Flights suspended for 12 hours due to suspected UFO in south-eastern Turkiye


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GAZIANTEP, TÜRKİYE, May 20 (Bernama-Anadolu): Flights were suspended for 12 hours due to the UFO (Unidentified Flying Object) allegedly detected by the radar of a passenger plane in the south-eastern Türkiye, on early Saturday reported Anadolu.

The radar of a plane arriving at the airport at midnight detected an unidentified object at 2743.2 metres (9,000 feet) in the Gaziantep city, said the authorities.

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