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CASE FILE 81 / 237UAP00314

237UAP00314

Multiple-witness public UAP report; score 46

NORMAL-OBJECT FAVORED

Report No.	UAP-OM-81-237UAP00314	Disposition	NORMAL-OBJECT FAVORED
Primary Case	237UAP00314	Generated	2026-05-20 18:32 UTC
Report Time	2023-11-09T02:55:00+00:00	Observer	37.18397, -91.93669
Source Case IDs	237UAP00314

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

237UAP00314 is assessed as normal-object favored because the available public evidence gives a case-specific ordinary-object candidate: strong ADS-B aircraft candidate N949JT A321 ad2f71 at 13.2 km, azimuth 197.1 deg, elevation 38.07 deg, 6.74 min from report. Dense satellite presence alone is not treated as causation in this packet.

1.1 Key Findings

Source score 46 based on: multiple aircraft/facility witnesses, high-altitude report, UAP/UFO language.
Report time used: 2023-11-09T02:55:00+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 N949JT A321 ad2f71 at 13.2 km, azimuth 197.1 deg, elevation 38.07 deg, 6.74 min from report.
Non-causal context / rejection screens: very dense orbital-object sky background; context only, not causation.
Remaining hard features: multiple witnesses/facilities.
Objects above horizon: 1081; at/above 10 deg: 517.
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
237UAP00314	02:55 11/09/2023 Paged: YES	ZME	text extract present	237UAP00314.pdf

3. Original Report Evidence

Primary excerpt used for matching	Multiple aircraft reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon while at FL280/340/450. Object was on ARG324080 between FL900 and FL500 and reported as changing altitudes erratically. The unknown phenomenon had flashing lights.
Report time used	2023-11-09T02:55:00+00:00
Observer coordinate used	37.18397, -91.93669
Observer source basis	aviation_radial:ARG324080 (public text extract 237UAP00314)

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	19732	Historical element rows	19732
Above horizon at report minute	1081	At/above 10 deg	517
Largest same-sky cluster	517

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 57313	109.46	84.63	363.97	westward, setting	98067VR
NORAD 31449	308.58	78.46	712.65	eastward, setting	99025BUM
NORAD 21402	358.0	76.77	1692.87	eastward, setting	91009BR
NORAD 57865	314.98	76.57	571.01	eastward, setting	23144B
NORAD 57166	251.22	75.48	837.78	eastward, setting	23091A
NORAD 33719	233.31	75.16	858.85	eastward, setting	99025DHG
NORAD 35625	213.66	74.34	870.73	eastward, setting	97051QX
NORAD 42132	110.29	74.32	1156.59	eastward, setting	81053QU
NORAD 19769	166.65	73.73	818.53	westward, setting	89005A
NORAD 17998	76.36	69.66	640.09	eastward, setting	87043B
NORAD 54186	17.96	69.65	574.98	eastward, setting	22141AF
NORAD 41252	217.22	69.47	951.58	eastward, setting	00055FC

5.5 Largest Sky Clusters

#	Count	Azimuth Span	Elevation Span	Motion Labels
1	517	0.19-359.96 deg	10.03-84.63 deg	eastward, level, eastward, rising, eastward, setting, nearly fixed azimuth, rising, nearly fixed azimuth, setting, westward, level, westward, rising, 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	29
Top owners	US: 13, PRC: 7, CIS: 5, TBD: 2, FIN: 1, UK: 1
Object types	DEBRIS: 13, PAYLOAD: 13, UNKNOWN: 2, ROCKET BODY: 1

