Airspace Closed For Over 3 Hours, Frontline Rafales Scrambled To Meet The ‘Threat’

CISF officials reported the sighting of an Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) over Imphal airport in Manipur on Sunday. The object was visible to the naked eye for more than 90 minutes, leading to airspace closure of more than 3 hours. Several flights were delayed. Two frontline Rafale fighters were scrambled from the Hashimara airbase in West Bengal but failed to spot anything.