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PRIMARY CODE: UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHENOMENON
Date: 15:43 02/03/2023
Status: Closed
POD: DEN
Callsign: AAL1743
Aircraft: A319
Reporting Facility: ZKC
Tail Number:
Operator: AAL
Origin: CID
Destination: DFW
New Destination:
Operator Type: Commercial
Paged: NO
REMARKS
Aircraft reported a large balloon off the right side while N bound at FL340, 13NM W of STJ. PIC reported they observed the balloon take a 20,000 foot drop in altitude. The balloon was at approximately FL500 and above.