UAV threat alert in Lithuania resulted in a flock of birds
Quick Look
- Lithuania's National Crisis Management Center announced that an unidentified object appeared on radar near Vilnius and an air alert was issued.
- NATO warplanes took off, but the object was determined to be a flock of birds.
- The alarm, which lasted approximately 40 minutes, was lifted and airport flights resumed.
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Why It Matters
Lithuania's National Crisis Management Center keeps weather threat-related alarm systems active.
According to news in the Lithuanian press, the Lithuanian National Crisis Management Center (NKVC) announced that a signal was received regarding an unidentified object in the country's airspace at 12.56 local time, and a yellow alert was issued regarding a possible air threat in the capital Vilnius and its surroundings at 12.59.
NATO warplanes operating in the country took off to check the object, which was considered to be a UAV in radar records.
During the investigation, it was determined that the object detected by the radars was not a UAV but a flock of birds.
NKVC reported that flocks of birds and UAVs can leave similar traces in the first radar images.
While the air alert, which lasted approximately 40 minutes, was lifted, flights at Vilnius Airport, which was temporarily closed, were also restarted.
Open Questions
- Where does the flock of birds come from?
- Frequency of similar alarms
