New Delhi: A Sukhoi 30 fighter aircraft of&nbsp;the Indian Air Force on Tuesday shot down an "unidentified" balloon&nbsp;shaped object in Barmer district of Rajasthan after the IAF&nbsp;radar picked it, setting off alarm.
Defence sources said that the object is likely to be a&nbsp;meteorological balloon.
"Between 1030 and 1100 hours today, an unidentified&nbsp;balloon shaped object was picked up by IAF radar. An IAF&nbsp;fighter was launched which intercepted the object and brought&nbsp;it down. Further investigation is underway," an IAF&nbsp;spokesperson said.
The incident happened in Barmer, nearly 500 km from&nbsp;Rajasthan capital Jaipur, where some villagers have reported&nbsp;an incident of certain metal pieces falling down from the sky.&nbsp;
IAF officials said the force was on high alert due to&nbsp;Republic Day and the object was flying in from the western&nbsp;sector.

A Sukhoi 30 fighter aircraft of&nbsp;the Indian Air Force on Tuesday shot down an "unidentified" balloon&nbsp;shaped object in Barmer district of Rajasthan after the IAF&nbsp;radar picked it, setting off alarm

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