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CASE FILE 71 / 237UAP00287

237UAP00287

Radar/correlation-focused public UAP report; score 50

NORMAL-OBJECT FAVORED

Report No.	UAP-OM-71-237UAP00287	Disposition	NORMAL-OBJECT FAVORED
Primary Case	237UAP00287	Generated	2026-05-20 18:32 UTC
Report Time	2023-08-12T05:55:00+00:00	Observer	33.87885, -80.08266
Source Case IDs	237UAP00287

Abstract

This case file evaluates a reported UAP sighting against the available orbital-object layer. No compact same-launch group fully identifies the file by itself. The final disposition is assigned under a normal-object favored standard, where ordinary aerospace/orbital explanations are preferred when they reasonably fit the report.

This is a standalone independent analysis prepared from public-source records and public orbital datasets. It is not an official government determination, classification marking, or agency-authored report.

1. Executive Summary

237UAP00287 is assessed as normal-object favored because the available public evidence gives a case-specific ordinary-object candidate: strong ADS-B aircraft candidate N823SY B738 ab3da7 at 11.7 km, azimuth 249.3 deg, elevation 31.78 deg, 0.86 min from report. Dense satellite presence alone is not treated as causation in this packet.

1.1 Key Findings

Source score 50 based on: radar/primary-return language, maneuvering/motion anomaly, UAP/UFO language.
Report time used: 2023-08-12T05:55:00+00:00.
External object layer used: public LEO catalog objects.
Disposition standard: NORMAL-OBJECT requires case-specific causal fit. Satellite density above the horizon is context only and cannot by itself resolve the report.
Case-specific ordinary-object evidence: strong ADS-B aircraft candidate N823SY B738 ab3da7 at 11.7 km, azimuth 249.3 deg, elevation 31.78 deg, 0.86 min from report.
Non-causal context / rejection screens: very dense orbital-object sky background; context only, not causation.
Remaining hard features: hard maneuver language.
Objects above horizon: 895; at/above 10 deg: 432.
No compact same-launch/designator group survived the report threshold.
No explicit Starlink/balloon wording was found in the source excerpt used for ranking.

1.2 Bottom Line

NORMAL-OBJECT FAVORED: A case-specific ordinary-object candidate exists from source language, orbital geometry, launch-object context, or compact trajectory grouping. Dense ordinary sky traffic alone is not treated as causation.

2. Source Control

The source-control table identifies the public report records reviewed for this case and lists public access links where available. The table is included so this PDF remains interpretable when distributed by itself.

Case ID	Report Date Field	Facility / Title	Text Extract	Public PDF Link
237UAP00287	05:55 08/12/2023 Callsign: SCX8727 Origin: FLL	ZJX Operator: SCX Operator Type: Commercial	text extract present	237UAP00287.pdf

3. Original Report Evidence

Primary excerpt used for matching	Aircraft reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon off the R side while N bound at 20,000 feet, at 34.25N 80.09W (30NM SW FLO). The unknown phenomenon was described as three circling lights maneuvering at 40,000 feet. ZJX did receive a primary RADAR target at the LAT/LONG location.
Report time used	2023-08-12T05:55:00+00:00
Observer coordinate used	33.87885, -80.08266
Observer source basis	aviation_offset:30NM SW FLO (public text extract 237UAP00287)

4. Methodology

Spacetime extraction. The report time and observer coordinate were extracted from the public text report and normalized to UTC. Aviation fixes/radials were resolved during earlier preprocessing where applicable.
External object dataset. The object layer used historical Space-Track/TLE-derived public LEO catalog objects element rows. The analytic mode for this case is historical public LEO catalog objects element propagation and same-launch/designator sky grouping.
Propagation. Orbital elements were propagated to the report minute and observer location. For launch-object checks, samples around the report minute were retained. For Starlink group checks, objects above the horizon were clustered by sky position and filtered for same-launch groupings.
Comparison. The output was compared against the report's count of lights, direction cue, motion language, altitude/radar language, and whether the file itself already suggested a satellite explanation.
Causation standard. Mere object presence above the horizon is treated as background context only. A normal-object disposition requires a case-specific causal fit, such as a named launch object, a compact same-launch trajectory group, or source language that directly supports that object class.
Disposition assignment. Identified means a specific normal object fits the report spacetime and the hard reported features do not materially conflict. Normal-object favored means a case-specific ordinary aerospace/orbital candidate exists, but it is not a full named identification. Insufficient means the file is too thin to carry high anomaly value. High-value unresolved is used when radar, video, rapid maneuver, or multi-witness features remain after reasonable normal-object checks.

