Indian Air Force scrambles Rafale jets after 'UFO' spotted near Imphal

The Indian Air Force scrambled two of its Rafale fighter jets after an unidentified flying object was spotted near the Imphal airport on November 19.

The suspected UFO sighting happened around 2:30 pm after which a few commercial flights were affected.

"Soon after information about the UFO near the Imphal airport was received, a Rafale fighter aircraft from a nearby airbase was scrambled to go and search for the UFO," defence sources told ANI.

"The aircraft equipped with advanced sensors carried out low-level flying over the suspected area to look for the UFO but it did not find anything there," they said, adding that after the first aircraft returned, one more Rafale fighter was sent for the search but the UFO was not seen around the area.

"The agencies concerned are trying to find out the details of the UFO as there are videos of the UFO over the Imphal airport," they said.

(With ANI inputs)