Airline passenger captures video evidence of UFO-like object over New York City
- There’s been a possible UFO sighting over NYC
- But it wasn’t made from the ground, but by a passenger on a commercial airline flight
- The sighting, which was made as the plane approached LaGuardia Airport, has baffled experts
Published on Apr 29, 2024 at 8:15 PM (UTC+4)
by Amelia Jean Hershman-Jones
Last updated on Apr 30, 2024 at 5:57 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Tom Wood
With seatbelts securely fastened and tray tables in their full upright position, airline passengers expected a smooth landing at LaGuardia Airport, New York City – but a suspected UFO sighting made for a bit of extra turbulence.
Michelle Reyes was on a commercial airline flight that was beginning its descent 15 minutes from LaGuardia Airport last Thursday, 25 March, likely traveling at around 230 mph.
However, aside from capturing a glimpse of the Statue of Liberty from her window seat, her sighting of a UFO-like object baffled experts.
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Airline passenger Reyes took to Facebook, sharing a video of what she described as a ‘flying cylinder’.
“I saw a UFO coming home yesterday! Can anyone help me identify what this is?! Posting the video and a still shot of the object,” her post said.
“The first thing I did was email the FAA to let them know what I saw,” she told NewsNation.
“Maybe it was a safety hazard, but unfortunately I haven’t heard back from them, they didn’t acknowledge my email.”
And she wasn’t alone in her sighting, another passenger agreed that they had also seen the UFO.
“It’s a little nerve-wracking that someone else saw what I saw,” she admitted.
The incident sent some UFO hunters on a fact-finding mission the following day.
Thomas Wertman, state director of the Mutual UFO Network in Ohio, reviewed the footage for The New York Post.
He explained that the dark object was traveling at roughly 2,500 feet.
He believes it was ‘relatively close’ to the aircraft Reyes saw it from.
Wertman also ruled out the possibility that this could be a news helicopter, a drone, or a military aircraft.
Airline pilots’ UFO sightings have previously been explained as a case of mistaken identity.
His determination was down to the UFO’s altitude, shape, and location so near to a major commercial flight path.
“Drones aren’t supposed to fly at that altitude, at least legally,” he said.
“If it were something related to [military] defense or law enforcement, you normally wouldn’t see it so close to a major flight lane – that could be a potential hazard.”
He determined that the lack of wings and a tail made it even more ‘intriguing’ and less likely to be an aircraft – although without metadata, he admitted that ruling out high-flying wildlife and weather balloons would be impossible.
The metadata would help him determine the exact time the footage was taken and the exact direction the aircraft was flying in.
This comes after video footage was released of a reported UFO sighting over Texas during the solar eclipse earlier this month.
This also comes hot on the tails of a ‘UFO expert’ claiming to have captured ‘holy grail’ evidence during a space station livestream.
As the footage ‘doesn’t appear to be doctored’, Wertman’s conclusion was that the sighting ‘needs more research’.
A Federal Aviation Administration official told the New York Post on Thursday that there were ‘no reports’ from pilots about the mysterious object.
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All Supercar Blondie contributors undergo editorial review and fact-checking to ensure accuracy and authority in automotive journalism. After gaining her BA Hons in French and English at the University of Nottingham, Amelia embarked on a vocational diploma from the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ). This led to numerous opportunities, from interning at Vogue to being on the small team that launched Women’s Health magazine in the UK, which was named the PPA Consumer magazine of the year for three years running. As Health, Beauty and Fitness editor, Amelia personally received a Johnson & Johnson Award and was shortlisted for both PPA and BSME titles. Since then, Amelia has created content for numerous titles and brands, including the Telegraph, 111 Skin, Waitrose, Red magazine, Stylist, and Elle, as well as being Head of Content at Vitality and Editor in Chief at INLondon magazine. “My superpower is translating technical jargon about the mechanical workings of a supercar into a relatable story you’ll want to share with your friends after you’ve read it.” After joining the SB Media family as a senior journalist in September of 2023, Amelia’s role has evolved to see her heading up the SEO output of the editorial team. From researching the most ‘Google-able’ key terms to producing evergreen content - it’s been a time of hard work, growth, and success for the editorial team and the Supercar Blondie website. “I like to think of myself as a ‘method journalist’. In other words: I live and breathe whatever I am writing about. When writing about fitness, I trained as a personal trainer, and as a beauty editor, I completed an ‘expert’ in scent diploma with the Fragrance Foundation. “During my tenure at Supercar Blondie, however, I did something I never thought possible: I passed my driving test at the age of 36. One day I’d love to train as a mechanic to better understand what happens under the hood, too. “My sweet spot is providing readers with a ‘takeaway’ (read: something new they didn’t know before) after reading every one of my stories. While I don’t claim to be an expert in the automotive world, I know the experts and bodies in the field to rely on to provide our readers with an informative and thought-provoking story every time they visit the site.”
