FAA: Drone Sightings Jump in 2016
While a number of reports included claims of collisions with drones, the FAA was unable to verify any of them.

The number of possible drone sightings continues to increase, but civil drones have not been involved in any verified collisions with civil aircraft, according to the latest FAA report. The FAA yesterday updated its list of potential sightings reported by pilots, air traffic controllers, law enforcement officials and citizens. According to the update, 1,274 potential sightings were reported from February through September 2016. This is up more than 46 percent from the 874 reported in the same period in 2015. The latest list includes sightings in more than 40 states, along with the District Columbia and Puerto Rico.

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