5. External Object Evidence

5.1 Search Volume and Density

This table is a screening layer only. Objects above the horizon show background opportunity; they do not establish causation unless a specific object or compact trajectory group matches the reported behavior.

public LEO catalog objects catalog IDs considered	19054	Historical element rows	19054
Above horizon at report minute	895	At/above 10 deg	432
Largest same-sky cluster	431

No compact same-launch/designator group survived the report threshold. In this condition, satellite density remains context only and cannot by itself resolve a report with hard features.

5.2 Same-Launch / Same-Designator Candidate Groups

#	Launch Date	Count	Azimuth Span	Elevation Span	Motion Labels	Members
No same-launch group identified.

5.3 Primary Group Members

Object	NORAD	Launch	Az	El	Range km	Apparent Motion	Element Age h
No members available.

5.4 Bright-Sky Context: Top public LEO catalog objects Objects by Elevation

Object	Az	El	Range km	Apparent Motion	Launch Date
NORAD 53318	125.05	82.02	499.08	westward, setting	22088C
NORAD 55810	27.27	75.36	1223.11	eastward, setting	23029Q
NORAD 54144	155.83	69.71	1254.35	eastward, setting	22138AH
NORAD 12278	188.39	66.13	855.54	eastward, setting	78026DW
NORAD 17587	257.41	66.05	1518.77	westward, setting	87026F
NORAD 87764	11.6	65.25	1005.5	eastward, setting	76126
NORAD 30241	37.84	65.14	948.79	westward, setting	99025XA
NORAD 45275	226.38	62.95	1295.86	westward, setting	91056M
NORAD 18670	141.31	61.19	1410.09	westward, rising	65027AG
NORAD 9591	4.98	60.33	1642.27	eastward, rising	76118D
NORAD 46135	303.79	59.7	627.74	westward, setting	20057U
NORAD 6675	206.02	59.33	1598.06	eastward, rising	73037A

5.5 Largest Sky Clusters

#	Count	Azimuth Span	Elevation Span	Motion Labels
1	431	0.12-359.84 deg	10.06-75.36 deg	eastward, level, eastward, rising, eastward, setting, nearly fixed azimuth, rising, nearly fixed azimuth, setting, westward, level, westward, rising, westward, setting
2	1	125.05-125.05 deg	82.02-82.02 deg	westward, setting

5.6 Space-Track SATCAT Enrichment

Space-Track SATCAT metadata was pulled as a cached subset for NORAD catalog IDs appearing in this packet's evidence tables. This section adds owner/type/status context to the propagated object candidates.

Packet SATCAT subset rows	5370	Fetched	2026-05-19T01:19:50+00:00
This case NORAD IDs checked	30	SATCAT rows matched	28
Top owners	CIS: 10, US: 8, PRC: 7, UK: 3
Object types	DEBRIS: 14, PAYLOAD: 13, ROCKET BODY: 1

5.7 Space-Track Metadata for Top Propagated Objects

NORAD	Object Name	Type	Owner	Launch Date	Decay Date
53318	YAOGAN-35 03B	PAYLOAD	PRC	2022-07-29	n/a
55810	ONEWEB-0646	PAYLOAD	UK	2023-03-09	n/a
54144	ONEWEB-0526	PAYLOAD	UK	2022-10-22	n/a
12278	DELTA 1 DEB	DEBRIS	US	1978-03-05	n/a
17587	COSMOS 1832	PAYLOAD	CIS	1987-03-13	n/a
30241	FENGYUN 1C DEB	DEBRIS	PRC	1999-05-10	n/a
45275	SL-14 DEB	DEBRIS	CIS	1991-08-15	n/a
18670	OPS 4682 DEB	DEBRIS	US	1965-04-03	n/a
9591	COSMOS 874	PAYLOAD	CIS	1976-12-07	n/a
46135	STARLINK-1639	PAYLOAD	US	2020-08-18	2025-08-09
6675	COSMOS 564	PAYLOAD	CIS	1973-06-08	n/a
30979	FENGYUN 1C DEB	DEBRIS	PRC	1999-05-10	n/a

5.9 NASA / NOAA / ADS-B Expansion Layer

NASA POWER/Horizons/DONKI batch context had not yet been written for this case at packet build time.

