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Romania and Moldova: sighted a new unidentified flying object in their skies

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The Romanian and Moldovan authorities have reported the presence of mysterious objects similar to weather balloons traversing its skies.

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Faced with this, both countries agreed to take measures: Romania has sent military aircraft and its neighbor Moldova temporarily closed its airspace on Tuesday 14 February.

Strange objects detected over Romania and Moldova

The accidents occurred around noon local time and were generated for a few moments concern in the two Eastern European countries, both bordering Ukraine and affected by the war.

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He Romanian Ministry of Defence reported that he had sent two aircraft under NATO command to the southeastern part of Romania in search of a aerial object which he described as small and having “characteristics similar to those of a weather balloon”.

This is what the first balloon detected over the United States looked like.  Photo: Chase Doak/via Reuters

This is what the first balloon detected over the United States looked like. Photo: Chase Doak/via Reuters

The object had been initially detected by radar systems in Romanian airspace at an altitude of approximately 36,000 feet (11,000 meters).

“The crews of the two planes they have not confirmed attendance of the aerial target, neither visually nor with on-board radars”, reads a statement from the ministry.

And they detailed that the two planes MiG-21 LanceR they remained nearby for approximately 30 minutes before returning to base.

The incident a moldova generated a widespread flight disruption it’s a moment of panic when authorities temporarily closed the country’s airspace over what they later described as a “weather balloon-like” object spotted near the Ukrainian border.

dozens of flights in the country, one of the poorest in Europe, they were canceled or rescheduled. Some have been diverted to Romania.

Given the weather conditions and the impossibility of monitoring and identifying the object, as well as its flight path (…) the decision was taken to temporarily close the airspace, the Moldovan aviation authority said in a statement.

Similar incidents have occurred in the United States in recent days. Photo: REUTERS

Similar incidents have occurred in the United States in recent days. Photo: REUTERS

It is not clear whether the two episodes were connected.and neither country stated where it believed the items came from.

These episodes occur after a series of Similar incidents that have occurred in recent days in the United Statesamong which a Chinese balloon was detected which was shot down after crossing US airspace.

In response, China said it was a weather balloon that had accidentally veered off course.

Source: Clarin

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