To a query by Congress member Manish Tewari, the minister said that any unidentified airborne object in the vicinity of the airport poses a danger to the operation of airplanes because of unpredictable movements of the object.
«Therefore, the object sighted over Imphal airport posed the same danger to the movement of aeroplanes,» Singh said.
Tewari also wanted to know whether the government has a strategy/policy to protect commercial airliners in the event of a UFO sighting and whether the government has a view on extra-terrestrial life or living beings in outer space.
There was no specific response to these queries.
«Airports Authority of India controls and manages the Indian airspace extending beyond the territorial limits of the country, as accepted by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) to ensure the safety and efficiency of flights. It is also responsible for Communication, Navigation and Surveillance of Indian airspace,» the minister said in the written reply.
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