Imphal/New Delhi: The controlled airspace of Bir Tikendrajit International Airport in Manipur’s capital Imphal was closed for commercial flight operations on Sunday for nearly three hours after an unidentified flying object was seen.
Here is the detailed report of what happened according to the sources of Airports Authority of India (AAI).
At 2.30 pm, the Imphal air traffic control (ATC) got a call from Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) control room that an unidentified flying object was seen just above the ATC tower.
The object was visible from the terrace of the ATC tower, people on the ground including airline and CISF personnel also saw that thing. The object’s colour was white.
It flew above the terminal building, moved southwards above the ATC tower and remained stationary there for some time. Then it suddenly moved towards southwest of the runway, where it remained still untill 4.05 pm before it disappeared. The sunset was at 4.26 pm.