5.11 Free Source Availability and Remaining Work

Layer	Status	Case-Specific Note
ADSB.lol historical release listing	screened/present	planes-readsb-staging-1 1579.3 MiB; planes-readsb-staging-0 1579.3 MiB; planes-readsb-prod-1 1579.3 MiB; planes-readsb-prod-0 1579.3 MiB
ADSB tracks downloaded	not yet exhausted	Requires targeted extraction from large daily history archives before claiming aircraft exhaustion.
NOAA GOES imagery	not yet exhausted	Needed for cloud/lightning visual context.
NOAA GOES ABI/GLM manifest	screened/present	Public S3 object availability for the report hour.
NOAA NEXRAD weather radar	not yet exhausted	Weather radar only; not ATC radar.
NOAA IGRA radiosonde	screened/present	Needed for balloon drift plausibility.
ASOS/METAR weather observations	screened/present	Nearest station surface observations around report time.

ADSB.lol historical: extract aircraft traces from adsblol/globe_history_2023 for 2023-08-12, then filter +/-60 min and 250 nmi around 33.8788,-80.0827.
NASA POWER/Horizons/DONKI: batch context for 237UAP00287 at 2023-08-12T05:55:00+00:00.
NOAA GOES: pull nearest ABI/GLM products for the UTC hour and render cloud/lightning map.
NOAA NEXRAD: select nearest radar stations and render Level-II/III weather radar sweep around event time.
NOAA IGRA: find nearest radiosonde station launches bracketing the event and model wind drift for balloon-like descriptions.
Space-Track gp_history/decay: fetch exact historical element rows and decay/reentry status for top candidate NORAD IDs.

5.12 Weather, Imagery, and Balloon Query Plan

This plan identifies the concrete free sources needed for the next case-specific weather and balloon checks. These are not treated as completed exclusions until the data are downloaded and plotted.

GOES satellite	GOES16
GOES ABI prefix	https://noaa-goes16.s3.amazonaws.com/ABI-L2-CMIPF/2023/224/05/
GOES GLM lightning prefix	https://noaa-goes16.s3.amazonaws.com/GLM-L2-LCFA/2023/224/05/

5.13 Nearest Weather-Airport Candidates

Station	Name	Distance km	Coordinate
KSSC	Shaw Air Force Base	37.30	33.97, -80.47
KFLO	Florence Regional Airport	47.50	34.19, -79.72
KMMT	Mc Entire Joint National Guard Base	66.50	33.92, -80.80
KCUB	Jim Hamilton L.B. Owens Airport	84.80	33.97, -81.00
KOGB	Orangeburg Municipal Airport	85.90	33.46, -80.86

5.14 Nearest Radiosonde Stations

Station	Name	Distance km	Coordinate
USM00072208	CHARLESTON/MUN.; SC.	109.50	32.90, -80.03
USM00072317	GREENSBORO/G.-HIGH PT.; NC.	247.10	36.10, -79.94
USM00072305	NEWPORT; NC.	310.80	34.78, -76.88
USM00072318	BLACKSBURG; VA.	370.90	37.20, -80.41
USM00072206	JACKSONVILLE/INTNL.; FL.	407.10	30.48, -81.70

5.15 ASOS/METAR Surface Weather Observations

surface visibility ranged 2.25-10 statute miles; no precipitation was reported in the retained observations; low/broken/overcast cloud layers were present in at least one observation. Surface ASOS/METAR observations describe airport-level weather and visibility; they do not by themselves prove conditions at the sighting altitude or line of sight.

Station	Distance km	Nearest obs UTC	Vis SM	Sky	Wind deg/kt	METAR
KSSC	37.30	2023-08-12T05:55:00+00:00	10.00	SCT03700, M, M, M	0.00 / 0.00	KSSC 120555Z 00000KT 10SM SCT037 23/22 A2993 RMK AO2A SLP135 T02330215 10253 20232 51004 $
KFLO	47.50	2023-08-12T05:53:00+00:00	10.00	SCT03700, SCT11000, M, M	0.00 / 0.00	KFLO 120553Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT037 SCT110 23/22 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP140 T02330217 10250 20233 50003
KMMT	66.50	2023-08-12T05:55:00+00:00	10.00	CLR, M, M, M	0.00 / 0.00	KMMT 120555Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 22/21 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP136 T02180213 10255 20216 50000 $

5.16 NOAA IGRA Radiosonde Wind Profile

Nearest sounding implies mean 0-12 km wind drift toward 249.0 deg at 17.74 m/s; a passive balloon could drift about 127.7 km in two hours under this crude layer-average model. Radiosonde winds are sparse station soundings; balloon drift remains approximate without launch time, ascent rate, object altitude, and exact line-of-sight bearing.

