Baotou (Inner Mongolia) Airport UFO — Radar Contact, Airport Closed (China, Sept. 2010)

On September 11, 2010, at approximately 20:00, Baotou Airport in Inner Mongolia (呼和浩特空中交通管理局) was closed for over an hour. Several passenger aircraft were diverted after air traffic control officers observed bright lights moving irregularly across the sky.

RADAR CONTACT: Unlike the Hangzhou incident, reports confirmed that air traffic controllers at the Hohhot Air Traffic Management Bureau tracked the object on their radar. This makes the case particularly significant, as a radar return confirms a physical presence.

DISAPPEARANCE: After approximately one hour, the object and the lights suddenly vanished. Passenger aircraft were subsequently cleared to land again.

OFFICIAL RESPONSE: The Chinese government denied that the incident had taken place at all — despite reports of flight diversions and radar contact. ABC News (October 6, 2010): 'The Chinese government denied the Sept. 11 incident happened at all.' This is the 8th UFO incident at a Chinese airport since June 2010.

CONTEXT: The series of 8 incidents over 4 months (June–October 2010) is unprecedented in civilian aviation history. Possible explanations include military test programs (China was testing new weapons systems during this period), drones, or genuine UAP activity over strategically important infrastructure.