New York, New York - PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS JFK UAS INCIDENT 1732E JFK ATCT RECEIVED A UAS REPORT

PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: JFK/UAS INCIDENT/1732E/JFK ATCT RECEIVED A UAS REPORT FROM AMERICAN 44, B763, JFK - PARIS, FRANCE, SOUTHEAST BOUND AFTER RWY 13 DEPARTURE AT 1,500 FEET REPORTED A SILVER UAS JUST BELOW AND TO THE LEFT OF HIS LEFT WING. TOWER PERSONNEL OBSERVED SILVER OBJECT AND CALLED PORT AUTHORITY TO INVESTIGATE. MAY HAVE BEEN SILVER BALLOONS OBSERVED BLOWING OVER ARPT FENCE BY GROUND PERSONNEL. SEARCH BY NY PORT AUTHORITY RESULTED IN NEGATIVE FINDINGS. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN BY DEPARTING ACFT.

MOR Alert for JFK Number: JFK-M-2015/07/19-0008 Type: Public inquiry or concern (including all pilot reported NMACs) Date/Time: Jul 19, 2015 - 2132Z A/C: AAL44 (B763)

Summary: 2132Z: AAL44, B763, KJFK->LFPG, RWY 13R REPORTED A DRONE BELOW OFF HIS LEFT WING AFTER DEPARTING RWY 13R SOUTHEASTBOUND. NO EVASIVE MANEUVERS REPORTED OR OBSERVED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROXIMATELY AT 1500FT AT THE TIME OF THE REPORT ABEAM THE DEPARTURE END OF RWY 13R. A CLUSTER OF WHAT APPEARED TO BE SILVER BALLONS WAS VISIBLE FROM THE TOWER IN THE AREA OF THE REPORT MOVING NORTHWEST BOUND. THEY LANDED ON THE TERMINAL 5 RAMP ABEAM GATES 6 AND 7. PORT AUTHORITY OPERATIONS ADVISED. THE BALLOONS WERE NOT RECOVERED BUT TERMINAL 5 PERSONNELL ADVISED PORT AUTHORITY OPERATIONS OF SEEING A CLUSTER OF BALLONS BLOW OVER THE BOUNDARY FENCE. NO FURTHER REPORTS FROM OTHER DEPARTING OR ARRIVING AIRCRAFT. DEN NOTIFIED AT 2142Z.