Station	Name	Distance km	Sounding UTC	Mean drift bearing	Mean speed m/s	2h drift km	Max wind
USM00072208	CHARLESTON/MUN.; SC.	109.50	2023-08-12T00:00:00+00:00	249.00	17.74	127.70	36.00 at 13.00 m

5.17 NOAA GOES ABI/GLM Public File Manifest

GOES public S3 objects are listed for the report hour where available. This is an availability manifest, not yet a rendered satellite image.

Satellite	GOES16	Bucket	noaa-goes16
ABI sample files	12	GLM sample files	12

ABI sample objects:

GLM lightning sample objects:

5.18 ADSB.lol Historical Aircraft Track Extraction

This layer uses the downloaded ADSB.lol daily history archive to test actual aircraft tracks near the report coordinate and minute. It is not treated as a primary-radar substitute; it is a transponder/receiver-derived aircraft screen.

Archive window	2023-08-12T04:55:00+00:00 to 2023-08-12T06:55:00+00:00	Radius	250.00 nmi
Trace files scanned	50535	Tracks retained	149
Support status	aircraft strong candidate present	Best-candidate note	ordinary-object favored if the report's count, color, direction, and motion can be reconciled with the candidate track(s).
Strong candidates	1	Plausible candidates	6
Reporting-aircraft tracks excluded	3	Weak candidates	18

5.19 Top ADS-B Candidate Tracks

Aircraft	Status	Score	Min dist km	Nearest dt min	Alt ft	Az	El
N823SY B738 ab3da7	strong aircraft candidate	86.16	11.50	0.07	23975	249.30	31.78
C-FMXG ZZZZ c0220d	reporting aircraft track; excluded from support counts	94.44	8.40	0.12	37000	187.00	42.81
N708FR A321 a972d3	reporting aircraft track; excluded from support counts	93.69	16.70	0.23	34975	113.70	31.93
N818NN B738 ab284d	reporting aircraft track; excluded from support counts	86.23	9.90	2.81	35000	267.90	46.98
HP-1730CMP B738 0c206c	plausible aircraft candidate	57.61	31.60	0.10	37000	139.20	17.44
C-GOFV A333 c06a38	plausible aircraft candidate	53.44	79.20	0.05	36000	247.60	6.74
N396KD AP32 a499f8	plausible aircraft candidate	42.39	117.70	4.56	5500	304.70	0.27
N926UW A321 acd64b	plausible aircraft candidate	28.24	161.90	0.05	30075	297.80	1.25

6. Annotated Evidence Figure

Annotated orbital object figure — Generated figure copied from the local evidence-plot output. It is included as an analytic visualization, not as original sensor imagery.

7. Analytic Comparison

Criterion	Report Evidence	Analytic Treatment
Time constraint	2023-08-12T05:55:00+00:00	Directly used in propagation; this is a hard filter, not descriptive context.
Location constraint	33.87885, -80.08266	Directly used as observer point for azimuth/elevation/range computation.
Count / pattern	three-object/light language present	No compact same-launch count match; retained for unresolved report features.
Motion language	circling	Apparent motion labels in the object table provide a plausible but not definitive comparison.
Radar / official check	not specified	No ATC radar return can be consistent with distant orbital objects or visual aircraft-light hypotheses, but it does not prove the match.
Analytic disposition	normal-object	237UAP00287 is assessed as normal-object favored because the available public evidence gives a case-specific ordinary-object candidate: strong ADS-B aircraft candidate N823SY B738 ab3da7 at 11.7 km, azimuth 249.3 deg, elevation 31.78 deg, 0.86 min from report. Dense satellite presence alone is not treated as causation in this packet.

