Columbus, Ohio - PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS COLUMBUS OH UAS INCIDENT 2120E COLUMBUS APPROACH REPORTED A FOUR

PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: COLUMBUS, OH/UAS INCIDENT/2120E/COLUMBUS APPROACH REPORTED A FOUR FAN, FOUR FOOT LONG UAS AT 2,500 FEET VCNTY DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS. COLUMBUS PD HELICOPTER NOTIFIED VIA FREQ. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN BY UNIDENTIFIED REPORTING ACFT.

MOR Alert for CMH Number: CMH-M-2015/07/03-0001 Type: Public inquiry or concern (including all pilot reported NMACs) Date/Time: Jul 4, 2015 - 0120Z A/C:

Summary: VFR CESSNA AIRCRAFT, FLYING NEAR DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS FOR FIREWORKS CELEBRATION ENCOUNTERED A DRONE. THE DRONE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE SOUTH OF I-70 JUST SOUTHWEST OF DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS. A/C WAS AT 025 AND THE DRONE APPEARED STATIONARY WHEN THEY PASSED UNDERNEATH THE DRONE. THE DRONE WAS DISCRIBED AS BLACK, NO LIGHTS, 4 FANS, AND 4 FOOT WIDE. NO EVASIVE ACTION WAS TAKEN