Jet in Near-Miss with “UFO” Over Glasgow

The Airbus A320 was on its final approach to Glasgow Airport when its pilots spotted the “UFO”.

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From The Evening Telegraph -  May 2, 2013

http://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/life/weird-life/jet-in-near-miss-with-ufo-over-glasgow-1.89814

A plane carrying nearly 200 passengers came within just 300ft of colliding with a UFO as it approached Glasgow Airport, an official report has revealed.

Described by flight crew as “blue, yellow and silver” the unidentified flying object appeared in front of the Airbus A320 before flying underneath the jet before the pilot had time to react.

The plane’s two pilots reported seeing the object about 300ft ahead when the aircraft was on its final approach to Glasgow.

One of the pilots filed a report when he touched down and said the collision risk was high.

The investigation has ruled out the presence of any aircraft or stray weather balloons, adding to the mystery.

While air traffic control said they could see nothing else in the area at the time of the incident, the control centre at Prestwick did detect an “unidentified track history” 1.3 nautical miles east of the A320’s position 28 seconds earlier.

The traffic collision avoidance system on the plane detected nothing.

The incident is recorded in an official report by the UK Airprox Board, who probe near-misses.

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