July 6th, 2015
Greenville, South Carolina - MOR Alert for GSP Number GSP M 2015 07 06 0001 Type Other Date Time
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MOR Alert for GSP Number: GSP-M-2015/07/06-0001 Type: Other Date/Time: Jul 6, 2015 - 1506Z A/C: (C172)
Summary: At 1506Z the pilot, level at 7500, advised West Radar that an orange drone, about 18 inches across, passed about 200 feet below the aircraft on an opposite direction course. No evasive action was taken. The aircraft was about 5 NM northwest of GMU in the vicinity of Furman University. DEN, Greenville County sheriff, and Furman University police notified.