Newly published FAA records add detail to the suspected drone activity that disrupted San Diego International Airport on 4 September 2026. The Black Vault published its investigation on 3 November; the FAA’s disclosure letter is dated 22 October. This is a new records story about an earlier incident.
The occurrence report records multiple pilot sightings, stopped departures and a silver object seen by controllers. It also records a call from Naval Air Station North Island saying military personnel were preparing to engage an unauthorised drone. These entries establish what was reported to the FAA, rather than independently identifying every object.
A separate shootdown claim appears in The Black Vault’s transcription of released control-tower audio. That outcome remains unconfirmed. The transcription was produced by the publisher’s software; the FAA says it found no responsive transcripts. The written report describes preparations to engage, without confirming an engagement or recovery.
The unresolved questions concern identification, operators and the military response. The records do not establish an extraterrestrial explanation.
Why today: Substantive material published within the past 72 hours, with original records available for readers to inspect.