Laser pointed at aircraft near Ontario Airport, Ontario CA
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Suspicious ActivityAccording to the dispatch call, fedEx flight 394 reported a blue laser directed at its aircraft a few miles south of Ontario International Airport. The crew noted similar incidents had occurred repeatedly over recent months. Air traffic control warned other nearby aircraft about the ongoing laser activity, which was described as coming from the south and shining northeast. No injuries were reported.
Audio|Heard on: Riverside County Aviation Air to Air and Ground to Air
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02:12
Transcript:
00:00
In SoCal FedEx 394, we just got shot with the blue laser just off our left side low, maybe a couple miles south of them.
00:07
Does it look like it's from the baseball diamond?
00:10
I'd rather not look.
00:12
Okay,
00:14
We've been getting it for like three months now.
00:18
And I will put the report down.
00:19
Blue laser, like 9 or 10 o'clock.
00:23
And five months.
00:24
It cropped, yeah.
00:26
Type 394 heavy, Roger.
00:28
Sorry,
00:29
We've tried for the past three months and we can't get them.
00:32
Okay, thanks.
00:33
Just thought we'd report it.
00:36
Okay.
00:41
FedEx 394 heavy, are they still targeting you?
00:45
We have a claim to contact that we're not looking at that way.
00:49
Okay, uh, FedEx 394 heavy, thank you.
00:51
Contact Tower 120.6, that's good night.
00:54
Okay, thank you, and I better ask before you go, any injuries?
01:00
We do not think so.
01:02
FedEx 394 heavy, thank you and contact Tower 120.6.
01:11
Any police helicopters on frequency?
01:19
Attention to all aircraft.
01:21
Unauthorized laser illumination event,
01:25
Ten miles southeast of Ontario Airport reported by S-675,000 blue in color shining from the south to the northeast.
01:39
SoCal approach, good evening, Volaris 7957, we're leaving 9,000, December 28, Hube, 2 with Kielomborg.
01:46
Wider 7957, SoCal, Roger, I'm hot-ail your tow, the ILS, runway, 26, right?
01:51
Leader to the ILF, runway 2-6 right, Volaris 7957.
01:56
Volaris 7957, there's going to be a blue laser kind of from your 11 o'clock in about 1.5 miles.
02:03
You'll get it close from about 6 to 7 miles to it and it's targeting the next landing aircraft.
02:09
Thank you for that, bye, Volaris 7957.
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Location mentioned:
Ontario International Airport (ONT), Ontario, CA 91761
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