This is a list of alleged sightings of UFOs in India.
1951[edit]
- In New Delhi, members of a flying club reported a cigar-shaped object in the sky which was about one hundred feet long.[1]
2005[edit]
- A 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".[2]
2007[edit]
- In October, a strange "fireball" was photographed in the skies of Kolkata, claimed to be shape-shifting.[3]
2013[edit]
- In June, residents in Chennai observed five specks of bright orange light in night sky.[4]
- In August, troops of the Indian Army spotted several UFOs near Ladakh border.[5]
2015[edit]
- 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".[6]
- In June, a boy from Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh reportedly captured a flying saucer in his father's phone while clicking photos of clouds.[7]
2023[edit]
- 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.[8]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Top Shelf Witnesses / Metallic Cigar". NICAP. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- ^ Vinayak, Ramesh. "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.
- ^ "Imphal: UFO spotted over the airport; all that we know so far". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
