REF: UAP/1990s/167Unexplained
1998-10-19

Hebei fighter chase

Hebei province · China·Military intercept (state press)·1990s
Unexplained
§ ASummary

Chinese J-6 jets reportedly chased a mushroom-domed object tracked on 4 radars near Changzhou base; official Chinese press covered; object outclimbed interceptors.

§ BWitnesses

PLAAF pilots; radar crews

§ CEvidence & Documentation

Chinese state press accounts (1998)

§ DOfficial Investigation

PLAAF (internal)

§ EStatus Assessment

Unexplained; rare official Chinese case

§ FVerifiable Sources

Xinhua-linked coverage 11/1998; Dong, 'UFOs over Modern China'