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GUWAHATI: Mystery continues over Sunday’s unidentified flying object over Imphal airport, which had led to temporary closure of the airspace and suspension of flights for more than three hours.
A source in Airports Authority of India said the object, which vanished from the sky after sunset, had not re-appeared, and the IAF was investigating. Some reports indicated that it may have been a drone, but defence officials and AAI did not confirm it.
“It was suspected to be a drone or a balloon.But IAF has not shared any investigation details with us. It may be submitted to the Union civil aviation ministry directly,” said an official of Bir Tikendrajit International Airport, Imphal.
A source in Airports Authority of India said the object, which vanished from the sky after sunset, had not re-appeared, and the IAF was investigating. Some reports indicated that it may have been a drone, but defence officials and AAI did not confirm it.
“It was suspected to be a drone or a balloon.But IAF has not shared any investigation details with us. It may be submitted to the Union civil aviation ministry directly,” said an official of Bir Tikendrajit International Airport, Imphal.
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Three outbound flights were halted at Imphal airport during the air space closure time, while two flights, coming towards Imphal, were diverted to Guwahati and Kolkata respectively.
A source said the size of the object was so small that the airport radar could not detect any signal from it.
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