Atlanta, Georgia - PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS ATL UAS INCIDENT 1510E ATL TRACON ADVISED DELTA 1961 MD88

PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: ATL/UAS INCIDENT/1510E/ATL TRACON ADVISED DELTA 1961, MD88, RICHMOND, VA-ATL, REPORTED A UAS AT 9,000 FEET 26 NE ATL. UNKN IF ANY EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. GWINNETT CO PD NOTIFIED. FOLLOW-UP INFO FROM FAA OPS: ATL/UAS INCIDENT/1510E/ATL TRACON ADVISED DELTA 1961, MD88, REPORTED A GRAY OR BLUE UAS WITH 6 FEET WING SPAN HEADING EAST TURNING NORTH PASSED 1,000 FEET FROM ACFT AT 9,000 FEET.

MOR Alert for A80 Number: A80-M-2015/06/30-0001 Type: Public inquiry or concern (including all pilot reported NMACs) Date/Time: Jun 30, 2015 - 1910Z A/C: DAL1961 (MD88)

Summary: DAL1961 MD88 INBOUND TO ATL FROM THE NORTHEAST REPORTED A UAV AT 9000 FT ON THE ATL 059/026. THE 059/026 APPEARS TO BE IN THE SNELLVILLE GEORGIA AREA, GWINNETT COUNTY POLICE WAS NOTIFIED AND INDICATED THEY WOULD PUT OUR AN ALERT. FIRST OFFICER CALLED A80 AND DESCRIBED THE UAV AS A TYPE MODEL AIRCRAFT WITH AT LEAST A 6FT WING SPAN, BLUE OR GRAY IN COLOR. HE REPORTED THE UAV WAS LEVEL AT 9000 FT TURNING EAST TO THE NORTH, HE ALSO STATED THAT DAL1961 DID NOT HAVE TO MANUVER TO MISS THE UAV AND PASSED APPROXIMATELY 1000 FT LATERAL FROM IT. BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE AT 9000 FT.