‘UFO’ mystery deepens as American Airlines doesn’t deny spotting and says ‘talk to the FBI’
AMERICAN Airlines has not ruled out that one of its jets encountered an apparent UFO over New Mexico last weekend.
The passenger airline today verified a radio transmission from flight 2292 to Phoenix at around 1:00pm CST Sunday, which heard a pilot claim right on top of them.
"I hate to say this but it looked like a long cylindrical object that almost looked like a cruise missile type of thing moving really fast. It went right over the top of us."
Speaking to Fox News in a statement American Airlines verified the transmission is from flight 2292 - but said the channel should “contact the FBI” for additional information.
The plane was apparently travelling at 406 miles per hour at the time.
is home to White Sands Missile Range, which is located in the southern part of the state and is described as the Department of Defense's ", open air range."
Scott Stearns of White Sands Missile Range, said no tests took place on Sunday - and pointed out there is a distance or around 400 miles between the missile range and northeastern New Mexico.
He told Fox: "We have no idea what it could have been or if anything similar has been sighted in that area before."
It comes after a string of strange incidents involving UFO-like objects flying close to passenger jets.
In 2018, bizarre footage showed a saucer-shaped object speeding after and overtaking a passenger jet in Lincoln, New Hampshire.
And in 2019, a mysterious white "flying saucer" was filmed hovering over Area 51, near a new aircraft hangar.