This is a list of alleged sightings of UFOs in India.
1951
- In New Delhi, members of a flying club reported a cigar-shaped object in the sky which was about one hundred feet long.
2004
- On 27 September, 2004, team of scientists in Samudra Tapu spotted a white object resembling a "snow man" on top of an adjacent mountain ridge. India Today speculated the UFO could be "a spy drone from across the border" or "a spy balloon".
2007
- In October, a strange "fireball" was photographed in the skies of Kolkata, claimed to be shape-shifting.
2013
- In June, residents in Chennai observed five specks of bright orange light in night sky.
- In August, troops of the Indian Army spotted several UFOs near Ladakh border.
2015
- In Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, a local resident claimed to have taken a photo of a large UFO. However, a rash of similar photos from other parts of the world depicting the appearance of a UFO similar to the one in the movie Independence Day were most likely "created using digital editing software or even a mobile phone app, as some on the market allow UFOs to be blended into pictures".
- In June, a boy from Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh reportedly captured a flying saucer in his father's phone while clicking photos of clouds.
2023
- In November, a UFO was spotted over Imphal airport which disrupted flight services for three hours. Two Indian Air Force Rafale fighter jets were scrambled from a nearby air base. The search yielded no result at the unidentified objects were not seen again.
See also
References
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- Vinayak, Ramesh (2 November 2012). "Was it a spy drone from across the border? Was it a weather balloon? Was it a UFO?". India Today. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
- "UFO puzzle has city in a tizzy". Times of India. October 22, 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-10-22. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- "'UFO' sighted in Chennai?". The Hindu. 23 June 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- "Army troops sight UFO in Ladakh again". The Hindu. 19 August 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- Austin, Jon (2015-10-14). "Biggest, best ever UFO photograph? Witnesses snap 'Independence Day-like mothership". Daily Express. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
- "Kanpur boy clicks pictures of a UFO, but it is a bit too perfect to be believed". The Indian Express. 2015-06-27. Archived from the original on 2022-05-31. Retrieved 2022-05-31.
- "'UFO' spotted over Imphal airport: A brief history of the term, and the unending curiosity around it". The Indian Express. 2023-11-21. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
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