Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Conflict Airborne Conflict; Inflight Event / Encounter Object
General None Reported / Taken
Environment - Non Weather Related
While Flying at 3;000 feet on downwind into Norfolk I noticed an object off the left side of the aircraft less then 200 feet below us and 1/4 mile to our Left; The object was not a plane and did not appear to be balloons. It did however appear to be some sort of Unmanned Aerial System. We advise approach of the event and followed up with a call once on the ground. After calling tower I called the Dispatch supervisor and the Chief Pilot.
An air carrier Captain; on downwind for landing at ORF; observed an apparent unmanned aerial vehicle some 200' below and 1/4NM to the left of their flight.