EMB ERJ 145 ER/LR
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Situational Awareness
Conflict NMAC; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural FAR; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
General None Reported / Taken
Human Factors
We were cleared for takeoff on runway 27L with a turn to 230. It was dusk/night as we started the roll. Everything was normal through 300 ft. I noticed what I assumed to be a bird up ahead at about 11 o'clock. As we got closer I noticed it wasn't moving; almost like a balloon. I had started my turn to 230 as we passed about 500 ft. I asked my FO if he saw what I was seeing but he was busy cleaning up the aircraft. As we got through 700 ft I noticed the green and red lights on what I now figured was a drone. We ended up passing the drone around 200 ft away and it appeared to be around 600 ft agl. At its closest; I could make out 2 rotors and 2 bright lights; one red and one green. It was painted black.Once we were checked in with departure; the FO [notified] them of the drone. We gave them all the info they requested and they asked us to call them after landing. After landing; I called ATC and answered all of their questions. It appeared like a black bird originally. So we treated as you would a bird. We kept the distance and continued as assigned. It wasn't until we got closer that we noticed the different attributes of the drone. We were always a safe distance away. We continued the flight after notifying ATC.
EMB-145 Captain reported a NMAC with a UAV shortly after takeoff from PHL.