Springfield, Illinois - PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS TAYLORVILLE IL UAS INCIDENT 1620C SPRINGFIELD APPROACH REPORTED CESSNA C208

PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: TAYLORVILLE, IL/UAS INCIDENT/1620C/SPRINGFIELD APPROACH REPORTED CESSNA C208, OBSERVED A UAS AT 5,000 FEET 1 E OF TAYLORVILLE AIRPORT. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. TAYLORVILLE POLICE DEPT NOTIFIED.

MOR Alert for SPI Number: SPI-M-2015/08/12-0001 Type: Other Date/Time: Aug 12, 2015 - 2105Z A/C: (C208)

Summary: Aircraft was an overflight at 5,000 approximately 1NM East of TAZ airport asked the approach controller if he was “seeing anything off our right wing?” The approach controller simultaneously picked up a primary in the vicinity of the right wing of the aircraft for about one radar sweep. The aircraft then reported that he saw the aircraft, that it was small and possibly a drone. TAZ police department ROC and DEN noitified.