5.7 Space-Track Metadata for Top Propagated Objects

NORAD	Object Name	Type	Owner	Launch Date	Decay Date
57313	OBJECT B	UNKNOWN	TBD	1998-11-20	2024-01-31
31449	FENGYUN 1C DEB	DEBRIS	PRC	1999-05-10	n/a
21402	SL-8 DEB	DEBRIS	CIS	1991-02-12	n/a
57865	STARLINK-30427	PAYLOAD	US	2023-09-16	n/a
57166	METEOR M2-3	PAYLOAD	CIS	2023-06-27	n/a
33719	FENGYUN 1C DEB	DEBRIS	PRC	1999-05-10	n/a
35625	IRIDIUM 33 DEB	DEBRIS	US	1997-09-14	n/a
42132	COSMOS 1275 DEB	DEBRIS	CIS	1981-06-04	n/a
19769	COSMOS 1992	PAYLOAD	CIS	1989-01-26	n/a
17998	ATLAS H R/B	ROCKET BODY	US	1987-05-15	n/a
54186	STARLINK-5194	PAYLOAD	US	2022-10-28	2025-10-23
41252	NOAA 16 DEB	DEBRIS	US	2000-09-21	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-0 1587.9 MiB; planes-readsb-prod-0 1589.8 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 2023-11-09, then filter +/-60 min and 250 nmi around 37.1840,-91.9367.
NASA POWER/Horizons/DONKI: batch context for 237UAP00314 at 2023-11-09T02:55:00+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/2023/313/02/
GOES GLM lightning prefix	https://noaa-goes16.s3.amazonaws.com/GLM-L2-LCFA/2023/313/02/

5.13 Nearest Weather-Airport Candidates

Station	Name	Distance km	Coordinate
KTBN	Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Airport-Forney Field	64.60	37.74, -92.14
KBPK	Ozark Regional Airport	102.30	36.37, -92.47
KSGF	Springfield Branson National Airport	128.70	37.25, -93.39
KBBG	Branson Airport	133.80	36.53, -93.20
KHRO	Boone County Airport	149.30	36.26, -93.15

5.14 Nearest Radiosonde Stations

Station	Name	Distance km	Coordinate
USM00072440	SPRINGFIELD/MUN.; MO.	129.80	37.23, -93.40
USM00072340	LITTLE ROCK/ADAMS FLD; AR.	262.80	34.84, -92.26
USM00072456	TOPEKA/MUN.; KS.	385.30	39.07, -95.63
USM00074560	LINCOLN; IL.	399.70	40.15, -89.34
USM00072327	NASHVILLE/METROPOLITAN; TN.	491.60	36.23, -86.55

5.15 ASOS/METAR Surface Weather Observations

surface visibility ranged 10-10 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
KTBN	64.60	2023-11-09T02:55:00+00:00	10.00	OVC01800, M, M, M	330.00 / 10.00	KTBN 090255Z AUTO 33010KT 10SM OVC018 18/13 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP110 T01750130 52044
KBPK	102.30	2023-11-09T02:53:00+00:00	10.00	FEW07000, M, M, M	230.00 / 9.00	KBPK 090253Z AUTO 23009KT 10SM FEW070 21/16 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP089 T02110161 51019
KSGF	128.70	2023-11-09T02:52:00+00:00	10.00	BKN01800, OVC06500, M, M	360.00 / 12.00	KSGF 090252Z 36012KT 10SM BKN018 OVC065 16/12 A2992 RMK AO2 PK WND 34028/0221 SLP124 T01610122 53046 $

5.16 NOAA IGRA Radiosonde Wind Profile

Nearest sounding implies mean 0-12 km wind drift toward 49.9 deg at 9.15 m/s; a passive balloon could drift about 65.9 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
USM00072440	SPRINGFIELD/MUN.; MO.	129.80	2023-11-09T00:00:00+00:00	49.90	9.15	65.90	33.20 at 22362.00 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	2023-11-09T01:55:00+00:00 to 2023-11-09T03:55:00+00:00	Radius	250.00 nmi
Trace files scanned	47051	Tracks retained	800
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	16	Plausible candidates	54
Reporting-aircraft tracks excluded	0	Weak candidates	145

5.19 Top ADS-B Candidate Tracks

Aircraft	Status	Score	Min dist km	Nearest dt min	Alt ft	Az	El
N949JT A321 ad2f71	strong aircraft candidate	84.90	12.20	0.14	34000	197.10	38.07
N341SV B38M a3c2a9	strong aircraft candidate	83.78	37.30	0.08	36000	300.20	16.01
N7728D B737 aa73e9	strong aircraft candidate	83.63	31.80	0.03	40000	333.80	19.42
N520SC F2TH a68a81	strong aircraft candidate	83.21	17.20	0.08	40000	11.50	35.17
N899UA A319 ac6886	strong aircraft candidate	78.55	48.60	0.02	37000	357.90	12.07
N806DN B739 aaf87f	strong aircraft candidate	75.12	58.90	0.13	30000	193.80	8.25
N156SY E75L a0e220	strong aircraft candidate	74.00	61.60	0.04	35000	3.20	8.92
N711RH GLF6 a98143	strong aircraft candidate	73.78	69.40	0.14	43000	2.70	10.39

