Report GEN-2022-97

A flight instructor conducting a training flight near the CSN VOR at 4,500 feet took evasive action to avoid a stationary, unidentified object. The object was dark grey or black, shaped like a vertical dumbbell or engine block, approximately the size of a small car. The witness filed an ASRS report with NASA following the encounter.

Date of occurrence

May 22, 2022

Location

CSN VOR, approximately 4,500 feet MSL

Reported duration

~30 seconds

Observers

2

Objects

1