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FAA Report 237UAP00359: Stationary Lights South of Wilmington (FL350)

Single-Record File: Only one inspectable record is attached. It documents a source or allegation but cannot independently corroborate the broader claim.
OverviewEvidenceTimelineAnalysisSources
2024-02-24
140 NM South of Wilmington, North Carolina, USA
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An aircrew at 35,000 feet reported two white lights appearing stationary at approximately 49,000 feet.
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Investigative Assessments

"The reported claim remains worth testing against the record: An aircrew at 35,000 feet reported two white lights appearing stationary at approximately 49,000 feet. The strongest documented reasons to keep the file open are: FAA SKYWATCH Incident Form 237UAP00359: Documents a pilot report of An aircrew at 35,000 feet reported two white lights appearing stationary at approximately 49,000 feet.. Key unresolved lead: Why was there no radar detection of objects at 49,000 feet in that sector?"
"Evidentiary limitations: medium Note that: FAA SKYWATCH Incident Form 237UAP00359 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 237UAP00359 recording an aircrew reporting an unidentified aerial phenomenon. An aircrew at 35,000 feet reported two white lights appearing stationary at approximately 49,000 feet. 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 237UAP00359

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

“Aircraft reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon 12 O'clock while N bound at FL350, 140 NM S of ILM. The unknown phenomenon was 2 white lights that appeared stationary at approximately FL490. The UAP was not observed on ATC facility radar system.”
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 at 35,000 feet reported two white lights appearing stationary at approximately 49,000 feet.
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 military or research balloon operating at high altitude over the ocean.
  • Distant satellites reflecting sunlight.
  • Anomalous structured aerial vehicles.

Open Questions

  • Why was there no radar detection of objects at 49,000 feet in that sector?
  • Were any naval exercises active in the offshore warning zones?
  • How did the crew estimate the altitude of the stationary lights?

Archival Landing Pages and Evidence Corpus

NARA Record Group 615, FAA UAP Records

Official Bulk Archive

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