July 12th, 2015
Seattle, Washington - PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS SEATTLE WA UAS INCIDENT 1945P SEATTLE TRACON ADVISED AN UNIDENTIFIED
PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: SEATTLE, WA/UAS INCIDENT/1945P/SEATTLE TRACON ADVISED AN UNIDENTIFIED VFR ACFT, OBSERVED A WHITE, DONUT SHAPED, UAS AT 2,700 FEET, 16 NNE OF SEA. EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. KING COUNTY PD NOTIFIED
FOLLOW UP (ACFT ID, TYPE) INFO FROM FAA OPS: SEATTLE, WA/UAS INCIDENT/1945P/SEATTLE TRACON ADVISED CESSNA C172, OBSERVED A WHITE, DONUT SHAPED, UAS AT 2,700 FEET, 16 NNE OF SEA. EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. KING COUNTY PD NOTIFIED
MOR Alert for S46 Number: S46-M-2015/07/11-0003 Type: Other Date/Time: Jul 12, 2015 - 0240Z A/C: (C172)
Summary: C172 DEPARTED VFR OFF OF RNT IN A VFR CLIMB TO REMAIN BELOW CLASS BRAVO. AS N42292 BEGAN THEIR CLIMB EAST OF RNT THEY ADVISED DEPARTURE EAST THEY WERE TAKING EVASIVE ACTION TO MISS TRAFFIC OFF THE SEATTLE 020 RADIAL AT 16 DME, NOT DEPICTED ON THE RADAR. N42292 LATER ADVISED THAT IT APPEARED TO BE A DRONE IN THE SHAPE OF A DONUT AND IT WAS WHITE IN COLOR WITH A LIGHT AT AN ALTITUDE OF 2700. KING COUNTY SHERIFF AND THE DEN WERE NOTIFIED. A/C CONTINUED ON WITH THIER FLIGHT PLAN WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.