Alitalia MD-80 near miss with unidentified object over Kent
- When
- Where
- Lydd, England
- Sources
- 2 public sources
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Alitalia Capt. Achille Zaghetti reported a brown, missile-like object passing close to his Milan-London MD-80 near Lydd, Kent, and controllers saw an unknown radar target. MoD files released in 2008 show investigators ruled out missiles, balloons and rockets and left it unexplained.
Sources
How the story came out
Happened 21 Apr 1991. First made public 17 years later (Oct 2008).
- 21 Apr 1991It happened (this event)
- Oct 2008UK MoD UFO file release includes Alitalia near miss - first made public