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The most recent UFO was sighted at 8 pm about four kilometers (about 2 ½ miles) east of the Baotou airport. Two flights, one from Beijing and the other from Shanghai, were diverted to neighboring airports.
Around 9:14 p.m., three flights from Beijing and Shanghai to Baotou were delayed, and the aircraft were forced to circle in the air while waiting to land. Furthermore, the Air China Flight 1107 from Beijing to Baotou landed at the Erdos Airport and the Juneyao Airlines Flight 1137 from Shanghai to Baotou landed at the Taiyuan Airport. The Baotou Airport did not receive a notice on resuming normal operations until 10 p.m.
Originally posted by DrHammondStoat
reply to post by bananasam
I see they're using the picture of the helicopter on a long exposure to accompany the article
UFO causes delays at capital airport * Source: Global Times * [02:43 September 25 2010] * Comments By Xu Tianran
An Unidentified Flying Object allegedly appeared in the city night sky on September 21, causing an in-flight civil aircraft to fly back to its departure airport. An "unusual military exercise" was the official explanation later offered by airline authorities.
A passenger surnamed Dong aboard Shandong Air SC1159 Boeing 737-800 flying from Jinan to Beijing for a Mid- Autumn Festival family reunion had just fallen asleep, only to be awoken by the vibrations of landing. Dong reportedly awoke to find he was back in Jinan. The flight attendant told him they had turned around at the capital city airport for a UFO.