Imphal Airport Sky Intrigue: Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon Captures Attention ‘UFO’
Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon Disrupts Imphal Airport Operations on November 19, Prompting Investigations by Defense Agencies
The disruption caused delays for three flights and led to the diversion of two planes before services were normalised after three hours, they added. As per the official, the Indian Air Force Eastern Command at Shillong was promptly apprised of the UFO sighting.
Imphal Airport UFO Incident: Flights Diverted, IAF Scrambles Jets, Yet Mystery Persists
On November 19, at 2:30 pm, a message from the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) alerted officials to a UFO sighting near Imphal Airport. The unidentified object, visible to the naked eye and in motion westwards of the airfield until 4 pm, led to the diversion of flights
including the Kolkata to Imphal Indigo Airlines flight, rerouted to Guwahati after a 25-minute delay. As the UFO saga unfolded, flights experienced delays of at least three hours.
Responding to the unusual event, the Indian Air Force (IAF) swiftly dispatched two Rafale fighter jets from a nearby airbase. Armed with advanced sensors, the jets conducted low-level flying over the suspected area in search of the UFO.
Despite their efforts, as reported by defence sources to ANI, the reconnaissance mission yielded no findings, leaving the mysterious sighting unexplained.
In the aftermath of the Imphal Airport UFO incident, investigating agencies are diligently analysing witness-captured videos to extract crucial details. The Indian Air Force Eastern Command at Shillong has taken proactive measures, activating its Air Defence response mechanism. In a social media post on site X, the IAF stated, “IAF activated its Air Defence response mechanism based on visual inputs from Imphal airport.
Enigmatic Skies: UFO Sighted Moving Westwards Over Imphal Airport Until 4 PM
However, a twist emerged when security personnel at Imphal Airport identified a drone at 3 pm on the same day. Subsequently, agencies were alerted, and operations were put on hold pending security clearance. The revelation of a detected UFO heightened the intrigue, leading to the suspension of flight operations at Bir Tikendrajit International Airport in Imphal for several hours. Among the affected flights was an IndiGo flight from Kolkata, initially instructed to ‘hold overhead,’ but later diverted to Guwahati after a 25-minute delay.
After a tense hiatus, the delayed flights finally departed from Imphal airport, securing clearance after a three-hour wait. Normalcy returned to the skies as flight operations resumed at 5:30 pm.
Imphal Airport found itself at the centre of a mysterious aerial event around 2:30 pm, causing disruptions to several commercial flights.
Acting swiftly, the Indian defence sources revealed that a Rafale fighter aircraft was scrambled from a nearby airbase to investigate the reported UFO. Equipped with advanced sensors, the aircraft conducted low-level flying over the suspected area in an attempt to locate the elusive object. However, the initial sortie yielded no findings, prompting a second Rafale fighter to join the search, only to find no trace of the UFO in the vicinity.
As the saga unfolded, concerned agencies are now poring over videos capturing the UFO near Imphal airport, aiming to unravel the details surrounding the enigmatic sighting. Once the airport was deemed safe for operations, the Eastern Command of the Indian Air Force, headquartered in Shillong, announced the activation of its Air Defence response mechanism. While specific details remain undisclosed, the statement reflects the gravity of the situation and the heightened state of alertness in the aftermath of the UFO incident.
