New Delhi, (PTI) The civil aviation ministry on Thursday told the Lok Sabha that an unidentified flying object was seen near the Imphal airport on November 19, and the object remained visible till sometime before sunset and thereafter disappeared.
Landing and take-off of planes were suspended at the Bir Tikendrajit International Airport for nearly three hours on November 19, 2023, and two flights were diverted to Kolkata while three departing flights were delayed on the ground.
“On 19.11.2023, at time 1430 IST, Imphal ATC received a telephonic message from the CISF control room that an unidentified flying object was seen near the Imphal airfield just above the ATC Tower overhead.
