UK MoD UFO file release includes Alitalia near miss
- When
- Where
- Kew, London, England
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- 1 public source

The UK National Archives released a batch of Ministry of Defence UFO files that included the MoD record of a 1991 near miss reported by an Alitalia crew over Kent, which officials said had no clear explanation. The captain spoke publicly about it after the release.
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How the story came out
This reports on Alitalia MD-80 near miss with unidentified object over Kent (21 Apr 1991).