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Lithuania says drone sighting turns out to be flock of birds, after NATO summons jets
Summary
Lithuania said that a perceived drone sighting in its airspace earlier on Sunday that prompted authorities to close Vilnius airport and NATO to summon at least one fighter jet, turned out to be a flock of birds.
The National Crisis Management Center (NKVC) announced on Sunday that the probable weather hazard in Vilnius city, Vilnius district, as well as Trakai and Elektrėnai districts is being canceled.
The air hazard warning has been lifted (white) in Lithuania, the Fire Protection and Rescue Department announced. A little later, it was reported that the radar signals were not a drone, but a flock of birds.
According to Lrytas News, the Yellow Weather Alert issued on Sunday was canceled when it turned out that radars had detected a flock of flying birds, not a drone.