FAA NCRCC asked EADS NCRCC to inquire if DOD has UAV in the area or any other activity that fits this incident.2332EADSreportsnoactivityintheareatofitthisincident. 2359 PCT reports the pilot was interviewed and he reported that the aircraft was red and had structure, was not a balloon, not round, not elliptical and seemed to be an aircraft. Incident is considered closed.”
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 A pilot reported a red structured unmanned aircraft passed underneath his Beechcraft 35 at 8,000 feet opposite direction.
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.

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 unauthorized military or research drone operating near Baltimore.
  • A commercial drone operating outside its authorized envelope.
  • A large red balloon or toy glider.

Open Questions

  • Why did the Eastern Air Defense Sector report no military activity matching the description?
  • How did the pilot determine that the object was not a balloon?
  • Was this object tracked on civilian air traffic control radar?

Archival Landing Pages and Evidence Corpus

NARA Record Group 615, FAA UAP Records

Official Bulk Archive

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