According to confirmed reports, a U.S. military F-15 Fighter Jet was called into action once a single-engine Cessna was seen around New York City.
The FAA says the plane took off from MacArthur Airport around 12pm, which violated a no-fly zone restriction that was in place due to President Biden's attendance at the United Nations today.
NORAD says it tried to communicate with the civilian pilot, who was flying a Cessna 172, a single-engine private plane, but the pilot didn't respond to radio calls. The F-15 responded when the Cessna was about 20 nautical miles east of Manhattan, and the latter entered the restricted zone around 11:40 a.m. It was escorted out in less than 20 minutes.
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