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Romania scrambles jets after a balloon-like object

When: 14 Feb 2023
Where: Southeastern Romania
Sources: 2 public sources

A Romanian MiG-21 LanceR, the type scrambled to search for the object claudiu_ne2000, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Romania's defence ministry said radar picked up a small target resembling a weather balloon at about 11,000 m over the southeast on Feb. 14, 2023. Two NATO-assigned MiG-21 LanceR jets searched for about 30 minutes but found nothing visually or on radar.

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PressBalon meteorologic, in spatiul aerian din sud-estul Romaniei. Doua MiG-uri sub comanda NATO, ridicate de la sol (opens in a new tab)Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (Europa Libera Romania) / 2023-02-14
PressMiG-21 Jets Scrambled After Weather Balloon Is Detected In Romania's Airspace (opens in a new tab)The Aviationist / 2023-02-14

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