A few hours ago. Didn't notice if it was in a bread.
And?
The answer is a resounding YES! But, only when holding a cheeseburger in the right hand, and reading glasses in the left.
OK, I'll analyze and think "out loud"…
Even violent weather (convective) isn't that big of a deal with a B767 unless it's in the heart of it. Tops that low means no convection, just crappy weather, so there weren't any wild downbursts. Moderate turbulence no big deal to that airframe.
Transitioning runways (turning the boat) happens often as a front moves through. Radar returns I saw had him too far south for a departure to have been a factor. The vector for weather might explain the turn north then west.
"Type and altitude unknown" is standard phraseology for telling a pilot there's something out there that might be on conflict but they don't have a transponder or it's broken, so all they can give the pilot (in this case Atlas) is location from his position - again normal.
The pilot asking about Ellington was most likely looking for an alternate airport. Probably VFR.
Go back to the last iteration and find observations I left on this.
I think I recall he was "around" 3,000 or so - probably lower. Within bird envelope.
Disregard, picturing about 5K when the descent started OK between 3 and 5K then, still in most bird range.
OK guise, been here too long - tired!
But, one last thing, any indication that ATC was telling Atlas about traffic, especially using type and altitude unknown terms COULD indicate a VFR out there skimming just under the clouds. If in front and below Atlas as he descended that would be a prime suspect. Baring that, guessing it was a shifted load. Happened to a DC86 near Sacramento in 1999 I think, and Afghanistan since then (there's video of that one one the net).
Anything past that at this point is wild guessing without some indication of something, anything more solid. Have a good one anons - back in about 6 hours.