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British Airways Boeing 777 Avoids Mid-Air Crash With Mysterious Object the 'Size of Four Toasters'
Investigators said the pilot reported a shiny object passing within 50 feet of the jet, and no radar contact confirmed what it was.
- On June 24, 2026, a British Airways Boeing 777 carrying more than 250 passengers narrowly avoided a mid-air collision with a mysterious silver object while departing Heathrow Airport over Surrey.
- The UK Airprox Board classified the incident as a Category A risk after the aircraft climbed through 5,800 feet, indicating a serious collision danger.
- According to the pilot, a 'shiny, metallic object' passed just 50 feet above the jet, which he estimated was about the 'size of four toasters'.
- While the Board assessed the encounter as a 'serious collision risk,' investigators could not determine the object's nature because radar failed to corroborate the sighting.
- Nearly 90 UFOs have been reported this year, prompting renewed scrutiny of unexplained objects operating near commercial and military aircraft in British airspace.
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The Independent (US)British Airways flight encounters drone ‘the size of four toasters’
The drone flew around 50 feet above the plane’s right wing at 12.08pm, BA pilot told air traffic control
·London, United Kingdom
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PressNewsAgencyHorror as BA flight has ‘near miss’ with ‘UFO’ at 5,800 feet
The mysterious silver object was the "size of four toasters," a report said.
·London, United Kingdom
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A British Airways plane almost collided with a mysterious "UFO" after taking off from Heathrow Airport, GB News reports
A British Airways plane almost collided with a mysterious "UFO" after taking off from Heathrow Airport, GB News reports.The pilot contacted the dispatcher, reporting a silver object, which, according to him, was "the size of four toasters," and flew...
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