Hangzhou Xiaoshan Airport closure
- Date of account
- reported date
- Location
- Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Source
- uap_archive
- Record updated
- 2026-10-10
Record summary
What happened Xiaoshan International Airport suspended operations after aviation personnel reported an unidentified object near controlled airspace. Flights were diverted or delayed. Images circulated as evidence, but several were unrelated long-exposure aircraft photographs. Evidence The airport closure and operational disruption are documented; reliable public imagery of the triggering observation is scarce. Explanations considered A private or military aircraft, helicopter, bright celestial object or miscommunication within air-traffic control are alternatives. What remains uncertain Official detail remained limited and widely shared photographs do not securely depict the object that caused the closure. Primary source Hangzhou Xiaoshan Airport closure — Wikipedia
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