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	2023-11-09T02:55:00+00:00	Directly used in propagation; this is a hard filter, not descriptive context.
Location constraint	37.18397, -91.93669	Directly used as observer point for azimuth/elevation/range computation.
Count / pattern	multiple-object/light language present	No compact same-launch count match; retained for unresolved report features.
Motion language	not explicit	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	237UAP00314 is assessed as normal-object favored because the available public evidence gives a case-specific ordinary-object candidate: strong ADS-B aircraft candidate N949JT A321 ad2f71 at 13.2 km, azimuth 197.1 deg, elevation 38.07 deg, 6.74 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

237UAP00314

SKYWATCH INCIDENT REPORT



PRIMARY CODE: UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHENOMENON
Date: 02:55 11/09/2023                     Paged: YES
Status: Closed
POD: DEN
Reporting Facility: ZME




REMARKS

Multiple aircraft reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon while at FL280/340/450. Object was on ARG324080 between FL900
and FL500 and reported as changing altitudes erratically. The unknown phenomenon had flashing lights.




SKYWATCH INCIDENT REPORT | DATE: 2023-11-09T02:55 | 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.

{
  "report_time_utc": "2023-11-09T02:55:00+00:00",
  "source_excerpt": "Multiple aircraft reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon while at FL280/340/450. Object was on ARG324080 between FL900 and FL500 and reported as changing altitudes erratically. The unknown phenomenon had flashing lights.",
  "historical_starlink_element_rows": 19732,
  "observer": {
    "lat": 37.183969613020736,
    "lon": -91.93669494625294,
    "source": "aviation_radial:ARG324080 (public text extract 237UAP00314)"
  },
  "case_id": "237UAP00314",
  "starlink_above_horizon_at_report_time": 1081,
  "starlink_catalog_ids_considered": 19732,
  "largest_same-sky_cluster_count": 517,
  "starlink_at_or_above_10_deg": 517,
  "top_starlinks": [
    {
      "azimuth_deg": 109.46,
      "azimuth_plus_2m_deg": 50.98,
      "azimuth_plus_5m_deg": 50.36,
      "element_age_hours": 0.21,
      "element_epoch": "2023-11-09T02:42:16.685568+00:00",
      "elevation_deg": 84.63,
      "elevation_plus_2m_deg": 18.55,
      "elevation_plus_5m_deg": -0.06,
      "epoch_altitude_km": 366.68,
      "ground_track_bearing_deg": 49.22,
      "ground_track_label": "NE",
      "launch_date": "98067VR",
      "launch_designator": "98067VR",
      "name": "NORAD 57313",
      "norad_id": "57313",
      "range_km": 363.97,
      "sky_motion_label": "westward, setting",
      "subpoint_lat": 37.0866,
      "subpoint_lon": -91.5946
    },
    {
      "azimuth_deg": 308.58,
      "azimuth_plus_2m_deg": 342.14,
      "azimuth_plus_5m_deg": 345.51,
      "element_age_hours": 3.53,
      "element_epoch": "2023-11-08T23:23:22.390944+00:00",
      "elevation_deg": 78.46,
      "elevation_plus_2m_deg": 31.62,
      "elevation_plus_5m_deg": 7.75,
      "epoch_altitude_km": 685.92,
      "ground_track_bearing_deg": 346.39,
      "ground_track_label": "NNW",
      "launch_date": "99025BUM",
      "launch_designator": "99025BUM",
      "name": "NORAD 31449",
      "norad_id": "31449",
      "range_km": 712.65,
      "sky_motion_label": "eastward, setting",
      "subpoint_lat": 37.9003,
      "subpoint_lon": -93.0788
    },
    {
      "azimuth_deg": 358.0,
      "azimuth_plus_2m_deg": 11.59,
      "azimuth_plus_5m_deg": 15.31,
      "element_age_hours": 10.49,
