Sightings2013

Alitalia crew reports drone near JFK Airport

When: 4 Mar 2013
Where: New York, NY
Sources: 2 public sources

John F. Kennedy International Airport, where an Alitalia crew reported a drone on approach in 2013 formulanone, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

An Alitalia pilot approaching JFK radioed that he had seen a drone about 1,500 feet up, a few miles from the airport. The FBI described a small black four-rotor craft and asked the public for tips; the FBI and FAA investigated, and no operator was publicly identified.

Sources

PressFBI Investigating Report Of Possible Drone Spotted Near JFK (opens in a new tab)CBS New York / 2013-03-05
PressFBI, FAA Investigate Alitalia Pilot's Report of Close Call with Drone (opens in a new tab)Flying Magazine / 2013-03

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