CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte-Mecklenburg police have received another report about a drone, this time over the middle of uptown.
Authorities said a man was flying a drone over a crowd of 300 people at the Epicentre during a concert Friday night.
[READ: FAA regulations on drones]
He was also flying in restricted airspace and had not coordinated with Charlotte Douglas Air Traffic Control.
Officers found him behind the stage in a space for employees only. They said he told them he was flying it for fun and landed it when he was told to land it.
Channel 9 has reported on several drone sightings in Charlotte over the last few weeks.
[READ MORE: Authorities investigate drone flown over uptown Charlotte]
In the past month, pilots reported drones flying dangerously close to passenger planes at Charlotte Douglas International Airport.
In June a drone almost hit CMPD's helicopter while flying over uptown.
(WATCH: Reaction of a drone being flown at Charlotte Douglas
airport
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