Passenger jet hits mysterious object at 26,000ft and lands
CHINA: Was it a bird? A Plane? Or a UFO? Chinese passenger jet hits
mysterious object at 26,000ft and lands with severely dented nose cone.
A passenger jet was forced to make an emergency landing after a
mysterious mid-air collision with a 'foreign object' at 26,000ft
severely dented its nose cone.
The front of the Air China Boeing 757 had been pushed in and
scratches and scraped paintwork were clearly visible when it landed. The
plane was climbing over China when a large bang was heard from the front
of aircraft.
The pilot said the aircraft was struggling to perform and he
immediately called air traffic controllers, according to reports.
He was then allowed him to return to the airport.
Experts said investigations into the suspected crash have raised
suspicions that the aircraft was hit by a 'foreign object'.
However, they do not believe it was caused by a bird strike as no
blood or feathers were visible on the dented nose cone. The damage was
only spotted when the plane, which was travelling from Chengdu to
Guangzhou, safely landed.
The pictures have prompted online speculation that it was caused by a
UFO or a drone strike.
Other theories posted on the Aviation Herald include pressure from
rapidly heated and expanded air.
Former government UFO investigator Nick Pope told The Sun that an
examination of the nose cone should reveal what hit it. He said traces
of whatever collided with the aircraft should be visible. However, he
questioned whether the 'secretive' Chinese would reveal the cause.
Mr Pope told The Sun: 'Cases like this show that whatever people
believe about UFOs, there are serious air safety issues here.
'MoD and CAA files contain dozens of reports of near misses between
UFOs and commercial aircraft.
'It's only a matter of time before there's a catastrophe. No one was
hurt in the mysterious incident. Last week, it emerged that three
passenger jet pilots saw UFOs above Britain's Scientology headquarters
on their approach to Gatwick Airport. A report revealed that they each
saw 'two flat, silver discs', with some flying within 100ft. Air traffic
control then spotted six UFOs on their radars before they suddenly
disappeared.
The encounter, which was probed by the UK Airprox Board, happened on
December 30 just before 9am over the Scientology headquarters in East
Grinstead, Sussex.
- DECCAN HERALD |