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FAA investigating midair near-collision between Delta, United flights over Phoenix

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Two planes were cleared to land at 11 a.m. local time when Delta Flight 1070 received a collision warning.

A similar alert was set off on United Flight 1724 from San Francisco .

The two planes were 425 feet apart vertically and less than a quarter of a mile apart horizontally.

Air traffic control issued corrective instructions to both flight crews.

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