Flight operations ceased at Imphal's Bir Tikendrajit International Airport after an unidentified flying object sighting. Two flights were diverted and three were delayed; operations resumed after official clearance.
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00:00 While UFO sightings frequently occur in the United States, this particular event caught
00:09 the city of Imphal, Manipur off guard.
00:12 The Birti Kendrajeet International Airport in Imphal, Manipur was forced to shut down
00:16 its commercial flight operations for almost three hours on Sunday due to an unidentified
00:22 flying object sighting within its controlled airspace.
00:26 Sources from the Airport Authority of India provide details of the incident.
00:30 At 2.30pm, the Imphal Air Traffic Control received notification from CISF Control Room
00:35 regarding an unknown object sighted over the ATC Tower.
00:38 The object was observed in white and was visible from the ATC Tower terrace and witnessed by
00:43 some on ground personnel too including the airline staff and CISF personnel.
00:47 Moving southwards above the ATC Tower, the object hovered momentarily before shifting
00:51 southwest towards the runway, remaining stationary for five minutes, disappearing shortly before
00:56 the sunset at 4.26pm.
00:59 Despite observations, the nature and the origin of the object have largely remained unidentified.
01:04 Following reports of the UFO near Imphal Airport, a nearby airbase swiftly dispatched two Rafale
01:09 fighter jets to investigate and search for the unidentified object.
01:12 After the clearance for flights resumed at Imphal Airport, the Indian Air Defence Force
01:17 Eastern Command Headquartered in Shillong disclosed the activation of its Air Defence
01:21 Response Protocol.
01:22 However, specific measures taken remain undisclosed.
01:26 Though a statement on X, the Eastern Command mentioned IAF initiated Air Defence Response
01:32 Protocols following visual observations from Imphal Airport.
01:36 Subsequently, the small object was no longer visible.
01:39 The Indian Air Force's Rafale fighter jets were deployed from Hashimara Air Base in West
01:43 Bengal regularly conducting flights across various airbases within the eastern sector
01:47 bordering China.
01:48 It is highly likely the UFO sighting had something to do with China.
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