Originally Posted by rgburrill

I was looking at the FAA list of UAV issues for this year yesterday and saw that a few months ago there was likely a strike with a small, single engine aircraft. The pilot did not see anything but felt a jolt and then some vibration. When he landed he saw that two of his three prop blades were damaged and he had two gouges in the nose of his aircraft. The two gouges were about 15 inches apart, about 3 inches long and went through the gelcoat. He also saw no other markigs or blood spots. Sounds like spinning rotors to me. I amagine the owner of the "UAV", or "UFO" if you like, lost a few bucks that day.