San Diego Airport UAS Halt: FAA FOIA Drop Details North Island ‘Preparing to Engage’
On 3 Nov 2026 The Black Vault published FAA FOIA case 2026-05893 on the 4 Sept 2026 San Diego International Airport disruption: Mandatory Occurrence Reports, Ground and Local Control audio, a silver object over Taxiway F, and a Navy North Island call that military personnel were preparing to engage an unauthorized drone. A separate ATC remark about a shootdown remains unverified.