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FAA Report 237UAP00117: Multicolored Jellyfish-Like Object and Radar Target

Single-Record File: Only one inspectable record is attached. It documents a source or allegation but cannot independently corroborate the broader claim.
OverviewEvidenceTimelineAnalysisSources
2022-10-07
South of La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA
6/10
6/10
An airport control tower visually reported a multicolored jellyfish-like object while an area radar briefly showed a primary target.
Strong that the FAA recorded the operational report. Limited for identification and physical interpretation because the form contains no complete sensor package or final investigation.

Investigative Assessments

"The reported claim remains worth testing against the record: An airport control tower visually reported a multicolored jellyfish-like object while an area radar briefly showed a primary target. The strongest documented reasons to keep the file open are: FAA Skywatch Incident Report 237UAP00117: The form records a tower observation of flashing green, red, and blue lights traveling west and a temporary primary radar target in the area.. Key unresolved lead: Did the radar track align in time and position with the tower observation?"
"Evidentiary limitations: Strong that the FAA recorded the operational report. Limited for identification and physical interpretation because the form contains no complete sensor package or final investigation. Note that: FAA Skywatch Incident Report 237UAP00117 fails to support: The record does not prove the visual object and radar target were the same, and no aircraft observation or final identification is attached.."

Case Summary

The form records a tower observation of flashing green, red, and blue lights traveling west and a temporary primary radar target in the area. The one-page FAA record preserves the report but does not establish the object’s identity or an extraordinary origin. 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.

Official FAA incident report Local copy hash-verified

FAA Skywatch Incident Report 237UAP00117

Analyst rating: Primary operational record with the limitations stated on the form

“The unknown phenomenon was visually observed by LSE ATCT and described as having flashing green/red/blue lights and looking like a jelly fish, traveling W bound.”
Record locationPDF page 1
Evidence classFAA operational incident record
Relationship to claimDirectly records the observation and the operational checks described by FAA.
Authenticity assessmentHigh for document authenticity as an official FAA Skywatch form preserved by NARA.
What this supportsThe form records a tower observation of flashing green, red, and blue lights traveling west and a temporary primary radar target in the area.
What it does not supportThe record does not prove the visual object and radar target were the same, and no aircraft observation or final identification is attached.
ProvenanceOfficial FAA record transferred to NARA Record Group 615 and preserved in the NARA UAP bulk collection.
Chain of custodyFlight or controller report -> FAA Skywatch incident record -> NARA bulk archive -> hash-verified Casebook copy.
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 drone, balloon with lights, or conventional aircraft produced the visual and radar observations.
  • A temporary radar artifact coincided with an unrelated visual object.
  • A physical object remained unidentified after the brief observation.

Open Questions

  • Did the radar track align in time and position with the tower observation?
  • Were weather, drone, or balloon records checked?

Archival Landing Pages and Evidence Corpus

NARA Record Group 615, FAA UAP Records

Official Bulk Archive

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