2021 · Near Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan, Karachi–Lahore route
PIA PK-304: the shiny object over Rahim Yar Khan
From the accounts: a PIA crew reported a very bright stationary object in daylight near Rahim Yar Khan on 23 January 2021. · Illustration for uaptrail.com
When23 January 2021, about 16:00
WhereNear Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan, Karachi–Lahore route
On 23 January 2021 the crew of a PIA airliner flying from Karachi to Lahore reported and filmed a very bright, stationary object in daylight, and people on the ground filmed it too. PIA confirmed the report and said it was inquiring. A space scientist suggested a lenticular cloud.
How plausible · High
An airline crew reported and filmed it, residents filmed it too, and PIA confirmed the report; a lenticular cloud is proposed, not demonstrated.
- ●●Access The flight crew.
- ●●No gain sought Reported by protocol.
- ●●Restraint PIA: "too early to say".
- ●●Character record Named captain and first officer.
- ●●Independent convergence Residents filmed it separately.
- ●●Checkable details check out Flight, time and place are public.
Plausibility weighs how well an account fits where secrecy hides the documents by design, so missing records never count against it. Strength measures what is documented. Assessed 2026-10-23.
Claims
'It is too early to say what that object was … something was spotted and it was reported in accordance with the required protocol.'firsthandSourced, unconfirmedPIA spokesman Abdullah Khan (Geo TV)
A very bright, shiny stationary object in daylight, reported to the control room and filmed; residents filmed it too.firsthandSourced, unconfirmedCaptain Faisal Qureshi and First Officer Talha (Tribune, via search excerpt)
Where
Near Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan, Karachi–Lahore route
28.4°N 70.3°E