July 24th, 2015
New York, New York - PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS NEW YORK NY UAS INCIDENT 7 24 2015 1510E LATE
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PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: NEW YORK, NY /UAS INCIDENT/7-24-2015/1510E/LATE REPORT FROM MOR LONG ISLAND MAC ARTHUR ATCT RECEIVED A CALL FROM LOCAL RESIDENT OF A DARK IN COLOR 4 PROP HELICOPTER LIKE UAS 1.5 - 2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE AIRPORT AT APPROX 400 FEET. NO LEOS NOTIFIED.
MOR Alert for ISP Number: ISP-M-2015/07/24-0001 Type: Date/Time: Jul 24, 2015 - 1910Z A/C: (DRONE)
Summary: I RECEIVED A CALL FROM A LOCAL RESIDENT IN THEIR YARD OBSERVING A DRONE OVERHEAD. AIRBORNE DRONE REPORTED APROX 1.5-2 MILES SW OF THE FIELD BETWEEN LAKELAND AVE & OCEAN AVE AND SUNRISE HWY & KARSCHIK AVE. ALTITUDE OBSERVED AT APROX 400+. IT WAS DESCRIBED AS A SQUARE, 4 PROP HELICOPTER LIKE AIRCRAFT, DARK IN COLOR.