On Friday, May 29, 2009, a pilot and co-pilot of a continental airlines flight reported seeing a missile shaped object fly towards their aircraft.

The airplane was leaving the Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston at the time. An investigation was launched by the FAA, the Liberty Sheriff Office and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

UFO Radio has since learnt of the extent in which the FBI has investigated this matter. We spoke to Special Agent Patricia Villafranca on Friday, June 12th, with regards to the incident. The agent with the Houston FBI office told us that the matter was investigated with the FAA and the Liberty Sheriff Office. The agent continued to tell us that hundreds of interviews have been conducted.

It has also been revealed that a helicopter fly over of the entire area was conducted but no remnant of the reported object has been discovered. This includes any area where the object may have been launched from or where the object might have landed after flight.

The special agent called the search very “thorough” and very “extensive” in nature.

Villafranca was only able to offer one possibility with regards to where this object might have landed, if indeed it has landed. Apparently a lot of swamp and other water exists in the area and the agent announced it is “possible” this is the whereabouts of the object, however it may be irretrievable.

The current position of the FBI on this matter is that nobody so far has come forward claming responsibility for the incident. More interviews with the pilot and co-pilot have also been planned.

UFO Radio will at some stage make a freedom of information request to attain any documented information with regards to the investigation.

But for now it appears after an extensive investigation this incident remains a mystery.

Hear our interview with Patricia Villafranca, on the next episode of the UFO Radio podcast.

By Sam Willey, with Thanks to Special Agent Patricia Villafranca