UFO sighting in Imphal sent shockwaves around India on Sunday. On Sunday, an Unidentified Flying Object was sighted over the Imphal airport around 2:30 pm after which a few commercial flights were affected. Manipur which has been embroiled in ethnic violence went berserk on social media and an unverified UFO Imphal Video went viral. After the UFO Imphal video went viral and grabbed national headlines, the Indian Airforce (IAF) dispatched at least 2 Rafale fighter aircraft to search for them.
A newswire quoted a defense source saying, "Soon after information about the UFO near the Imphal airport was received, a Rafale fighter aircraft from a nearby airbase was scrambled to go and search for the UFO." The source further stated that "Rafale is equipped with advanced sensors carried out low-level flying over the suspected area to look for the UFO but it did not find anything there," adding that after the first aircraft returned, one more Rafale fighter was sent for the search but the UFO was not seen around the area.
The defense source further said, "The agencies concerned are trying to find out the details of the UFO as there are videos of the UFO over the Imphal airport."
Soon after the Imphal airport was cleared for flying, the Shillong-headquartered Eastern Command of the Indian Air Force activated its Air Defence response mechanism.
In the viral Manipur UFO video, a mysterious object can be seen flying in the sky. Although the user who shared Imphal UFO video said that the clip's source is unknown, many news organizations run the video.
A user wrote, "Who is the recorder of video may i know?"
One more user wrote, "UAV drone monitoring us from China"
Another user wrote, "It may be a sattelite at upper atmosphere."
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