The FAA reported a drone sighting by a Mooney 20 near San Bernadino, California on 17 December 2015. Separation distance reported as unknown.
PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: SAN BERNARDINO, CA/UAS INCIDENT/1945P/SOCAL TRACON ADVISED MOONEY M20P, REPORTED A UAS WITH RED BLINKING LIGHTS 5 N SAN BERNARDINO AT 9,000 FEET. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SHERIFF AVIATION UNIT NOTIFIED.
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Date/Time: Dec 16, 2015 – 0245Z
A/C:(M20P)Summary: Reported UAS 5 North of SBD at 9000′ red blinking lights. No Injuries. San Bernardino Sheriff Aviation
Aircraft: Mooney 20
Operator:
Flight:
Aircraft altitude: 9000 ft
Separation: unknown
Source: FAA
Please note:
This information is based on an unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) sighting as reported to the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). A UAS can be a personal drone (e.g. a quadcopter), or a larger military drone.
Please note that separation distances are solely based on pilot’s judgements and not necessarily accurate since horizontal and vertical separation distances can be hard to judge.