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Released in fullALT-2026-0097FAA · Federal Aviation Administration

FAA radar data and ATC audio for the Salt Lake City sector event of 11 March 2026

All responsive records released, no redactions.

Statutory clock

13 business days overdue

Perfected Mar 17, 2026

20 business days allowed · 5 U.S.C. § 552

Clock stopped — closed

20 business days from perfection to determination; 10-day extension for unusual circumstances. Expedited processing determination within 10 calendar days.

The records sought

All radar data (NTAP or equivalent), controller audio recordings, and position reports for Salt Lake City ARTCC sectors 14 and 16 between 0200Z and 0500Z on 11 March 2026.

Date range: 11 March 2026, 0200Z–0500Z

Why it was asked

Three separate witness reports on UAP Nexus describe the same object in the same twenty-minute window. The radar either shows something or it does not.

Timeline

  1. Proposed by UAP Nexus

    Docket

  2. Quorum reached — $1,500 from 21 backers

    Docket

  3. Submitted through the FAA FOIA portal

    Dispatch

  4. Acknowledged — tracking 2026-006114

    Agency

  5. Fee waiver granted

    Agency

  6. 41 pages received

    Documents

  7. Disposition → Released in full

    Agency

  8. OCR complete — 41 pages, 18,402 words indexed

    Documents

  9. Published to the Reading Room

    Documents

Every row is public. Contributors receive the same lines as notifications; nothing is written to a private status page that is not written here.

Documents released

  • SLC ARTCC sector 14/16 NTAP extract, 11 March 2026

    Radar target history for the requested window. Two unassociated primary returns appear at 0318Z and persist for four sweeps, then do not recur.

    28 pages4.0 MBOCR complete

  • Controller audio, sectors 14 and 16, 0200Z–0500Z

    Transcript and audio. Two pilot reports of a light at the eleven o'clock position; the controller reports no correlated traffic.

    13 pages58.6 MBOCR complete