WASHINGTON, July 21 (Reuters) - The Federal Aviation

Administration said on Monday it is investigating a near miss

between a SkyWest Airlines jet and a U.S. Air Force jet

over North Dakota last week.

SkyWest Flight 3788, an Embraer ERJ-175 operating as a Delta

Connection flight from Minneapolis to Minot, North

Dakota, landed safely in Minot on Friday after performing a

go-around during its landing approach when another plane became

visible in its flight path, SkyWest ( SKYW ) said.

The Air Force confirmed a B-52 aircraft assigned to Minot

Air Force Base conducted a flyover of the North Dakota State

Fair on Friday. "We are currently looking into the matter," the

Air Force said.

The SkyWest ( SKYW ) pilot reportedly said the incident caught him

by surprise, prompting him to make an aggressive move to avoid a

possible collision, according to a video recording posted by a

passenger on social media. SkyWest ( SKYW ) did not immediately comment

on the video or confirm its accuracy.

The National Transportation Safety Board and FAA are

investigating another close call involving a Delta jet and a

group of Air Force jets near Reagan Washington National Airport

on March 28.

The jet in that incident, a Delta Airbus A319, received a

cockpit collision warning alert that another aircraft was

nearby, and controllers issued corrective instructions to the

Delta plane and one of the military jets. The Delta plane had

been cleared to depart as four Air Force T-38 Talons were

heading to nearby Arlington National Cemetery for a flyover.

The NTSB said in a preliminary report there had been

confusion about when controllers were to halt traffic during the

flyover.

There has been intense focus on military traffic near

civilian airplanes since an Army helicopter collided with an

American Airlines ( AAL ) regional jet on January 29 near Reagan

National, killing 67 people.

In early May the FAA

barred Army helicopter flights

around the Pentagon after

another

near miss.