Sarasota, Florida - PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS SARASOTA BRADENTON FL UAS INCIDENT 1423E TAMPA TRACON ADVISED REPUBLIC

PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: SARASOTA/BRADENTON, FL/UAS INCIDENT/1423E/TAMPA TRACON ADVISED REPUBLIC 4532, CRJ7, REPORTED UAS AT 3,000 FEET 15 NE SRQ. PILOT ADVISED UAS WAS APPROX 1 MILE IN PROXIMITY, CAUSING THE PILOT TO BE SOMEWHAT UNSURE IF THE OBJECT WAS A UAS. MANATEE COUNTY SHERIFF NOTIFIED.

MOR Alert for TPA

Number: TPA-M-2015/03/08-0003

Type: Public inquiry or concern (including all pilot reported NMACs)

Date/Time: Mar 8, 2015 - 1823Z

A/C: RPA4532 (CRJ7)

Summary: RPA4532 REPORTED A DRONE OPERATING AT ABOUT 3,000 MSL, NEAR THE LIFIE INTERSECTION, WHICH IS ABOUT 15NM NORTH EAST OF SRQ AIRPORT. THE PILOT REPORTED HIS NEAREST PROXIMITY WAS ABOUT ONE MILE. PILOT WAS NOT POSITIVE THAT THE OBJECT HE SAW WAS A DRONE.