The most recent monthly UK Airpox board summary for the month of July details a near-miss between a Cessna C208 aircraft and a small black object at 9500feet over Lashenden, Ashford, UK.
The C208 pilot reports that they saw a small object at 9500ft when climbing for a parachute drop. The object was a dark colour (possibly black) and about 1m2 in size. No avoiding action was taken. In their opinion, this could have been a drone.
The NATS Safety Investigation notes nothing was observed on radar by the controller and the pilot subsequently stated it may have been a balloon or drone and approximately 2ft in diameter.
