NEW DELHI: A mysterious light was visible in the skies of Indian cities of Kolkata Bankura, East and West Midnapore, North and South 24 Parganas, Howrah, Hooghly and also from a few districts in Odisha. The sighting was also reported from Namkhana and Ghatal and a couple of aircraft flying over Diamond Harbor also reproted it.
Few hours back we witnessed something which is not normal.. it's like #ufo mysterious light appears in Kolkata sky.. witnessed some really unusual pic.twitter.com/WSX64cE2Cv
— Raj Roy (@RajRoy72199407) December 15, 2022
The sighting coincided with the night trial of the nuclear-capable Agni-5 ballistic missile on Thursday. The launch was carried out at 5.30pm from APJ Abdul Kalam Island in Odisha. Indian media reports suggest the missile uses a three-stage solid-fuelled engine and is capable of striking targets at ranges up to 5,000 kilometres with a very high degree of accuracy.
The missile test comes amid the escalated tension between India and China in the Tawang sector in Arunachal Pradesh. However, whether the mysterious light seen in the sky of the eastern part of the country was from the missile test is not known.
