Mysterious mid-air "incident" under investigation

The Czech Army is investigating a mid-air incident between its Airbus A-319 and an as yet unidentified object. Contact between what could have been a drone - but was in all likelihood a swan - took place at 600 metres on Thursday night, news site iDnes reported. The incident took place near the airfield in Kbely; the police were later informed. No one was hurt in the incident but the aircraft suffered slight damage which will need repairs, the spokesman for the General Staff of the Czech Armed Forces confirmed. The spokesman denied the aircraft was a flight returning for Azerbaijan with the head-of-state on board. iDnes reported that according to available information the flight was returning from Armenia.

Author: Jan Velinger