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| UFO almost collides with passenger jet on approach to UK airport, shocking report finds pilots had ‘no time to act’ | UFO almost collides with passenger jet on approach to UK airport, shocking report finds pilots had ‘no time to act’ |
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| A terrifying new report has revealed that a Boeing 737 passenger jet came seconds from disaster during a close call with an unidentified flying object as the plane was preparing to land at a UK airport. | A terrifying new report has revealed that a Boeing 737 passenger jet came seconds from disaster during a close call with an unidentified flying object as the plane was preparing to land at a UK airport. |
| The just-released report into the incident, which took place on September 1 at Leeds Bradford airport, reveals that an unknown, luminous object came within three metres (10 feet) of the plane as it prepared to touch down. | The just-released report into the incident, which took place on September 1 at Leeds Bradford airport, reveals that an unknown, luminous object came within three metres (10 feet) of the plane as it prepared to touch down. |
| The ‘Category A’ event was only just confirmed by the UK Airprox Board, a near-miss monitoring agency. | The ‘Category A’ event was only just confirmed by the UK Airprox Board, a near-miss monitoring agency. |
| “Both pilots suddenly saw a bright light and an object which appeared to be moving toward the aircraft, almost head on, slightly up and to the left,” the report details. | “Both pilots suddenly saw a bright light and an object which appeared to be moving toward the aircraft, almost head on, slightly up and to the left,” the report details. |
| “The object appeared without warning and there was no time to act.” | “The object appeared without warning and there was no time to act.” |
| A police helicopter had witnessed lanterns in the area, however “Neither of the pilots believed what they saw was a lantern,” according to the air safety board. | A police helicopter had witnessed lanterns in the area, however “Neither of the pilots believed what they saw was a lantern,” according to the air safety board. |
| Investigators found that “a definite risk of collision had existed” but thankfully disaster was avoided. | |
| Another near-collision event occurred just three days prior, when a drone came within three feet of an Airbus A320 passenger jet with 186 passengers on board some 8,000ft above Manchester Airport, flying 20 times above the legal limit for privately-owned drones. | Another near-collision event occurred just three days prior, when a drone came within three feet of an Airbus A320 passenger jet with 186 passengers on board some 8,000ft above Manchester Airport, flying 20 times above the legal limit for privately-owned drones. |
| The agency confirmed 400 such incidents have been reported in the past five years. | The agency confirmed 400 such incidents have been reported in the past five years. |
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