8. Caveats, Limitations, and Collection Gaps

No raw cockpit video, ATC replay, radar plot, or witness interview transcript was reviewed unless explicitly stated in the public source text.
Aviation-derived coordinates can represent a nearby fix/radial or report point, not necessarily the actual line-of-sight intercept point.
Starlink visibility depends on illumination, observer altitude, atmospheric conditions, and apparent brightness; this analysis tests geometry, not photometry. No brightness model is used unless explicitly stated elsewhere in the case file.
TLE propagation is appropriate for screening and reconstruction but is not a substitute for authoritative operational ephemerides.
When many satellites are above the horizon, generic presence is weak evidence and is not treated as causation. The report emphasizes named launch-object checks or compact same-launch trajectory groups.
Normal-object favored is not the same as a perfect named-object identification; it requires a case-specific ordinary-object candidate stronger than simple object density.

Appendix A. Public Report Text Extracts

237UAP00287

SKYWATCH INCIDENT REPORT



PRIMARY CODE: UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHENOMENON
Date: 05:55 08/12/2023                     Callsign: SCX8727                           Origin: FLL
Status: Closed                             Aircraft: B738                              Destination: CLT
POD: DEN                                   Tail Number:                                New Destination:
Reporting Facility: ZJX                    Operator: SCX                               Operator Type: Commercial
                                                                                       Paged: YES




REMARKS

Aircraft reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon off the R side while N bound at 20,000 feet, at 34.25N 80.09W (30NM SW
FLO). The unknown phenomenon was described as three circling lights maneuvering at 40,000 feet. ZJX did receive a primary
RADAR target at the LAT/LONG location.




SKYWATCH INCIDENT REPORT | DATE: 2023-08-12T05:55 | POD: DEN | PAGE 1 of 1

Appendix B. Computational Evidence Digest

This appendix preserves the principal computed values used in the assessment, shortened to the fields most relevant to audit and review.

