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PC12 captain reports sighting a drone like aircraft near bos approximatly 1;500 ft below his FL190 cruise altitude. ATC had no knowledge of the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1189597 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201407 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZBW.ARTCC |
| State Reference | NH |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | PC-12 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | UAV - Unpiloted Aerial Vehicle |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | No Specific Anomaly Occurred All Types |
Narrative:
While enroute to ack; almost directly over bos at FL190; the co-pilot noticed an aircraft below us at our approx 1-2 o'clock position. At the time we were just given direct to lfv VOR. The aircraft did not show up on TCAS. It looked white/slightly grey; had an approximate wingspan of 10-15 feet; and was traveling southbound. It also had two strobe lights on the tail. It seemed to be approximately 1;500 ft below us. It was moving away and behind us at a good rate. We told ATC about what we saw; and that it looked drone like. They did not see anything on their radar at the time.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PC12 Captain reports sighting a drone like aircraft near BOS approximatly 1;500 FT below his FL190 cruise altitude. ATC had no knowledge of the aircraft.
Narrative: While enroute to ACK; almost directly over BOS at FL190; the co-pilot noticed an aircraft below us at our approx 1-2 o'clock position. At the time we were just given direct to LFV VOR. The aircraft did not show up on TCAS. It looked white/slightly grey; had an approximate wingspan of 10-15 feet; and was traveling southbound. It also had two strobe lights on the tail. It seemed to be approximately 1;500 FT below us. It was moving away and behind us at a good rate. We told ATC about what we saw; and that it looked drone like. They did not see anything on their radar at the time.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.