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Hangzhou Xiaoshan Airport Closure — Chinese Aviation Authority
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UNCLASSIFIEDSTATE-012 · 2010-07-07
Hangzhou Xiaoshan Airport Closure — Chinese Aviation Authority
◎Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, Zhejiang Province, China
Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport was shut down for approximately one hour after air traffic controllers and incoming commercial pilots observed a luminous object hovering over the runway. Eighteen flights were diverted. The Chinese Civil Aviation Administration investigated. Chinese military sources denied knowledge of any test or training flight. The incident was reported by the official Xinhua News Agency and the case officially remains unexplained.
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