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FAA Report 237UAP00116: Sea of Flashing Lights near Liberal

Single-Record File: Only one inspectable record is attached. It documents a source or allegation but cannot independently corroborate the broader claim.
OverviewEvidenceTimelineAnalysisSources
2022-09-27
50 NM West-Northwest of Liberal, Kansas, USA
5/10
7/10
An aircrew reported observing a 'sea of flashing white lights' below their altitude of 35,000 feet, spanning over 100 nautical miles.
low

Investigative Assessments

"The reported claim remains worth testing against the record: An aircrew reported observing a 'sea of flashing white lights' below their altitude of 35,000 feet, spanning over 100 nautical miles. The strongest documented reasons to keep the file open are: FAA SKYWATCH Incident Form 237UAP00116: Documents a pilot report of An aircrew reported observing a 'sea of flashing white lights' below their altitude of 35,000 feet, spanning over 100 nautical miles.. Key unresolved lead: What ground features exist along the 100 NM path that could produce flashing lights?"
"Evidentiary limitations: low Note that: FAA SKYWATCH Incident Form 237UAP00116 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 237UAP00116 recording an aircrew reporting an unidentified aerial phenomenon. An aircrew reported observing a 'sea of flashing white lights' below their altitude of 35,000 feet, spanning over 100 nautical miles. 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 237UAP00116

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

“Aircraft reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon off the left side while SE bound at FL350, 50NM WNW of LBL. The unknown phenomenon was described as a sea of flashing white lights below their altitude. The lights were not very bright and observed for over 100NM. No evasive action reported. AWO advised.”
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 An aircrew reported observing a 'sea of flashing white lights' below their altitude of 35,000 feet, spanning over 100 nautical miles.
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

  • A widespread ground-based light display or agricultural lighting reflecting off clouds.
  • A massive satellite train or atmospheric lighting effect.
  • Anomalous optical phenomena or atmospheric ducting.

Open Questions

  • What ground features exist along the 100 NM path that could produce flashing lights?
  • Were any other flights at higher altitudes able to identify the lights?
  • What meteorological conditions were present over Kansas at the time?

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NARA Record Group 615, FAA UAP Records

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