SEATTLE (AP) — Authorities say three jetliners were hit by laser beams while approaching Sea-Tac Airport recently.
The first incident at around 8 p.m. Friday as a Boeing 737 en route from the island of Kauai to Seattle was struck by a green-and-white laser about 18 miles south of Olympia.
FAA spokesperson Allen Kenitzer said the second incident took place about 3-1/2 hours later, when another Boeing 737 traveling from Salt Lake City to Seattle was illuminated by a blue laser on the right side of the aircraft.
The final incident happened around 7:30 p.m. Sunday when a third 737 was hit by a blue laser about 16 miles southeast of Sea-Tac Airport.
Nobody was hurt and the appropriate authorities were notified.