Los Angeles, California: Omni Air Flight 1169 deviates 20 degrees to avoid erratic lights
At 11:02 a.m. on 18 November 2023, Omni Air International Flight 1169 from Honolulu to Fort Worth, approaching Los Angeles International Airport, reported several bright, erratic lights ahead and above its flight path and deviated 20 degrees left; the FAA entry stresses it was not a drone report.
Background
Omni Air International Flight 1169, en route from Honolulu, Hawaii, to Fort Worth, Texas, encountered "several bright, erratic lights directly in front and above their flight path" as it approached Los Angeles International Airport. Concerned about a possible collision, the crew requested "deviations 20 degrees left to avoid the lights." Once Air Traffic Control granted the request, the plane shifted course and continued without further incident. Returning to its original course, the flight noted that the lights were "80 miles off their right side," approximately over the El Toro FAA radio station east of Costa Mesa, California. The FAA entry emphasizes that it is "not a UAS [unmanned aerial system] report." The account follows the entry in George M. Eberhart's chronology UFOs and Intelligence (CUFOS) and the sources cited there; it is not an independent determination by From Beyond Space.