* 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 pilot says the object was a 'long cylindrical object that almost looked like a cruise missile' and had passed over the top of the plane at speed
* The flight went on to land safely in Phoenix without any further incidents
* The state of New Mexico is no stranger to strange encounters, with the city of Roswell reporting one of the nation's most infamous UFO sightings in 1947
The FBI has confirmed it is 'aware' of an American Airlines flight which had a close encounter a fast-moving, 'long cylindrical object' on a trip from Cincinnati to Phoenix on Sunday.
The encounter, which occurred at 36,000 feet above the remote northeast corner of New Mexico, west of Des Moines on Sunday, involved AA Flight 2292, an Airbus A320, according to The Drive.
The FBI has since been notified of the incident, although they did not say if they were launching an investigation.
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Update #1: FBI 'aware of' American Airlines possible UFO sighting, stops short of confirming investigation (FOX News)
Update #2: FBI ‘aware’ of American Airlines ‘cylindrical object’ sighting (NYPost)
WNU Editor: The FAA has issued the following statement .... FAA Releases Statement On Airliner's Encounter With Unidentified Object Over New Mexico (Warzone/The Drive).
