British Airways Flight Reports Near Miss with Metallic Object Near Heathrow

The UK Airprox Board documents this encounter in report 2026127. On June 24, 2026, a Boeing 777 departing Heathrow reported an unidentified object while at 5,800 feet, approximately four nautical miles northeast of Guildford. The pilot estimated 50 feet of vertical separation. The review includes pilot and controller accounts and radar analysis; the Board assessed the collision risk as Category A and left the object unidentified. The report documents a reported aviation near miss, not evidence of extraterrestrial origin. Ross Coulthart’s post rhetorically anticipates explanations involving drones; it does not identify a drone as the object. Primary source: https://www.airproxboard.org.uk/reports-and-analysis/monthly-airprox-reviews/airprox-reports-2026/september/