      "element_epoch": "2023-11-09T13:24:15.664032+00:00",
      "elevation_deg": 76.77,
      "elevation_plus_2m_deg": 52.94,
      "elevation_plus_5m_deg": 28.88,
      "epoch_altitude_km": 1496.23,
      "ground_track_bearing_deg": 17.77,
      "ground_track_label": "NNE",
      "launch_date": "91009BR",
      "launch_designator": "91009BR",
      "name": "NORAD 21402",
      "norad_id": "21402",
      "range_km": 1692.87,
      "sky_motion_label": "eastward, setting",
      "subpoint_lat": 39.9526,
      "subpoint_lon": -92.0625
    },
    {
      "azimuth_deg": 314.98,
      "azimuth_plus_2m_deg": 110.76,
      "azimuth_plus_5m_deg": 113.53,
      "element_age_hours": 1.08,
      "element_epoch": "2023-11-09T03:59:48.657696+00:00",
      "elevation_deg": 76.57,
      "elevation_plus_2m_deg": 34.81,
      "elevation_plus_5m_deg": 7.25,
      "epoch_altitude_km": 557.97,
      "ground_track_bearing_deg": 113.84,
      "ground_track_label": "ESE",
      "launch_date": "23144B",
      "launch_designator": "23144B",
      "name": "NORAD 57865",
      "norad_id": "57865",
      "range_km": 571.01,
      "sky_motion_label": "eastward, setting",
      "subpoint_lat": 37.9567,
      "subpoint_lon": -92.9185
    },
    {
      "azimuth_deg": 251.22,
      "azimuth_plus_2m_deg": 334.2,
      "azimuth_plus_5m_deg": 342.84,
      "element_age_hours": 0.17,
      "element_epoch": "2023-11-09T02:44:37.532256+00:00",
      "elevation_deg": 75.48,
      "elevation_plus_2m_deg": 39.99,
      "elevation_plus_5m_deg": 11.98,
      "epoch_altitude_km": 815.99,
      "ground_track_bearing_deg": 346.32,
      "ground_track_label": "NNW",
      "launch_date": "23091A",
      "launch_designator": "23091A",
      "name": "NORAD 57166",
      "norad_id": "57166",
      "range_km": 837.78,
      "sky_motion_label": "eastward, setting",
      "subpoint_lat": 36.6272,
      "subpoint_lon": -93.9089
    },
    {
      "azimuth_deg": 233.31,
      "azimuth_plus_2m_deg": 333.43,
      "azimuth_plus_5m_deg": 342.65,
      "element_age_hours": 4.43,
      "element_epoch": "2023-11-08T22:29:04.558848+00:00",
      "elevation_deg": 75.16,
      "elevation_plus_2m_deg": 43.09,
      "elevation_plus_5m_deg": 13.21,
      "epoch_altitude_km": 814.24,
      "ground_track_bearing_deg": 346.24,
      "ground_track_label": "NNW",
      "launch_date": "99025DHG",
      "launch_designator": "99025DHG",
      "name": "NORAD 33719",
      "norad_id": "33719",
      "range_km": 858.85,
      "sky_motion_label": "eastward, setting",
      "subpoint_lat": 36.1238,
      "subpoint_lon": -93.6703
    },
    {
      "azimuth_deg": 213.66,
      "azimuth_plus_2m_deg": 352.44,
      "azimuth_plus_5m_deg": 359.68,
      "element_age_hours": 16.8,
      "element_epoch": "2023-11-08T10:07:09.530976+00:00",
      "elevation_deg": 74.34,
      "elevation_plus_2m_deg": 48.87,
      "elevation_plus_5m_deg": 15.01,
      "epoch_altitude_km": 744.74,
      "ground_track_bearing_deg": 1.67,
      "ground_track_label": "N",
      "launch_date": "97051QX",
      "launch_designator": "97051QX",
      "name": "NORAD 35625",
      "norad_id": "35625",
      "range_km": 870.73,
      "sky_motion_label": "eastward, setting",
      "subpoint_lat": 35.6204,
      "subpoint_lon": -93.207
    },
    {
      "azimuth_deg": 110.29,
      "azimuth_plus_2m_deg": 158.13,
      "azimuth_plus_5m_deg": 167.22,
      "element_age_hours": 18.62,
      "element_epoch": "2023-11-09T21:32:15.490464+00:00",
      "elevation_deg": 74.32,
      "elevation_plus_2m_deg": 45.26,
      "elevation_plus_5m_deg": 18.51,
      "epoch_altitude_km": 912.07,
      "ground_track_bearing_deg": 175.29,
