Small Aircraft; Low Wing; 1 Eng; Fixed Gear
Flight Crew Flight Engineer; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Flight Instructor; Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Instrument
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 30; Flight Crew Total 19800; Flight Crew Type 180
Distraction; Confusion
Conflict Airborne Conflict; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural FAR; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Flight Crew Requested ATC Assistance / Clarification
Environment - Non Weather Related; Human Factors
My passenger; who is Private Pilot rated; observed a small flying object; possibly a drone; in the One O'clock low position. The color was red and silver with an elongated body shape. The sighting only lasted 3 to 5 seconds. ATC was then queried approximately 2 minutes after the sighting if there was any traffic in the vicinity of our aircraft. The controller advised there was none. We did then advise ATC of our encounter.
Pilot reported a UAS in the vicinity of his aircraft and reported the encounter to ATC.