NATO scrambles a fighter jet after a possible drone sighting in Lithuanian airspace, but the incident is later identified as a flock of birds. Multiple outlets report that aviation and air-security alerts follow the detection before the false alarm is resolved after a visual check.
The sighting prompts authorities to close Vilnius airport and raise an air alert, according to reports. Lithuania says the airport reopening follows the alert being lifted, with the timeline described as about 38 minutes in several accounts. Some coverage also notes that suspicious indications—such as radar or perceived intrusion—lead to NATO summoning jets, but the final determination is that no drone is involved.
Across the sources, the main differences are in wording and emphasis: some headlines focus on the “drone scare” and the NATO response, while others stress the airport disruption and the brief duration of the closure. All describe the same outcome: the incident ends as a misidentification of birds.
