FlightFollowerHilarious Audio Of Pilot's Encounter With “Strange Object with LIGHTS”
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00:11 - 02:53 - Saratoga pilot reported seeing a strange, unidentified object 03:04 - 07:42 - F-15s Chase Unknown Object On May 26, 2018, a Piper PA-32R Saratoga pilot reported seeing a strange, unidentified object while flying over Huntington, Long Island. Describing it as larger than a drone and having lights, the pilot noted it was at his altitude before it disappeared into a cloud. Air traffic control couldn’t detect it on radar and suggested assuming it was a drone.
Timeline
00:11 - 02:53 - Saratoga pilot reported seeing a strange, unidentified object 03:04 - 07:42 - F-15s Chase Unknown Object On May 26, 2018, a Piper PA-32R Saratoga pilot reported seeing a strange, unidentified object while flying over Huntington, Long Island.
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Development of the situation
Describing it as larger than a drone and having lights, the pilot noted it was at his altitude before it disappeared into a cloud.
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Response or continuation
Air traffic control couldn’t detect it on radar and suggested assuming it was a drone.
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Resolution or outcome described in the account
The pilot adjusted course to avoid it and was later asked to report the incident after landing.
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Accident Facts
- Incident date
- 26 May 2018
- Aircraft
- Piper
- Reconstruction
- 7:51
The pilot adjusted course to avoid it and was later asked to report the incident after landing. F-15s Chase Unknown Object
Audio from the original air traffic control recording, sourced from public recordings and released investigation records. The reconstruction, animation and written account are our own.
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