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The UFO That Shut Down an Airport: The 2010 Xiaoshan Airport Incident in China

UnknownSighting reportJul 7, 2010, 12:00 AMXiaoshan International Airport

Witnesses

Unknown

Duration

Unknown

Source material

2

Timeline

3

Source context

Limited context

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Interesting, but still missing stronger corroboration or harder source material.

Source provenance

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Field Intelligence

Sunlight window

Daytime — sun above horizon

Sighting occurred during daylight hours

Solar window

Sunrise6:03 AM
Sunset7:25 PM
Day length13h 22m

Weather

Open-Meteo
ConditionsOvercast
Temperature86°F
Cloud cover100% · Overcast
Wind2 mph

Area activity

Within 2 daysNo sightings within 60 mi

Context notes

Heavy cloud cover (100%) — limited visibility

Extracted details

Observed facts

Occurred

Jul 7, 2010, 12:00 AM

Timezone

China Standard Time

Location

Xiaoshan International Airport

Witness account

Narrative

Time: July 7, 2010 Location: Xiaoshan International Airport, Hangzhou, China Historical UFO case from China. Does anyone know about the 2010 UFO incident at Xiaoshan Airport in Hangzhou, China? An eyewitness who claimed to be there at the time described it like this: "I experienced it firsthand. I happened to be at the airport that night and took many photos. Later, authorities collected my phone, deleted all the photos, and then returned it to me. It was definitely a UFO, similar to the obje...

Case progression

Timeline

Encounter windowJul 7, 2010, 12:00 AM

Witnesses place the encounter near Xiaoshan International Airport.

PublishedJun 10, 2026, 2:57 PM

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Linked event

Grouped into the 2010 Xiaoshan Airport Incident incident dossier.

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Original report

Open

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telemetry

Environmental pass

Historical atmosphere, astronomy, and nearby infrastructure were resolved for this case.