Airline captain reported an encounter with a drone while on approach to newark airport.

Attributes
ACN	1645958
Time
Date	201905
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	EWR.Airport
State Reference	NJ
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Initial Approach
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	UAV - Unpiloted Aerial Vehicle
Flight Phase	Cruise
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument
Experience	Flight Crew Total 13000
Events
Anomaly	Conflict Airborne Conflict Inflight Event / Encounter Other / Unknown

Narrative:

We were on approach to runway 04R; looking for helicopter traffic. Passing thru 1;800 feet; we saw a black dot; more closely aligned with the left runway. As we got closer; we observed a black and red drone; maybe 2 feet square. It appeared to be hovering over final for [runway] 04L; and another plane landing on that runway called it out first. After landing; the port authority police came on board; and we made a verbal report with them. Someone unknown was flying a drone where they should not have been. I am unsure how to control this type of event.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Airline Captain reported an encounter with a drone while on approach to Newark airport.

Narrative: We were on approach to RWY 04R; looking for helicopter traffic. Passing thru 1;800 feet; we saw a black dot; more closely aligned with the left runway. As we got closer; we observed a black and red drone; maybe 2 feet square. It appeared to be hovering over final for [Runway] 04L; and another plane landing on that runway called it out first. After landing; the Port Authority Police came on board; and we made a verbal report with them. Someone unknown was flying a drone where they should not have been. I am unsure how to control this type of event.

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