Originally Posted by sjefenole

I've usually been pretty good about not relaxing until I have a ticket number, but for some reason I've been relaxing more and never had problems with United in this regard. Now searching for my record locator number yields nothing. I called them and they have no record of that number either.

They suggest booking and writing to customer service or calling 1-800 WE DONT CARE

I checked my travel bank and low and behold there it is:
DEBITS

Redemption:SFO To MSY
Travel Date:2013-02-02 16:38
Confirmation Number: XXXXXX
Traveler Names: XXX

Any ideas?
Of course now the ticket price is much higher...