A pilot spotted a ‘flying saucer’ narrowly close to their plane near LondonGatwick Airport. Aviation officials say the pilot was behind the wheel of an Airbus A319 when they saw an ‘unk obj’, or unknown object, at 11.30am on April 29. The A319 pilot reports that descending, turning left, a disc or “flying saucer” type ­suspected drone was seen flying very close in the opposite direction, at the same level to them, past their right wing,’ a report by the UK Airprox Board published in June said...

🚨PILOT REPORTS "FLYING SAUCER" NEAR GATWICK A passenger jet pilot has reported seeing a disc shaped object pass dangerously close to an Airbus A319 as it approached Gatwick Airport. According to the UK Airprox Board report, the object was travelling in the opposite direction at the same altitude and passed roughly 100 to 300 feet from the aircraft's right wing. The pilot described it as a disc or "flying saucer" with darker markings around its rim. Investigators treated it as a suspected dro...