Sightings2021

American Airlines Flight 2292 reports 'cylindrical object' over New Mexico

When: 21 Feb 2021
Where: Northeastern New Mexico
Sources: 3 public sources

An American Airlines Airbus A320 of 2021, the type reported as flying Flight 2292 Colin Brown from St Ann, MO, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A pilot on American Airlines Flight 2292 from Cincinnati to Phoenix radioed that a long cylindrical object had passed rapidly over the plane. The airline confirmed the call, the FBI said it was looking into it, and the FAA said controllers saw nothing on radar.

Sources

PressFAA Releases Statement On Airliner's Encounter With Unidentified Object Over New Mexico (opens in a new tab)The War Zone / 2021-02-24
PressAA Pilot Reports Seeing 'Cylindrical Object' Moving 'Really Fast' Over New Mexico (opens in a new tab)NBC New York / 2021-02-25
PressAmerican Airlines Confirms Encounter With Unidentified Cylindrical Object Over New Mexico (opens in a new tab)The War Zone / 2021-02

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