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Poland says suspected airspace violation caused by bird flock
Polish forces scrambled helicopters before radar checks showed the signal came from a large flock of birds, officials said.
- Polish authorities investigated a suspected airspace violation near the Belarusian border on Sunday after radar systems recorded an unidentified object; the Polish Armed Forces Operational Command dispatched helicopters to verify the data shortly after noon.
- Radar indications were "not related to a violation of Polish airspace," the Command later confirmed, stating the signal was caused by a large flock of birds recorded by surveillance systems.
- Rzeszow Airport in southeastern Poland briefly suspended operations to facilitate military aviation, according to air traffic authority PANSA, with normal operations resuming after verification was complete.
- Poland remains on high alert due to ongoing conflicts in Ukraine, where Russian strikes have caused objects to periodically stray across borders; historically, a missile killed two people in Przewod in November 2022.
- Verification protocols are essential to distinguish meteorological phenomena or flocks of birds from genuine threats, as the Command balances safety with operational sustainability; scrambling aircraft for every radar anomaly could exhaust crews and credibility.
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A military helicopter was alerted to an unidentified object violating Polish airspace from the direction of Belarus.
A Mi-24 helicopter on duty was also sent to check what could have violated the airspace from the Belarusian side.
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Poland says suspected airspace violation caused by bird flock
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