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  "report_time_utc": "2023-08-12T05:55:00+00:00",
  "source_excerpt": "Aircraft reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon off the R side while N bound at 20,000 feet, at 34.25N 80.09W (30NM SW FLO). The unknown phenomenon was described as three circling lights maneuvering at 40,000 feet. ZJX did receive a primary RADAR target at the LAT/LONG location.",
  "historical_starlink_element_rows": 19054,
  "observer": {
    "lat": 33.87884765754963,
    "lon": -80.08266442047488,
    "source": "aviation_offset:30NM SW FLO (public text extract 237UAP00287)"
  },
  "case_id": "237UAP00287",
  "starlink_above_horizon_at_report_time": 895,
  "starlink_catalog_ids_considered": 19054,
  "largest_same-sky_cluster_count": 431,
  "starlink_at_or_above_10_deg": 432,
  "top_starlinks": [
    {
      "azimuth_deg": 125.05,
      "azimuth_plus_2m_deg": 81.36,
      "azimuth_plus_5m_deg": 79.9,
      "element_age_hours": 4.39,
      "element_epoch": "2023-08-12T10:18:41.565600+00:00",
      "elevation_deg": 82.02,
      "elevation_plus_2m_deg": 25.46,
      "elevation_plus_5m_deg": 3.74,
      "epoch_altitude_km": 500.34,
      "ground_track_bearing_deg": 78.49,
      "ground_track_label": "ENE",
      "launch_date": "22088C",
      "launch_designator": "22088C",
      "name": "NORAD 53318",
      "norad_id": "53318",
      "range_km": 499.08,
      "sky_motion_label": "westward, setting",
      "subpoint_lat": 33.5447,
      "subpoint_lon": -79.5157
    },
    {
      "azimuth_deg": 27.27,
      "azimuth_plus_2m_deg": 167.35,
      "azimuth_plus_5m_deg": 176.81,
      "element_age_hours": 2.91,
      "element_epoch": "2023-08-12T08:49:42.348000+00:00",
      "elevation_deg": 75.36,
      "elevation_plus_2m_deg": 62.34,
      "elevation_plus_5m_deg": 26.71,
      "epoch_altitude_km": 1191.22,
      "ground_track_bearing_deg": 181.24,
      "ground_track_label": "S",
      "launch_date": "23029Q",
      "launch_designator": "23029Q",
      "name": "NORAD 55810",
      "norad_id": "55810",
      "range_km": 1223.11,
      "sky_motion_label": "eastward, setting",
      "subpoint_lat": 35.959,
      "subpoint_lon": -78.759
    },
    {
      "azimuth_deg": 155.83,
      "azimuth_plus_2m_deg": 172.54,
      "azimuth_plus_5m_deg": 177.04,
      "element_age_hours": 2.89,
      "element_epoch": "2023-08-12T08:48:09.628704+00:00",
      "elevation_deg": 69.71,
      "elevation_plus_2m_deg": 40.32,
      "elevation_plus_5m_deg": 16.55,
      "epoch_altitude_km": 1191.39,
      "ground_track_bearing_deg": 181.57,
      "ground_track_label": "S",
      "launch_date": "22138AH",
      "launch_designator": "22138AH",
      "name": "NORAD 54144",
      "norad_id": "54144",
      "range_km": 1254.35,
      "sky_motion_label": "eastward, setting",
      "subpoint_lat": 30.8533,
      "subpoint_lon": -78.5132
    },
    {
      "azimuth_deg": 188.39,
      "azimuth_plus_2m_deg": 334.27,
      "azimuth_plus_5m_deg": 343.5,
      "element_age_hours": 11.17,
      "element_epoch": "2023-08-11T18:44:41.538912+00:00",
      "elevation_deg": 66.13,
      "elevation_plus_2m_deg": 51.9,
      "elevation_plus_5m_deg": 15.13,
      "epoch_altitude_km": 752.42,
      "ground_track_bearing_deg": 346.41,
      "ground_track_label": "NNW",
      "launch_date": "78026DW",
      "launch_designator": "78026DW",
      "name": "NORAD 12278",
      "norad_id": "12278",
      "range_km": 855.54,
      "sky_motion_label": "eastward, setting",
      "subpoint_lat": 31.1305,
      "subpoint_lon": -80.5542
    },
    {
      "azimuth_deg": 257.41,
      "azimuth_plus_2m_deg": 210.1,
      "azimuth_plus_5m_deg": 193.15,
      "element_age_hours": 4.51,
      "element_epoch": "2023-08-12T01:24:10.301184+00:00",
      "elevation_deg": 66.05,
      "elevation_plus_2m_deg": 49.46,
      "elevation_plus_5m_deg": 24.95,
      "epoch_altitude_km": 1404.76,
      "ground_track_bearing_deg": 175.26,
      "ground_track_label": "S",
      "launch_date": "87026F",
      "launch_designator": "87026F",
      "name": "NORAD 17587",
      "norad_id": "17587",
      "range_km": 1518.77,
      "sky_motion_label": "westward, setting",
      "subpoint_lat": 32.7735,
      "subpoint_lon": -85.3482
    },
    {
      "azimuth_deg": 11.6,
      "azimuth_plus_2m_deg": 22.63,
      "azimuth_plus_5m_deg": 25.87,
      "element_age_hours": 0.04,
      "element_epoch": "2023-08-12T05:52:39.112032+00:00",
      "elevation_deg": 65.25,
      "elevation_plus_2m_deg": 31.71,
