January 2023
| Total | Highly Unlikely | Unlikely | Likely | Highly Likely |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Airprox # | Score | Rating | Details | ARC Comment | Original Text |
| 2022276 | -50 | ARC considered it unlikely that the object observed was a drone. | This is an eyewitness report from the aircraft flight crew only. There is no corroborating evidence. No photographic evidence. The likelihood of encountering a drone above 1,640ft is small, as DJI products (75% market share*) feature a 1,640ft (500m) hard height limit and Yuneec products (second largest market share with 5%*) feature a hard 400ft (121m) height limit. (Most of the drones in the remaining 20% are toys which would be incapable of reaching this height or racing drones which are flown within a few feet of the ground.) It would also require the drone pilot to be willing to fly the drone illegally above the 400ft legal height limit. The description is of something unlike a multirotor drone. The wind strength (between 25 and 49km/h at reported level) would make drone operations difficult, and would significantly reduce the range and heights achievable. | The EV97 pilot reports that at approximately 1850ft, a brown egg-shaped object that looked like it had a camera mounted within, flew more-or-less directly below them by 50-200ft. They suggest that it could have been a balloon or an egg-shaped drone. Reported Separation: 50-200ft V/ 0m H Reported Risk of Collision: High |