      "ground_track_label": "S",
      "launch_date": "81053QU",
      "launch_designator": "81053QU",
      "name": "NORAD 42132",
      "norad_id": "42132",
      "range_km": 1156.59,
      "sky_motion_label": "eastward, setting",
      "subpoint_lat": 36.3209,
      "subpoint_lon": -89.1587
    },
    {
      "azimuth_deg": 166.65,
      "azimuth_plus_2m_deg": 164.11,
      "azimuth_plus_5m_deg": 164.06,
      "element_age_hours": 0.67,
      "element_epoch": "2023-11-09T02:15:01.004832+00:00",
      "elevation_deg": 73.73,
      "elevation_plus_2m_deg": 32.42,
      "elevation_plus_5m_deg": 8.93,
      "epoch_altitude_km": 764.86,
      "ground_track_bearing_deg": 163.82,
      "ground_track_label": "SSE",
      "launch_date": "89005A",
      "launch_designator": "89005A",
      "name": "NORAD 19769",
      "norad_id": "19769",
      "range_km": 818.53,
      "sky_motion_label": "westward, setting",
      "subpoint_lat": 35.3943,
      "subpoint_lon": -91.4182
    },
    {
      "azimuth_deg": 76.36,
      "azimuth_plus_2m_deg": 134.98,
      "azimuth_plus_5m_deg": 142.42,
      "element_age_hours": 0.61,
      "element_epoch": "2023-11-09T02:18:10.530144+00:00",
      "elevation_deg": 69.66,
      "elevation_plus_2m_deg": 29.64,
      "elevation_plus_5m_deg": 7.97,
      "epoch_altitude_km": 528.17,
      "ground_track_bearing_deg": 148.49,
      "ground_track_label": "SSE",
      "launch_date": "87043B",
      "launch_designator": "87043B",
      "name": "NORAD 17998",
      "norad_id": "17998",
      "range_km": 640.09,
      "sky_motion_label": "eastward, setting",
      "subpoint_lat": 37.5946,
      "subpoint_lon": -89.6996
    },
    {
      "azimuth_deg": 17.96,
      "azimuth_plus_2m_deg": 119.0,
      "azimuth_plus_5m_deg": 127.52,
      "element_age_hours": 2.16,
      "element_epoch": "2023-11-09T00:45:31.775328+00:00",
      "elevation_deg": 69.65,
      "elevation_plus_2m_deg": 31.22,
      "elevation_plus_5m_deg": 6.0,
      "epoch_altitude_km": 545.66,
      "ground_track_bearing_deg": 132.4,
      "ground_track_label": "SE",
      "launch_date": "22141AF",
      "launch_designator": "22141AF",
      "name": "NORAD 54186",
      "norad_id": "54186",
      "range_km": 574.98,
      "sky_motion_label": "eastward, setting",
      "subpoint_lat": 38.7615,
      "subpoint_lon": -91.2829
    },
    {
      "azimuth_deg": 217.22,
      "azimuth_plus_2m_deg": 326.86,
      "azimuth_plus_5m_deg": 340.87,
      "element_age_hours": 0.17,
      "element_epoch": "2023-11-09T02:44:50.509536+00:00",
      "elevation_deg": 69.47,
      "elevation_plus_2m_deg": 49.7,
      "elevation_plus_5m_deg": 16.68,
      "epoch_altitude_km": 832.08,
      "ground_track_bearing_deg": 346.16,
      "ground_track_label": "NNW",
      "launch_date": "00055FC",
      "launch_designator": "00055FC",
      "name": "NORAD 41252",
      "norad_id": "41252",
      "range_km": 951.58,
      "sky_motion_label": "eastward, setting",
      "subpoint_lat": 35.0686,
      "subpoint_lon": -93.8774
    }
  ],
  "adsb_lol_analysis": {
    "classificationSupport":

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: 237UAP00314
Time and observer coordinate	extracted	2023-11-09T02:55:00+00:00 at 37.18397, -91.93669
Orbital object propagation	screened	public LEO catalog objects
Space-Track SATCAT metadata	screened	30 NORAD IDs checked; 29 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	47051 trace files scanned; 800 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. 237UAP00314.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-615/493468575/237UAP00314.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/