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This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report, released in 2023, covers a pilot's report from August 23, 2008. The pilot of a Beech 35 Bonanza, N809T, was flying at 9,000 feet over BWI and reported that a red unmanned aircraft passed underneath at 8,000 feet going the opposite direction. EADS found no Defense Department activity in the area that could explain it. In a later interview, the pilot described an aircraft-like object with structure that was not a balloon, and the incident was closed.
SKYWATCH INCIDENT REPORT PRIMARY CODE: OTHER Date: 06:46 08/23/2008 Status: Closed POD: NCRCC Reporting Facility: PCT Callsign: N809T Aircraft: BE35, BEECH, 35 Bonanza Tail Number: N809T Operator: Origin: OXB Destination: New Destination: HHG Operator Type: Paged: NO REMARKS UFO: Pilot reported a red unmanned aircraft passed underneath his aircraft at 2250. Pilot was at altitude 090 heading 120 and the aircraft in question was at 080 opposite direction over BWI.PCTwillconductaninterviewofpilotafterlanding. FAA NCRCC asked EADS NCRCC to inquire if DOD has UAV in the area or any other activity that fits this incident.2332EADSreportsnoactivityintheareatofitthisincident. 2359 PCT reports the pilot was interviewed and he reported that the aircraft was red and had structure, was not a balloon, not round, not elliptical and seemed to be an aircraft. Incident is considered closed. SKYWATCH INCIDENT REPORT | DATE: 2008-08-23T06:46 | POD: NCRCC | PAGE 1 of 1
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