      "elevation_plus_5m_deg": 8.78,
      "epoch_altitude_km": 532.48,
      "ground_track_bearing_deg": 28.35,
      "ground_track_label": "NNE",
      "launch_date": "76126",
      "launch_designator": "76126",
      "name": "NORAD 87764",
      "norad_id": "87764",
      "range_km": 1005.5,
      "sky_motion_label": "eastward, setting",
      "subpoint_lat": 37.1224,
      "subpoint_lon": -79.2509
    },
    {
      "azimuth_deg": 37.84,
      "azimuth_plus_2m_deg": 0.11,
      "azimuth_plus_5m_deg": 352.06,
      "element_age_hours": 0.14,
      "element_epoch": "2023-08-12T06:03:09.761184+00:00",
      "elevation_deg": 65.14,
      "elevation_plus_2m_deg": 33.82,
      "elevation_plus_5m_deg": 10.95,
      "epoch_altitude_km": 767.16,
      "ground_track_bearing_deg": 345.92,
      "ground_track_label": "NNW",
      "launch_date": "99025XA",
      "launch_designator": "99025XA",
      "name": "NORAD 30241",
      "norad_id": "30241",
      "range_km": 948.79,
      "sky_motion_label": "westward, setting",
      "subpoint_lat": 36.3543,
      "subpoint_lon": -77.683
    },
    {
      "azimuth_deg": 226.38,
      "azimuth_plus_2m_deg": 196.83,
      "azimuth_plus_5m_deg": 187.22,
      "element_age_hours": 11.65,
      "element_epoch": "2023-08-11T18:16:17.046624+00:00",
      "elevation_deg": 62.95,
      "elevation_plus_2m_deg": 38.77,
      "elevation_plus_5m_deg": 16.26,
      "epoch_altitude_km": 1160.07,
      "ground_track_bearing_deg": 175.37,
      "ground_track_label": "S",
      "launch_date": "91056M",
      "launch_designator": "91056M",
      "name": "NORAD 45275",
      "norad_id": "45275",
      "range_km": 1295.86,
      "sky_motion_label": "westward, setting",
      "subpoint_lat": 30.725,
      "subpoint_lon": -83.8464
    },
    {
      "azimuth_deg": 141.31,
      "azimuth_plus_2m_deg": 45.17,
      "azimuth_plus_5m_deg": 7.47,
      "element_age_hours": 11.27,
      "element_epoch": "2023-08-11T18:39:01.808064+00:00",
      "elevation_deg": 61.19,
      "elevation_plus_2m_deg": 69.28,
      "elevation_plus_5m_deg": 33.82,
      "epoch_altitude_km": 1266.39,
      "ground_track_bearing_deg": 356.15,
      "ground_track_label": "N",
      "launch_date": "65027AG",
      "launch_designator": "65027AG",
      "name": "NORAD 18670",
      "norad_id": "18670",
      "range_km": 1410.09,
      "sky_motion_label": "westward, rising",
      "subpoint_lat": 29.8294,
      "subpoint_lon": -76.4118
    },
    {
      "azimuth_deg": 4.98,
      "azimuth_plus_2m_deg": 88.15,
      "azimuth_plus_5m_deg": 150.11,
      "element_age_hours": 2.05,
      "element_epoch": "2023-08-12T07:57:42.848352+00:00",
      "elevation_deg": 60.33,
      "elevation_plus_2m_deg": 77.46,
      "elevation_plus_5m_deg": 44.43,
      "epoch_altitude_km": 1471.24,
      "ground_track_bearing_deg": 162.79,
      "ground_track_label": "SSE",
      "launch_date": "76118D",
      "launch_designator": "76118D",
      "name": "NORAD 9591",
      "norad_id": "9591",
      "range_km": 1642.27,
      "sky_motion_label": "eastward, rising",
      "subpoint_lat": 39.8155,
      "subpoint_lon": -79.4126
    },
    {
      "azimuth_deg": 303.79,
      "azimuth_plus_2m_deg": 143.75,
      "azimuth_plus_5m_deg": 139.19,
      "element_age_hours": 1.0,
      "element_epoch": "2023-08-12T06:55:03.228384+00:00",
      "elevation_deg": 59.7,
      "elevation_plus_2m_deg": 42.63,
      "elevation_plus_5m_deg": 8.96,
      "epoch_altitude_km": 553.39,
      "ground_track_bearing_deg": 135.29,
      "ground_track_label": "SE",
      "launch_date": "20057U",
      "launch_designator": "20057U",
      "name": "NORAD 46135",
      "norad_id": "46135",
      "range_km": 627.74,
      "sky_motion_label": "westward, setting",
      "subpoint_lat": 35.3125,
      "subpoint_lon": -82.7489
    },
    {
      "azimuth_deg": 206.02,
      "azimuth_plus_2m_deg": 301.23,
      "azimuth_plus_5m_deg": 10.79,
      "element_age_hours": 17.96,
      "element_epoch": "2023-08-12T23:52:39.114624+00:00",
      "elevation_deg": 59.33,
      "elevation_plus_2m_deg": 84.17,
      "elevation_plus_5m_deg": 45.47,
      "epoch_altitude_km": 1400.8,
      "ground_track_bearing_deg": 14.53,
      "ground_track_label": "NNE",
      "launch_date": "73037A",
      "launch_designator": "73037A",
      "name": "NORAD 6675",
      "norad_id": "6675",
      "range_km": 1598.06,
      "sky_motion_label": "eastward, rising",
      "subpoint_lat": 28.4301,
      "subpoint_lon": -83.0715
    }
  ],
  "adsb_lol_analysis

