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Middle East / Asia2010-07-07civilian claim

Hangzhou Xiaoshan Airport Closure

On July 7, 2010, an unidentified aerial object forced Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to halt all departures; 18 flights were grounded or diverted to Ningbo and Wuxi. A flight crew first detected the object at 8:40 p.m. during approach. Chinese authorities concluded it 'may have been an aircraft, possibly military,' but never issued a definitive identification.

On July 7, 2010, an unidentified aerial object forced Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to halt all departures; 18 flights were grounded or diverted to Ningbo and Wuxi.

Brief

On July 7, 2010, an unidentified aerial object forced Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to halt all departures; 18 flights were grounded or diverted to Ningbo and Wuxi. A flight crew first detected the object at 8:40 p.m. during approach. Chinese authorities concluded it 'may have been an aircraft, possibly military,' but never issued a definitive identification. Residents photographed what appeared to be a hovering object emitting golden light and a comet-like tail in the afternoon hours before the closure. Hangzhou meteorological authorities attributed those afternoon photographs to aircraft light reflection, while Beijing Planetarium experts pointed to strobe lights. A separate civilian UFO expert panel from Beijing and Shanghai concluded the object was 'at least not an ordinary aircraft.' Operations resumed within one hour.

Metadata

Date
2010-07-07
Year
2010
Location
Hangzhou, China
Region
Middle East / Asia
Status
confirmed
Tag
civilian claim
Primary
UFO in China's Skies Prompts Investigation
Source type
html
Sources
3

Key Points

  • On July 7, 2010, an unidentified aerial object forced Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to halt all departures; 18 flights were grounded or diverted to Ningbo and Wuxi.
  • A flight crew first detected the object at 8:40 p.m. during approach.
  • Chinese authorities concluded it 'may have been an aircraft, possibly military,' but never issued a definitive identification.
  • Residents photographed what appeared to be a hovering object emitting golden light and a comet-like tail in the afternoon hours before the closure.

Most Interesting

  • On July 7, 2010, an unidentified aerial object forced Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to halt all departures; 18 flights were grounded or diverted to Ningbo and Wuxi.
  • Residents photographed what appeared to be a hovering object emitting golden light and a comet-like tail in the afternoon hours before the closure.
  • Hangzhou meteorological authorities attributed those afternoon photographs to aircraft light reflection, while Beijing Planetarium experts pointed to strobe lights.

Timeline

  1. 2010-07-07 · Encounter

    On July 7, 2010, an unidentified aerial object forced Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to halt all departures; 18 flights were grounded or diverted to Ningbo and Wuxi.

  2. 2010 · Source record

    UFO in China's Skies Prompts Investigation is the preferred source material attached to this encounter.

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