Bakersfield, California - PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS BAKERSFIELD CA UAS INCIDENT 1233P SKYWEST 799Z CRJ2 REPORTED 3

PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: BAKERSFIELD, CA/UAS INCIDENT/1233P/SKYWEST 799Z, CRJ2, REPORTED 3 FEET LONG UAS AT 5,000 FEET 13 SE OF BAKERSFIELD. NO EVASIVE ACTION WAS TAKEN. KERN COUNTY SHERIFF NOTIFIED

MOR Alert for BFL Number: BFL-M-2015/05/17-0001 Type: Other Date/Time: May 17, 2015 - 1933Z A/C: SKW799Z (CRJ2)

Summary: SKW799Z WAS APPROX. 13 MILES SE OF BFL DESCENDING BELOW 060 WHEN THE PILOT REPORTED A DRONE FLYING ABOUT 1,000 FEET BELOW THE A/C. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE DRONE APPEARED TO BE ABOUT 3 FEET LONG. NO EVASIVE ACTION WAS TAKEN BY THE PILOT AND CREW. ATC NOTIFIED KERN COUNTY SHERIFF. ROC, DEN, AND ATM NTFD