Appendix C. Source Exhaustion Checklist

This checklist records which source layers were actually applied to this individual report. It separates checked evidence from unexhausted collection gaps so the disposition is auditable when the PDF is read alone.

Source Layer	Status	Case-Specific Note
NARA public UAP/FAA report	reviewed	Source IDs: 237UAP00287
Time and observer coordinate	extracted	2023-08-12T05:55:00+00:00 at 33.87885, -80.08266
Orbital object propagation	screened	public LEO catalog objects
Space-Track SATCAT metadata	screened	30 NORAD IDs checked; 28 matched in local SATCAT subset
Launch-object/SupGP layer	not applicable	not a launch-object case
NASA/JPL known small-body layer	not selected	CAD/Horizons secondary screen included when this case had NEO-relevant timing/geometry
NASA POWER/Horizons/DONKI context	not exhausted	Hourly weather, sky geometry, and space-weather context where local JSON is present
Aircraft/ADS-B layer	screened	50535 trace files scanned; 149 tracks retained; aircraft strong candidate present
NOAA GOES imagery layer	not exhausted	Cloud/lightning imagery layer for the report hour
NOAA GOES ABI/GLM manifest	screened	Public S3 object listing for the report hour
NOAA/NEXRAD weather radar layer	not exhausted	Weather radar only; not ATC/primary radar
NOAA IGRA radiosonde layer	screened	Balloon drift plausibility layer
ASOS/METAR surface weather	screened	Nearest station visibility, cloud, wind, precipitation, and METAR observations
Weather/balloon source plan	planned	Nearest weather-airport, GOES, and radiosonde queries are listed where local plan JSON is present
Final analytic disposition	normal-object favored	Presence-only satellite density is context only; a stronger case-specific fit is required for normal-object disposition

References and Source Links

National Archives and Records Administration. Records Related to Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) and Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAPs) at the National Archives. https://www.archives.gov/research/topics/uaps
National Archives and Records Administration. Record Group 615: Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Records Collection. https://www.archives.gov/research/topics/uaps/rg-615
National Archives and Records Administration. Bulk Downloads for Records Related to Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAPs). https://www.archives.gov/research/catalog/catalog-bulk-downloads/uap-bulk-download
National Archives Catalog. Records from the Federal Aviation Administration Relating to Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena, National Archives Identifier 493468575. https://catalog.archives.gov/id/493468575
National Archives direct digital object. 237UAP00287.pdf, FAA UAP report record copied from RG 615 bulk digital objects. https://s3.dualstack.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-615/493468575/237UAP00287.pdf
Hugging Face dataset. oxzoid/space-track-tle-history: historical TLE archive used for public LEO catalog objects screening. https://huggingface.co/datasets/oxzoid/space-track-tle-history
Space-Track.org. Public source for the underlying U.S. Space Surveillance Network TLE distribution referenced by the historical TLE archive. https://www.space-track.org/
Space-Track.org. API documentation for SATCAT and catalog metadata classes used for local enrichment. https://www.space-track.org/documentation#/api
ADSB.lol. Interactive API documentation and OpenAPI definition. https://api.adsb.lol/docs
ADSB.lol. Historical open-data release documentation. https://www.adsb.lol/docs/open-data/historical/
OpenSky Network. REST API documentation. https://openskynetwork.github.io/opensky-api/rest.html
OpenSky Network. Historical data via Trino documentation. https://openskynetwork.github.io/opensky-api/trino.html
NASA GIBS. Global Imagery Browse Services API documentation. https://nasa-gibs.github.io/gibs-api-docs/
NASA Earthdata. Common Metadata Repository search API documentation. https://cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/site/docs/search/api.html
NOAA / AWS Open Data. GOES public dataset registry. https://registry.opendata.aws/noaa-goes/
NOAA / AWS Open Data. NEXRAD public dataset registry. https://registry.opendata.aws/noaa-nexrad/
NOAA NCEI. Integrated Global Radiosonde Archive. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/weather-balloon/integrated-global-radiosonde-archive
Iowa Environmental Mesonet. ASOS/AWOS/METAR data download service. https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/request/download.phtml
CelesTrak. Spacetrack Report No. 3: Models for propagation of NORAD element sets. https://celestrak.org/NORAD/documentation/spacetrk.pdf
CelesTrak. Supplemental GP element sets documentation and current endpoint index. https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/supplemental/