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Flight operations suspended for few hours at Imphal airport after sighting of ‘UFO’

  •   Sun, Nov 19 2023 09:35:29 PM

Imphal, Nov 18 (IANS): Flight operations at Bir Tikendrajit International (BTI) Airport in Manipur’s Imphal were suspended for over three hours on Sunday after an unidentified flying object (UFO) was hovering over the airport, officials said.

A senior Airport Authority of India (AAI) official said that the flight operations at the BTI Airport in Imphal were suspended for three hours and twenty minutes from 2.30 p.m. on Sunday afternoon and the flight operations were resumed in the evening as usual after a “thorough checkup about the UFO”.

The official said that after the sighting of UFO within Imphal controlled airspace, two flights from Delhi and Guwahati have been diverted and three departing Agartala, Guwahati and Kolkata bound flights have been delayed and the flight operations restarted after getting clearance from the competent authority.

The UFO was reportedly sighted by the Central Industrial Security Force personnel and a pilot of a private airliner before his flight was about to depart around 2.20 p.m.

There is no immediate clarification on the identity and motive of the object, but sources said the Director General of Civil Aviation and Indian Air Force are jointly looking into it.

Manipur, which has been witnessing ethnic riot since May 3, has an inter-state border with Nagaland, Mizoram and Assam, besides sharing around 400 km of unfenced international border with Myanmar.

The Manipur government on Saturday, considering the state's volatile situation, extended the ban on mobile Internet service for another five days till November 23.

Mobile Internet was first banned in Manipur over 200 days ago after the ethnic violence between non-tribals Meitei and tribal Kuki-Zo communities broke out in the northeastern state on May 3.

 
  

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  • Gautam Fas, Bangalore

    Mon, Nov 20 2023

    UFOs fly only in BJP ruled states.

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  • sense_shetty, Mangalore Kudla

    Mon, Nov 20 2023

    Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) sightings have been reported globally for many years. The term "UFO" refers to any aerial phenomenon that cannot be immediately identified or explained. While the majority of UFO sightings can be attributed to conventional objects or natural phenomena, some remain unexplained. It's important to note that the term "UFO" does not necessarily imply extraterrestrial origin. It simply means that the observer cannot identify the object at the time of the sighting. Many UFO sightings have alternative explanations, such as misidentified aircraft, weather phenomena, or human-made objects. However, some sightings remain mysterious, and investigations into these incidents continue. Scientifically, claims of extraterrestrial visits or unidentified flying objects as evidence of alien life lack conclusive evidence. UFO sightings are often subject to hoaxes, misinterpretations, and psychological factors. In summary, while there are numerous reported UFO sightings, the majority can be explained by conventional means. Genuine scientific interest in understanding unidentified aerial phenomena persists, but claims of extraterrestrial visitations lack robust empirical support

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