Case file · Sighting
PIA pilot's object over Rahim Yar Khan
On 23 January 2021 the captain of PIA flight PK-304 (Karachi to Lahore) filmed a bright, apparently stationary object near Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan; residents filmed it too.
2021 CE · 28.42, 70.30 · status: explained
The account
The airline confirmed the report but would not say what the object was, and the clip spread worldwide.
The sceptical view
Punjab University space scientist Javed Sami identified it as a lenticular cloud lit by the sun; others suggested a high-altitude balloon.