The Sighting Occurred at San Francisco Airport
Which is Along the Pacific Coast in Northern California.

Date of Sighting: October 13, 2011
Time of Sighting: 2:30 PM PDT
Location of Sighting: San Francisco International Airport (See Map)

Description: On Oct. 13th, 2011, my flight was heading to the San Francisco Airport (SFO), and the scheduled arrival time was around 238 PM. The flight number was United Express #6500. Before the plane landed, I saw a mysterious stationary object hovering in the air. Its location was a mile south of the SFO takeoff runway. It was about a size of a sedan, box shape, and black color. Because of the speed of my flight, I cannot remember what exactly it was like.

Additional Response From Witness:
Per your previous email message, I didn't take any photos, and there could be someone else who saw the object I guess. I was sitting next to the window.

The flight was originated from Seattle.

I cannot remember the model of aircraft. It is neither Airbus 320 nor 737, but it is some type of small jetliner.

The object was a box shaped object with something on top. I am sure it was of dark color. Since the plane was flying so fast, I couldn't see what it is exactly like. The entire scene happened all of a sudden. It's location was approximately 200 feet away from the plane. The reason I reported this was why there was there something stationary hovering so close to the airport or the flight route?

Was it a kite, balloon, small helicopter? I don't know.

These are all I can provide.

Note: The witness has described something that could likely be an "aviation hazard" even if it was a kite or balloon. The witness did present conflicting information from his original report regarding his estimate of the distance of the object from the aircraft. However, this not a reason to discount his report. Anyone else who was on United Express number 6500 on October 13, 2011 is urged to file a report.

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