FBI is aware of American Airlines flight s close encounter with fast-moving cylindrical object over New Mexico at 36,000 feet - but won t confirm investigation
The FBI said it was aware of the incident, but would not confirm or deny whether they were investigating
The encounter happened on Sunday as AA Flight 2292 passed over a remote stretch of northeast New Mexico, west of Des Monies, en-route to Phoenix
The flight was travelling at around 460 miles per hour at 36,000 feet
Blogger Steve Douglass said he intercepted a radio transmission from the flight in which the pilot can be heard reporting the encounter to air traffic control
The encounter, which occurred at 36,000 feet above the remote northeast corner of New Mexico, west of Des Moines yesterday, involved AA Flight 2292, an Airbus A320.