Date of Incident: 23 October 2023
Location: Manchester, UK
Altitude: 3500ft
The Boeing 737 pilot reports that they were on a Listo2S departure from MAN 05L. On heading 148° a “drone” (disc shaped like a polo mint with silver curved sides and centre with a black top) passed under left wing during flap retraction. Seen by both pilots and reported on handover to Scottish.
The Scottish Controller reports that a B737 departing [airfield] for [destination airfield] checked in following the SID route then reported sighting a “drone”. Details taken were that a black hollow frisbee shaped “drone” had been seen 100ft off their left wing, about 50ft above, moving right to left or northbound direction. The aircraft had been around 3500ft.
NATS Safety Investigations report that, analysis of the radar indicated that there were no associated primary or secondary contacts associated with the drone report that were visible on radar at the approximate time of the event.
Anyone aware of frisbee shaped drones flying at 3500ft? Possibly an “O” shaped party helium balloon?? Are pilots reporting UFO/UAP as “drones” now to avoid ridicule?
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