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United Airlines pilots report unidentified object crossing final approach into SFO at “2x the speed of an airplane” — visual + TCAS contact
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Unknown
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Unknown
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3
Timeline
3
Source context
Limited context
Interesting, but still missing stronger corroboration or harder source material.
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Sunlight window
Daytime — sun above horizon
Sighting occurred during daylight hours
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Occurred
Apr 29, 2026, 12:00 AM
Timezone
Pacific Time
Location
San Francisco International Airport
Witness account
Narrative
Time: April 29, 2026 during final approach (evening/night approach; exact local time unknown) Location: San Francisco International Airport (SFO), San Francisco, California, USA Found this ATC reconstruction and thought it was worth discussion here. Report concerns United flight UA1389 (B757-300) from Denver to San Francisco. According to the reconstruction, while around 7 miles from SFO on final approach, the crew reported seeing something crossing right-to-left and referenced seeing somethi...
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Timeline
Witnesses place the encounter near San Francisco International Airport.
r/UFOs carried the report into the source network.
Grouped into the United Flight UA1389 incident dossier.
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Cover image
Visual reference carried with the original report.
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Original report
Direct source material from r/UFOs.
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Environmental pass
Historical atmosphere, astronomy, and nearby infrastructure were resolved for this case.