By Tom Rose
A UFO, possibly a flare, was spotted by a
pilot landing a US Airways jet at Philadelphia International airport on Tuesday.
The jet landed safely and the FBI and FAA are investigating.
While the flaming object, reportedly
trailing smoke, is not strictly a classic sighting, the fact remains that
whatever the pilot saw, it has yet to be identified.
The incident occurred as the passenger jet, Flight 4321 from Elmira, NY, was
making its approach to the airport on Tuesday afternoon and was immediately
reported by the pilot.
The runway was closed for 30 minutes after
the landing and Philadelphia police scoured the area outside the airport looking
for evidence that a flare had been fired.
This UFO report is alarming because it
indicates that either citizens, or perhaps government officials, are interfering
with airline safety by sending objects into the air in the flight paths of
airplanes.
Last week, a private jet flying over Denver
reported a strange object very close to the plane. Later unconfirmed reports
came in speculating it may have been a surveillance drone, which is not yet
legal to fly over US cities.
This story is developing and more details
will be reported as they come in. Here's the video:
