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WFMY News 2 (Tegna, Greensboro)News report · Jun 27, 6:30 PM
United flight reports near miss with drone while landing at Newark airport
The crew said the drone came within about 100 feet of the aircraft as it descended.
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United flight reports near miss with drone while landing at Newark airport
The crew said the drone came within about 100 feet of the aircraft as it descended.
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As of June 27, 2026 at 6:30 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened The crew said the drone came within about 100 feet of the aircraft as it descended.
The headline split The headlines are mostly aligned. The differences are small wording choices, not a major framing split.
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KING5 (Tegna, Seattle)News report · Jun 27, 6:30 PM
United flight reports near miss with drone while landing at Newark airport
The crew said the drone came within about 100 feet of the aircraft as it descended.
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WUSA9 (Tegna, Washington DC)News report · Jun 27, 6:30 PM
United flight reports near miss with drone while landing at Newark airport
The crew said the drone came within about 100 feet of the aircraft as it descended.
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KARE11 (Tegna, Minneapolis)News report · Jun 27, 6:30 PM
United flight reports near miss with drone while landing at Newark airport
The crew said the drone came within about 100 feet of the aircraft as it descended.
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WCNC Charlotte (Tegna)News report · Jun 27, 6:30 PM
United flight reports near miss with drone while landing at Newark airport
The crew said the drone came within about 100 feet of the aircraft as it descended.
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WWL-TV 4 (Tegna, New Orleans)News report · Jun 27, 6:30 PM
United flight reports near miss with drone while landing at Newark airport
The crew said the drone came within about 100 feet of the aircraft as it descended.
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WVEC 13News Now (Tegna, Norfolk)News report · Jun 27, 6:30 PM
United flight reports near miss with drone while landing at Newark airport
The crew said the drone came within about 100 feet of the aircraft as it descended.
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Jun 27, 6:30 PM: WFMY News 2 (Tegna, Greensboro) joined the source map.
Jun 27, 6:30 PM: KING5 (Tegna, Seattle) joined the source map.
Jun 27, 6:30 PM: WUSA9 (Tegna, Washington DC) joined the source map.
Jun 27, 6:30 PM: KARE11 (Tegna, Minneapolis) joined the source map.
Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 7 sources · 1 bucket.