Chicago, Illinois - PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS CHICAGO IL UAS INCIDENT 1923C CHICAGO O HARE ATCT REPORTED

PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: CHICAGO, IL /UAS INCIDENT/1923C/CHICAGO-O’HARE ATCT REPORTED UNITED 970, B777, OBSERVED A UAS AT 3,500 FEET 5 NW ORD. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. NO LEOS NOTIFIED.

MOR Alert for ORD Number: ORD-M-2015/08/16-0016 Type: Date/Time: Aug 16, 2015 - 0038Z A/C: UAL970 (B777)

Summary: UAL970 DEPARTED RUNWAY 28R AND TURNED TO A HEADING OF 320. UAL970 REPORTED A DRONE SIGHTING APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF ORD AT 3,500 FEET. NO EVASIVE ACTION WAS TAKEN. THE DEN WAS NOTIFIED ALONG WITH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.