The FAA is investigating after four pilots reported laser strikes over New York and New Jersey Tuesday night.

The incidents happened between 9:25 p.m. and 12:10 a.m. Wednesday.

American 1976 reported being illuminated by a laser around 9:25 p.m. when it was flying at 3,000 feet about 20 miles south of Newark Liberty International Airport, the FAA said.

About 20 minutes later, Shuttle America 3482 was heading to Newark when it was hit with a green laser beam about seven miles west of Warwick, New York, the FAA said.

Around the same time, Express Jet Flight 5887 also reported a laser strike about five miles west of Warwick. Both planes were flying at 7,000 feet, the FAA said.

Then just after midnight, Spirit Airlines 710 reported seeing a laser when it was flying at 7,500 feet about 20 miles southwest of LaGuardia Airport, the FAA said.

No one was hurt but the glaring, green lights could potentially have horrible consequences, leaving a pilot at the plane’s controls temporarily blind.

Federal authorities have been looking into 12 other laser strikes from last Wednesday where green lasers were pointed at commercial planes over New York and New Jersey.

It’s unclear if all the incidents are related.

Pointing a laser at a plane is a federal crime, punishable by thousands of dollars in fines or even prison time.

(Source: WCBSTV)