UFO Sighting Grounds Flights at Xinjiang Airport in 2010

In October 2010 air traffic at Urumqi Diwopu International Airport in Xinjiang China came to a halt when an unidentified flying object appeared in the skies.

Multiple commercial flights were delayed as pilots and air traffic controllers reported a bright glowing orb that remained stationary for hours.

Eyewitness accounts described the object as metallic and emitting intense light with no visible means of propulsion.

Airport officials grounded planes temporarily while monitoring the phenomenon which was captured on video by several witnesses.

Chinese aviation authorities conducted an internal review but released no definitive conclusions leaving the incident as one of the notable documented UFO cases in Asia.

The event drew attention from international media highlighting how credible observers including trained pilots encountered unexplained aerial activity.