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Air carrier first officer reports a near midair collision with a weather balloon at FL360 near denver.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1200750 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201409 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZDV.ARTCC |
| State Reference | CO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 150 Flight Crew Total 6000 Flight Crew Type 2355 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict NMAC Inflight Event / Encounter Object |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 100 Vertical 0 |
Narrative:
Near fqf 270 radial at 20 DME; FL360; level cruise flight; passed approximately 100 feet from right wing what appeared to be a weather balloon equipped with a 100-150 feet payload tether; payload orange in color. Reported to denver center. They stated previously unreported.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier First Officer reports a NMAC with a weather balloon at FL360 near Denver.
Narrative: Near FQF 270 Radial at 20 DME; FL360; level cruise flight; passed approximately 100 feet from right wing what appeared to be a weather balloon equipped with a 100-150 feet payload tether; payload orange in color. Reported to Denver Center. They stated previously unreported.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.