SR22 pilot reports sighting a possible uav 1;000 ft below and opposite direction in sdf airspace. AT...

Narrative:

We were flying along in contact with louisville approach and had just been vectored 10 degrees left for something involving 'proving grounds'. Our heading was 339. Within a minute after being vectored both pilot and right seat non-pilot occupant observed what appeared to be an unmanned aircraft and tracked it from our 11 o'clock to our 4 o'clock for approximately 45 seconds. We were level 10;000 MSL at the time and altitude of unidentified aircraft estimated 9;000 and under power. It appeared to be an airplane in type; too small for carrying a person; mostly black with red and green markings. We were VFR on top and there was a solid layer between us/observed aircraft and the ground. I reported immediately to louisville approach and the baffled controller asked for clarification on what I was reporting and I repeated. Controller indicated he showed no indication of the reported aircraft on radar. An hour after landing I called louisville approach on the phone to debrief the situation again and was blown off. The lady I spoke with indicated it was probably just a 'glider because they operate in that area'. I challenged her [saying] I found it very unlikely a glider was flying at 9k; under power in IMC conditions; still she persisted that must have been the explanation. The aircraft was absolutely not a traditional glider airframe.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SR22 pilot reports sighting a possible UAV 1;000 FT below and opposite direction in SDF airspace. ATC is advised but they claim no knowledge of the aircraft.

Narrative: We were flying along in contact with Louisville Approach and had just been vectored 10 degrees left for something involving 'proving grounds'. Our heading was 339. Within a minute after being vectored both pilot and right seat non-pilot occupant observed what appeared to be an unmanned aircraft and tracked it from our 11 o'clock to our 4 o'clock for approximately 45 seconds. We were level 10;000 MSL at the time and altitude of unidentified aircraft estimated 9;000 and under power. It appeared to be an airplane in type; too small for carrying a person; mostly black with red and green markings. We were VFR on top and there was a solid layer between us/observed aircraft and the ground. I reported immediately to Louisville Approach and the baffled Controller asked for clarification on what I was reporting and I repeated. Controller indicated he showed no indication of the reported aircraft on radar. An hour after landing I called Louisville Approach on the phone to debrief the situation again and was blown off. The lady I spoke with indicated it was probably just a 'glider because they operate in that area'. I challenged her [saying] I found it very unlikely a glider was flying at 9k; under power in IMC conditions; still she persisted that must have been the explanation. The aircraft was absolutely not a traditional glider airframe.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.

Attributes
ACN	1071873
Time
Date	201302
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	SDF.TRACON
State Reference	KY
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	SR22
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Cruise
Route In Use	Vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	UAV - Unpiloted Aerial Vehicle
Person 1
Function	Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 25 Flight Crew Total 400 Flight Crew Type 300
Events
Anomaly	Inflight Event / Encounter Other / Unknown
Miss Distance	Horizontal 6000 Vertical 1000

SR22 pilot reports sighting a possible uav 1;000 ft below and opposite direction in sdf airspace. ATC is advised but they claim no knowledge of the aircraft.