A United Airlines jet narrowly missed a drone just before landing at Newark Liberty International

Sunday, a drone got dangerously close to a United Airlines jet that was attempting to land at Newark Liberty International. Flight 135, a Boeing 767-400, was notified of a drone in its vicinity by air traffic control. Fortunately, the United pilots were able to monitor the drone's position and aircraft landed without incident. According to the FAA, the flight crew report seeing the drone 2 miles southwest of the airport around 11:55 am Sunday. "Preliminary information shows that United Flight 135, a Boeing 767, reported a near mid-air collision with a white unmanned aircraft approximately 2 miles southwest of Newark," a FAA spokesman said. "The FAA notified the New Jersey State Police." According to the same spokesman, the FAA has launched an investigation into the incident. <br/>