Laser concerns near Lambert Airport

ST. LOUIS -- Two more incidents involving lasers pointed at aircraft are under investigation in St. Louis.

KMOV-TV reported that a green light filled the cockpit of a Delta flight as it approached Lambert Airport on Monday night. The pilot reported that someone from the ground was pointing a laser.

A day earlier, a helicopter pilot reported a similar incident near Lambert.

Laser strikes can temporarily blind pilots. The FAA cited nearly 3,600 laser strikes last year, including 20 at or near Lambert.

A 30-year-old St. Charles, Mo., man was accused last year of pointing a laser at aircraft from his yard. And in 2010, an O'Fallon, Mo., man publicly apologized after pointing a laser at a law enforcement helicopter.

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Information from: KMOV-TV, http://www.kmov.com