An Alitalia jet pilot claims he saw a small unmanned aircraft flying over New York on Monday afternoon. According to CNN , the pilot was landing at JFK Airport when he saw the plane: "We saw a drone, a drone aircraft," he's quoted as saying in a broadcast picked up by LiveATC . Other pilots apparently did not see the plane, and the pilot was able to land safely. Now, the FAA tells CNN it's investigating the report. "[The pilot] saw a small, unmanned or remote-controlled aircraft while on final approach to Runway 31 Right," says a spokesperson. "The sighting was approximately four to five miles west of the airport at an altitude of approximately 1,500 feet." That puts it around the border between Brooklyn and Queens.
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